Xbox One: a new direction, an honest mission
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:09 BST
Xbox’s next generation was shown only as a concept in Seattle yesterday, as the truth of Microsoft’s multi-media intention. Wait for E3 to judge its games component, says Patrick Garratt.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:09 BST
Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded delayed after being brought forward
Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded has been delayed after developer Replay Games brought it forward a few weeks ago.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:09 BST
Xbox One: a new direction, an honest mission
Xbox’s next generation was shown only as a concept in Seattle yesterday, as the truth of Microsoft’s multi-media intention. Wait for E3 to judge its games component, says Patrick Garratt.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:00 BST
PSN Europe gets massive PS3 fighting game sale, full price list here
Sony has published details of a huge fighting game sale on PSN, fierce dragon-punching money off the price of many PS3 brawlers from now until June 5.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 11:52 BST
Freedom Wars: PS Vita exclusive previewed in Famitsu, 8-player battles confirmed
Freedom Wars developer Sony Japan Studio has discussed the ins and outs of its PS Vita exclusive with Famitsu. The game formally known as ‘Panopticon’ will support eight-player squads and a slew of augmented reality functions.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 11:38 BST
FIFA 14: Xbox One & PS4 will support EA Ignite engine, PC won’t
FIFA 14 will support EA Sports’ new Ignite engine on Xbox One and PS4, but PC gamers will miss out on the new tech, the studio has confirmed.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 11:31 BST
Call of Duty: Ghosts developed by Infinity Ward, Raven & Neversoft
Call of Duty: Ghosts development was aided along by fellow Activision teams Raven Software and Neversoft, Infinity Ward has confirmed.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 11:39 BST
Xbox One and PS4 games can be re-sold, confirms GameStop president
GameStop president Tony Bartel has confirmed that both PS4 and Xbox One games can be re-sold at its stores, following confusion of how the re-sale of games on both formats will work.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 10:53 BST
Xbox One: Harrison sheds light on pre-owned fees, always online
Xbox One sparked mass confusion last night, with talk of always-online functions, pre-owned fees and the need to go online once every 24 hours to. It’s cloudy at best, but here’s Microsoft’s Phil Harrison to help clarify the matter.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 10:40 BST
Xbox One hard drives cannot be replaced by users, Microsoft confirms
Xbox One’s 500GB hard drive cannot be replaced by users, Microsoft has confirmed. However, if you want additional storage, the console will accept third-party USB 3.0 devices.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 10:34 BST
Fantasy Life: enhanced version announced, launches July
Fantasy Life Link! is an enhanced upgrade of Level-5′s town-builder RPG, and it will boost the original game’s connectivity considerably. It’ll be available as a standalone release or a cheap upgrade for existing owners.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 10:22 BST
Altered Beast 3D heading to 3DS eShop Japan next week
Altered Beast 3D is getting the 3DS eShop treatment, courtesy of Sega. It’s the arcade version and it’ll come with those odd voice-overs intact when it launches on May 29. Altogether now, ‘Rise from your grave’.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 10:10 BST
Heavy Gear Assault: Unreal Engine 4 mech shooter now funding Kickstarter
Heavy Gear Assault developer Stompy Bot Productions has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a free and pay-what-you-want take on the series. It’s a chunky shooter, and it’s riddled with dynamic destruction.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 10:01 BST
Battlefield 3: double XP event this weekend, details inside
Battlefield 3 developer DICE has announced another double XP weekend event, kicking off tomorrow.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 09:55 BST
Need for Speed: next-gen screen suggests PS4, Xbox One reveal
Need for Speed could be heading towards some king of next-gen announcement for PS4 and Xbox One, following a screenshot teaser on the series’ Australian Facebook hub.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 09:31 BST
Xbox One will not support Xbox 360 peripherals, Microsoft confirms
Xbox One will not support old Xbox 360 controllers or other devices, a Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed in a statement issued this morning.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 09:18 BST
Xbox One: was it a solid reveal? VG247 webcast inside
Xbox One was unveiled last night at Microsoft’s Redmond campus, and now we’ve had time to sleep on it, Pat, Brenna and Dave have discussed the reveal, the console’s features, always-online, preowned and much more. Watch our banter here.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 09:22 BST
Samurai Warrior producer promoted to Executive Vice President of Tecmo Koei
Hisashi Koinuma, the producer of many Omega Force games such as Samurai Warrior, Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage, One Piece: Pirate Warriors and Pokemon Conquest has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Tecmo Koei Games.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 08:15 BST
Who the devil..? Diablo III one-year anniversary infographic
An infographic depicting many statistics from Diablo III in the last year has been posted on the Battle.net site in celebration of the first anniversary of the game.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 07:45 BST
World of Warcraft Escalation patch
Patch 5.3, or Escalation, for World of Warcraft is available today delivering many additions. A new Battleground called Deepwind Gorge as well as a new Arena, The Tiger’s Peak, are included along with new scenarios Battle on the High Seas, Blood in the Snow, Dark Heart of Pandaria and The Secrets of Ragefire.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 07:28 BST
Kinect will make its way to PC
Ben Kilgore, corporate vice president of interactive entertainment business has confirmed that the next-gen Kinect will be available on Windows PC at some stage.
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Freedom Wars: PS Vita exclusive previewed in Famitsu, 8-player battles confirmed