There are a couple of things going on this weekend in the world of gaming. If I have missed anything, feel free to share it via comments!

Game: Destiny
System: PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
Reward: Xur stuffs
Xur is out and about in the Tower Hanger (see video below) and has the following items for you to buy:
Plan C (Fusion Rifle) @ 13 SC; The Glasshouse (Titan Helmet) @ 13 SC; Don't Touch Me (Hunter Gauntlets) @ 13 SC; Sunbreakers (Warlock Gauntlets) @ 13 SC; Exotic Gauntlet Engram  @ 23 Motes of Light; Exotic Shard @ 7 SC; Hand Cannon Telemetry @ 1 SC; Shotgun Telemetry @ 1 SC; Rocket Launcher Telemetry @ 1 SC; Emerald Coil @ 23 SC; Void Drive @ 23 SC; Urn of Sacrifice @ 1 SC (DLC related).

Xur is offering the following upgrades as well this weekend:
Armor – Achlyophage Symbiote; Crest of Alpha Lupi (Hunter); An Insurmountable Skullfort; No Backup Plans; Skull of Dire Ahamkara; Light Beyond Nemesis.
Weapons – Hard Light; SUROS Regime; mida Multi Tool; Thorn; Ice Breaker; Super Good Advice.

Game: Dragon Age: Inquisition
System: PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Origins
Reward: Commendation Chest (1) and Victory Chest (1)
Weekend event is available via the multiplayer. Challenges are Undying ("Complete 6 matches without any agent in the party being knocked down") and Community Challenge ("As a community 125,000 agents complete matches without being knocked down"). Go to Multiplayer > Prestige > Challenges > Weekend Event for more info and to check progress. I don't see us finishing this event.

How is your weekend shaping up for gaming? Have I missed any online gaming events? Let us know via the comments!

Author: Janna Hall Janna enjoys the thrill of a deal and sharing frugal tips, cooking and her passion, video gaming. When not blogging, Janna can be found on her Xbox 360, cooking, earning some cash or gardening. Share tips, recipes, deals here and follow on Twitter.

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Last week I was delighted to see that Disney decided to join everyone else and give Xbox 360 users a free app to watch Disney related material. And this time, it's not in a beta phase like last year's Disney XD app.

I downloaded the 118 MB app and then began to explore. I found it was laid out almost exactly the same as all the other apps and therefor easy to navigate.

I happily saw a nice mix of shows available, including my beloved Winnie The Pooh. More importantly, there are shows available that are for nearly every age group. Most are the good stables in Disney's TV channel's repertoire.

Once I went to the Movies section of the app, here is where my first disappointment began. No movies. Instead, what you will find in the Movies section is clips, mostly from the Special Features section of the DVD of the movie.

I then scrolled over ready to register myself as an app user and found there is nothing of the sort. So, users can not create watchlists or look at viewing history.

Back I went to shows, let's see what this is all about right? I began to watch some Adventures of Winnie The Poo. Each clip was very short. Less than three (3) minutes. Between each clip was a long delay in the loading of the next clip. Then, after three clips, the advertising came. This is standard for free apps of this nature. I was very happy to see that the advertisements shown were all Disney related. This means a child can be left to enjoy the app with no fear of "What is that being show to my child?!?!?!" happening.

I decided to let that app run on the Winnie The Poo to see if all the clips would play or if it would stop after a few clips. It did play all the clips. Pausing only for Disney related commercials and the long loading of new clips. However, once the last clip played. The looping stopped.

I then did this with another show. Same result. What this means is that there is no fear of the app just running and running if you have set the Xbox 360 to shut off after an hour of inactivity. Disney inadvertently keeping their app green.

Now, here are some quick facts about the Disney app:
Xbox 360's parental controls are honored by the Disney app.
An Xbox Live Gold Membership is required to play the app.
Each section in the Disney app can not be filtered for easy searching.
The Disney app is free to download and use on Xbox 360.
Disney app is Kinect compatible.

To download the Disney app to your Xbox 360, navigate to Apps from the dashboard then over to Videos. Once in Videos, scroll over until you reach the Disney app. Click it and choose Download. Having problems or need more help with the Disney app on Xbox 360? Go here for all the help info you'll need.

Overall I am a little disappointed with the app but am happy that Disney is making steps in the right direction.

