gaming – jameshatton.co.uk

Xbox Discounts as CSV File

February 20, 2024 james Gaming, STEM

I own a fair old number of Xbox games so when the weekly or special sales come about I need a quick way to see which titles would interest me. I wrote a small Python program to aid me.

I enjoy video games so naturally have a backlog to get through. I like to randomly pick a game and if it suits my mood, I’ll play it or get another random game. Unfortunately rawg.io doesn’t have this feature so I’ve made one.

Minecraft Server Migration to Realm

October 7, 2023 james Gaming

With Microsoft offering a free 90 days Minecraft Realm subscription in their Xbox Perks programme, I decided it’s finally time to close the dedicated server and adopt a realm. It appears nobody from the community (including myself) had really spent much time on the server since last year. While it’s not uncommmon for communities to lose momentum, it’s still sad to see a virtual home no longer be available.

Making Better Use of the Redundant Stadia Controller on Windows

April 28, 2022 james ICT Issues

Now that Google have ceased the Stadia service and enabled the Stadia controllers to be switched to bluetooth mode, I started using mine on the PC but there’s a problem.

Gaming – my history

November 2, 2021 james Misc

On a few occasions, I’ve bought a game and found that I already have it in my collection. To mitigate this, I decided to maintain a list of games. (I seem to have inherited this propensity toward collecting and cataloguing things from my Dad). I found a great website that has information on a massive array of titles; and this has invoked yet more nostalgia for me.