Category Archives: Xbox

28/100 best games

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Cat

Randomly came across one of those ubiquitous ‘Top 100 Best Games‘ lists earlier and ended up surprised at the number of games I’ve actually played. Having primarily owned the Xbox and the 360 and not played too many classics I … Continue reading →

Posted in Assassins Creed, BioShock, BioWare, Community and Games, Deus Ex, EA, GTA, Halo games, KotOR, Skyrim - Elder Scrolls V, Star Wars, Ubisoft, Xbox, Xbox360 | Leave a comment

Customer support on Twitter, the @XboxSupport and @BTcare examples

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Cat

So it seems that there’s a problem with an XBLA game. A problem that occurs for one person out of the 663 people I’m following on Twitter, many of them gamers. The person takes it to @XboxSupport, the official Twitter … Continue reading →

Posted in Twitter, Xbox, Xbox360 | 4 Comments

Gamer Banter: A trip down memory lane

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Cat

Gamer Banter is a monthly gaming discussion of multiple bloggers. More info is here and please contact Terry from Game Couch if you wish to take part. June’s topic is set by Terry from Game Couch: What was the game … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Banter, Community and Games, Halo games, KotOR, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Xbox | 14 Comments

The Tudors – The game [No, really..]

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Cat

. I have played many games based on a film or TV franchise including Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lost, Buffy and more. I would even consider some of them to be amongst my … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Community and Games, EA, Facebook, Films and TV, Game Politics, Killerspiele, Lord of the Rings, Lost, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, TV Shows, Ubisoft, Xbox, Xbox360 | 3 Comments

Gamer Banter: A rushed love letter

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Cat

Gamer Banter is a monthly gaming discussion of multiple bloggers. More info is here and please contact Terry from Game Couch if you wish to take part. May’s topic is set by Cat at carocat.co.uk: Which game character do you … Continue reading →

Posted in BioWare, Blog Banter, Deus Ex, Dragon Age, Fable, GTA, Halo games, Hitman, Just Cause, KotOR, Mass Effect, Star Wars, Xbox, Xbox360 | 5 Comments

Game Over Month 2010 – final update

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Cat

It’s now far into May and the GOM month is long over, but I thought I’d update with how far I eventually got. To recap, the Married Gamers Game Over Month is every April and meant to give you a … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Game Over Month, GTA, Splinter Cell games, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | Leave a comment

Goodbye Halo 2

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Cat

Microsoft ended the Live support Xbox 1.0 game this week and one of those games affected was Halo 2, a game I’ve played far too much over the years. ‘Fear the CAT‘ lists close to 5000 games played though I … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Halo games, Xbox, Xbox Live | 6 Comments

On game completion

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Cat

A while back I’ve had a conversation on Twitter with @PCurd and @jamesbmarshall: PCurd: @craigyd I bought Torchlight in it off your recommendation :) Also Kotor as I’ve lost my pc copy. # carocat: @PCurd KotOR again?! Aren’t your saves … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Crowdsourcing, Films and TV, PlayStation3, TV Shows, Twitter, Twitter Favourites, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 4 Comments

This dream I had that turned out to be true. Well, kinda..

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Cat

It’s being said that we dream every time we’re asleep and just don’t always remember them when we wake up. I can count all the dreams I’ve had in the past year on one hand and they were all pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in BioWare, Community and Games, Game Politics, Killerspiele, Microsoft, Nintendo DS, PlayStation3, Sony, Ubisoft, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | Leave a comment

Video Game soundtracks

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Cat

JPLS’ post on his favourite game music got me thinking on what my favourite gaming soundtracks are and why. Game music is an integral part of the game playing experience so it’s hardly surprising that most of the game music … Continue reading →

Posted in Assassins Creed, BioShock, BioWare, Buffy, Call of Duty games, Classical Music, Community and Games, Fable, GTA, Gun - The game, Halo games, Hitman, Jesper Kyd, KotOR, Mass Effect, Music, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, Rockstar, Soundtrack, Splinter Cell games, Star Wars, Stats, Ubisoft, Xbox, Xbox360 | 9 Comments

Some more links in the Killerspiele debate

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Cat

After my other post looking into the debate to ban or restrict access to video games in Germany I’ve come across some more links that delve more into the topic, as well as some studies. Some are in German, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Computer, Game Politics, Killerspiele, Microsoft, PlayStation3, Sony, Winnenden, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 1 Comment

Say hello to an old friend – the Killerspiele discussion is back!

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Cat

Those who know me know that I like to play video games. I like a variety of games, as the list of my favourite Xbox games shows, as well as many 360 games, such as Dead Rising, Oblivion, Mass Effect, … Continue reading →

Posted in BioShock, Call of Duty games, Community and Games, Computer, Condemned, Dead Rising, Game Politics, GTA, Halo games, Killerspiele, Life in general, Mass Effect, Microsoft, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, PlayStation3, Sony, Twitter, Winnenden, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360, XL LAN | 8 Comments

Words escape me! [Gamertag change]

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Cat

Last year I wrote a post on how to change your Xbox Live Gamertag after many people came to my blog searching for it. Since then I’ve had many people contact me with more specific questions, for example if it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Funny Stuff, How to, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 9 Comments

How to: The BIG Twitter related link post!

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Cat

It’s no secret to anyone that I love and use Twitter a lot. Some even say I abuse it, but that’s a whole different story! This post is a link post with ideas for applications, integrations, my guides and posts … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrested Development, BioWare, Community and Games, Films and TV, Forums, Gears of War, How to, KotOR, Microsoft, Music, NaNoWriMo, PlayStation3, Podcast, Sony, Star Wars, Stargate, TV Shows, Twitter, Wordpress.com, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 19 Comments

How to change your Xbox Live Gamertag

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Cat

Note: This information is now outdated with the introduction of the new Xbox 360 dashboard UI also known as NXE. Please follow the official guide on the Xbox support site [Link]. ********************** According to my incoming search results there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Gamertag, How to, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 65 Comments

I have no bells!

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Cat

Spending quite a lot of time playing games and even more reading and writing about them I sometimes forget just how strange some things can sound to someone who doesn’t. Someone looking for help with Animal Crossing: I read with … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Community and Games, Nintendo DS, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 6 Comments

All about games..

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Cat

As my internet wasn’t working properly in the last week, I’ve had a bit more time gaming which coincided perfectly with some new games I’ve been getting and others I’ve completed. Assassin’s Creed: As I mentioned in my ‘first impressions’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Assassins Creed, BioShock, BioWare, Call of Duty games, Community and Games, CSI, Hotel Dusk, Mass Effect, Nintendo DS, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, Star Wars, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 19 Comments

Blog Banter: Just how much fun LAN can be!

Posted on December 1, 2007 by Cat

This post is my addition to the Blog Banter. What is Blog Banter? Blog Banter is a group of bloggers passionate about video games. We enjoy getting together once a month to write about the same subject. You will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Blog Banter, Community and Games, Crimson Skies, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 33 Comments