Have you tried the Disney app on Xbox 360? What do you think of it?

Disclaimer
This review contains only my opinions. I have not been financially compensated in any way. I did not receive nor use any samples and/or coupons in order to provide my review only my own Xbox Live Gold account and Xbox 360 console. Feel free to read my full disclosure policy.

Author: Janna Hall Janna enjoys the thrill of a deal and sharing frugal tips, cooking and her passion, video gaming. When not blogging, Janna can be found on her Xbox 360, cooking, earning some cash or gardening. Share tips, recipes, deals here and follow on Twitter.

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We are looking at a Worm invasion for Xbox 360 users as the Deal of the Week is all about the Worms. Luckily, they are all 50% off.

Xbox 360
Worms™: Ultimate Mayhem
Original release date: 9/18/2011
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Strategy & Simulation
Gold Exclusive Price 400

Worms
Original release date: 12/8/2009
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
Genre: Strategy & Simulation, Classics
Gold Exclusive Price 200

Worms™ Revolution
Original release date: 10/10/2012
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
Genre: Strategy & Simulation
Gold Exclusive Price 600

Worms 2: Armageddon
Original release date: 7/7/2010
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
Genre: Strategy & Simulation, Avatar
Gold Exclusive Price 200

Go here to check out the Deal of the Week here.

Do an online comparison shopping in the Recently Reduced section as it is now on the Xbox website. Be sure to check out these sales and double check with the wide variety of retailers!

In mobile gaming, BulletAsylum is on sale for $0.99. Requires 16 MB download and works with Windows Phones 7.5 and 8. Check it out here.

Free this for Xbox 360 Gold Members include Fable III (full game, digital download). Members must be Gold Subscription to get the game for free or you will be charged $19.99. At this time, you will only need to get the game in your download queue. Canceling of the download is fine. Fable III will always be registered as "purchased" for you until Microsoft shuts down the Xbox 360 Marketplace.

Be sure to do this ASAP as Fable III is an E3 celebration. The free full game digital download every two weeks does not start until July. So Fable III may be available free for a week, two weeks or until July 1st. Don't take the chance by waiting.

Fable III has a few freebies just to remind you all.
Free Soldier Outfit
Free Yule Hat

A few other freebies include nifty Wolverine claws for your Xbox 360 Avatar. Look for the dashboard advertisement for the upcoming Wolverine movie. Click on the video to watch it. I fast forwarded through the whole ad and got the claws for those of you short on time.

PSN
Freebie time to start things off with PSN.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Single Player Mode (PS3, PS+) - Free
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PS3, PS+) - Free
LittleBigPlanet Karting (PS3, PS+) - Free
Machinarium (PS3, PS+) - Free
Tekken Revolution (PS3, PS+) - Free
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - 3rd Level Cap Break  PS3 (PS3, PS+) - Free
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - Level Cap (PS3, PS+) - Free
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - Super Brawling Characters (PS3, PS+) - Free
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault - Miniboss Pack - (PS Vita) - Free
Soul Sacrifice - The Lushes & The Cook - (PS Vita) - Free

PSN members will notice all EA games have now caught up to Xbox 360 in having Online Passes now free.

Go here to see the sales, freebies and full discounts on PSN.

Let us know in the comments plus any deals you have snagged!

Author: Janna Hall Janna enjoys the thrill of a deal and sharing frugal tips, cooking and her passion, video gaming. When not blogging, Janna can be found on her Xbox 360, cooking, earning some cash or gardening. Share tips, recipes, deals here and follow on Twitter.

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As some of you may be aware, Beezag is the main company behind Adgenesis, a paid to watch commercials company. In the last few months, Adgenesis has branched out and offered it's paid commercial service to others.

What does this mean? This means you should double check programs you earn online with and look for a section usually entitled "Video". At least once a day you can earn from each program, even if you already watched the commercial with another company.

Currently the following programs I do offer Videos.

Beezag
Swagbucks
Cash Crate
Inbox Dollars
Zoombucks

I am sure many more will be offering this. For me, each program only takes about 7 minutes maximum to watch the commercials and enter the little scrolling numbers to enter at the end.

Be sure to check it out so you can maximize your online earnings!

Learn more about the various online earning programs by going here.
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