Stephen Rowe

I am a father, husband, employee and homeowner and have been since before Xbox. It's because of those I can enjoy my gaming hobby. Keep your focus on the important things. Work hard, play harder.

@AceyBongos I almost pulled the trigger on a wallet, but the $53 shipping killed it for me.

The Xbox tartan controller remains ultra-limited I'm afraid... but our friends at Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers have an ace range of Xbox tartan products available here (currently 15% off!) nicolsonkiltmakers.com/pages/gnk-chri…

Happy St Andrew's Day!

@TrueAchievement Can confirm.

Razer has some good Black Friday deals for the Wolverine V2 Chroma (my daily driver) and the Kishi V2 (worthwhile upgrade from the original).

Whoever made the right click menu so much slower for File Explorer in Windows 11 should be on a performance improvement plan.

@tomwarren "Let's pack in features that may open up a lot of security holes, then discontinue security updates." - a boardroom meeting at MS somewhere.

Microsoft is bringing its AI Copilot to Windows 10 soon. It's part of "additional investments" in Windows 10 that may include more AI features in the future, but the end of support date isn't changing. Full details below 👇 theverge.com/2023/11/16/239…

Available today for free. I didn't get to take it as far as I would have liked, but am happy with what it is.

@Xbox My first game passed internal testing certification!

Wow – we just unlocked one of our Dream Achievements! 🏆 What have you accomplished lately? Let us know and you might get a surprise from us! #PowerYourDreams

@BenOgilvie3 Those are butter tarts, the distillery has a bakery they collaborate with.

@smrnov Deep infused mint sounds really good, and peach crumble, whats the small cakes near it?

Always nice when your cocktail of the month comes in.

@Xbox Still on it!

What was your first gamertag?

Interesting choice to go hard on a rebrand for your platform that looks suspiciously close to the Close Window button.

@NBAKirkland @MrBlackMagik Nice on both!

@smrnov @MrBlackMagik I also got this one a while back and I really like it gear.bioware.com/products/black…

I like gaming gear, and think there's some nice looking stuff in the Xbox Gear Shop. But I just can't justify $35 or higher plus additional shipping for a t-shirt.

@MrBlackMagik I've been given the "no more" mandate on hoodies. I'm more picky when it comes to them anyway, not a fan of pullovers.

@smrnov That's why you buy a hoodie instead 🤣

@ImayB3urDad True. I have pulled the trigger on some Leafs stuff now and then, but usually when it is on sale/clearance.

@smrnov Seems like that’s the rate for licensed clothing. Lots of sort team T-shirt pricing is the same

@NBAKirkland I'm sure others would choose Stardew, but that falls in never played it for me.

@smrnov Iconic games and then Graveyard Keeper lol. I'm sure it is great, never played it.

There are likely a few I'd move in and out of the list, but my top 25 games (sometimes indicative of a series). Via topsters.org

@ian333333 I really enjoyed the online one, but also it's there as part of the series.

@smrnov Age of empires online over age of empires 2?!?!

@Rand_al_Thor_19 @StephenKing @garywhitta The TV adaptation of Mr. Mercedes was good. Some alterations from the source, but overall very solid.

Just finished reading the mystery thriller Mr. Mercedes (which I really enjoyed) by @StephenKing and now it’s time for some sci-fi with @garywhitta and his new book Gundog

I'm going to write my own game engine with blackjack and hookers. #Unity