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Ring In The New Year With The Xbox Games With Gold January Lineup

What better way to celebrate a new decade?

Varno Harris II

Dec 27, 2019

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Ring In The New Year With The Xbox Games With Gold January Lineup

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A new decade is upon us in a couple days. What better way to start it than with free games? For Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Gold subscribers, welcome 2020 with these four game titles at your disposal.

1. Styx: Shards of Darkness

(Originally $12.99)

Available January 1-31

Styx: Shards of Darkness is a game surrounding the concept of stealth. Take control as the goblin thief Styx and infiltrate and travel the Dark Elven city of Körangar to discover why the dark elves have formed an alliance with the dwarves.

2. Batman: The Telltale Series

(Originally $14.99)

Available January 16 to February 15

My personal favorite out of January's lineup is Batman The Telltale Series. Players take control of the Dark Knight himself and defend Gotham City from various threats. Be cautious: the choices you make in the game tailor the way the game is played, so choose wisely.

3. Tekken 6

(Originally $15.00)

Available January 1-15

Originally on the Xbox 360, Tekken 6 was a popular fighting game due to its ever-growing roster. Each of the characters have their own deadly techniques, martial arts moves, and attack combinations, all ready to assist you as you make your way through the ultimate king of iron tournament. If you haven't played a Tekken game before, this seems like the perfect place to start.

4. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

(Originally $6.49)

Available January 16-31

Take a trip through the Star Wars series but with the comedic effect of Legos added in and relive moments form the original Star Wars trilogy: Episodes IV, V, and VI. Customize your own LEGO character, solve various puzzles, and enjoy the game with a friend with its drop in and out function. A favorite game from my childhood, and If you haven't played it yet, I'd highly recommend it.

Taking full advantage of all these great free Xbox games seems like a great New Year's resolution to me!

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Ring In The New Year With The Xbox Games With Gold January Lineup

What better way to celebrate a new decade?

1. Styx: Shards of Darkness

2. Batman: The Telltale Series

3. Tekken 6

4. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

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No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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