Category Archives: Microsoft
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 06:24 BST
Respawn doing anything but shooters is not “the smart thing to do”
Although it’s determined to offer something fresh and new with Titanfall, Respawn stuck to its strengths when it elected to make a shooter for is first project.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Respawn Entertainment, Titanfall, vince zampella
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 05:39 BST
Bleszinski predicts publisher closures, more DLC thanks to Xbox One policy changes
Fire from the sky and demons in your closet; Microsoft’s reversal of its Xbox One DRM policies is the first sign of gaming’s imminent apocalypse, according to Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 03:32 BST
EA won’t resurrect Online Pass system following Xbox One policy change
EA won’t bring back the Online Pass system it cancelled before Sony and Microsoft both adopted used game-friendly policies for next-gen consoles.
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Posted in: EA, Xbox One
Tags: drm, John Reseburg, online pass
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 02:59 BST
Final Fantasy 15 E3 gameplay shows a high level Noctis
Describing Final Fantasy 15′s combat, director Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that players won’t have access to all the skills and abilities Noctis uses in gameplay footage released at E3.
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Posted in: PS4, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox One
Tags: Final Fantasy 15, Tetsuya Nomura
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 02:19 BST
Titanfall offers a “new skill to master”
Respawn Entertainment’s new game is, of course, a shooter – but a shooter with a twist, and on the TItanfall team hopes will challenge even expert players.
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 01:24 BST
Xbox One day one update, installs and Kinect requirement confirmed
You’ll still need to install your games, have a Kinect plugged in, and download a day one update, Xbox corporate vice-president Marc Whitten has said, despite today’s Xbox One policy changes.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: Marc Whitten
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 01:05 BST
Xbox One reversal a “win/win” for consumers and businesses, says GameFly
Games rental service GameFly is also pretty chuffed that Microsoft has changed its DRM policies.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: gamefly, Sean Spector
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 00:32 BST
Witcher 3 dev: too many features make for an “average, crappy game”
CD Projekt RED is prepared to cross a few things off its wishlist if it makes The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt a better game.
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Posted in: CD Projekt, PC, PS4, RPG, Xbox One
Tags: CD Projekt red, John Mamais, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 00:03 BST
Xbox One DRM policy reversals “great news for gamers”, says GameStop
GameStop is very, very pleased about Microsoft’s decision to open the Xbox One to used games – and so are its shareholders.
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 23:54 BST
Battlefield 4 spectator mode gets video preview
DICE producer Daniel Matros presents almost 15 minutes of alpha footage of Battlefield 4′s Spectator mode, which brings an eSports (and machinima) friendly viewing mode to the shooter series.
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 23:27 BST
Mass Effect’s original writer discusses alternate ending plans
Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 writer Drew Karpyshyn has detailed the vague plans he had for the ending of Mass Effect 3 before exiting the project. Some Mass Effect trilogy spoilers follow.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Drew Karpyshyn, mass effect, mass effect 2, mass effect 3
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 23:14 BST
Xbox One DRM policy changes waited on gamers knowing “complete story”
Microsoft’s eyebrow-raising reversal of its Xbox One DRM policies has been in the works for some time, corporate vice president of Xbox Marc Whitten has said, but Microsoft wanted to tell the “complete story” before it made such a dramatic public reversal.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: Marc Whitten
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 01:25 BST
Xbox One 24 hour check-in, used policies, more dropped
Microsoft has confirmed “certain polices” pertaining to its DRM control with Xbox One have been changed, such as 24-hour check-ins, “no limitations” to using and sharing disc-based games, and more. Full report below.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: Don Mattrick, Marc Whitten, xbox one drm
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 21:01 BST
Battlefield 4 competition is “beneficial for everyone,” says Bach
DICE’s Patrick Bach is of the opinion that competition for Battlefield 4 is good for the industry, and the developer is working hard to ensure the franchise doesn’t get diluted.
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 19:44 BST
Xbox One’s Kinect 2.0 could be affected by proposed “We Are Watching You Act”
Xbox One’s Kinect may violate a new bill representatives from Massachusetts and North Carolina have submitted to the House.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Politics, Xbox One
Tags: Mike Capuano, Walter Jones, We Are Watching You Act
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 19:26 BST
Suda 51 “always up to the idea” of returning to No More Heroes
Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda has said he’s “always up to the idea” of creating another No More Heroes game. Speaking with Joystiq, Suda 51 said: “Travis [Touchdown] is one of the characters I’m really fond of, that means a lot to me. So if there was the opportunity to create another sequel then yeah, I’m always up to the idea.” Until then, fans can appease themselves with Killer is Dead on PS3 and Xbox 360 in August.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead, no more heroes, suda 51
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 05:40 BST
Many GameStop stores “out” of Xbox One Day One allocations
Yesterday, it was reported that some Gmestop locations had taken Xbox One out of the store database, as one Twitter user noted. Today, Polygon has learned “retail locations around the country” have reached launch-day allocations.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: gamestop, Xbox One Day One Edition
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 17:25 BST
Spartacus Legends out next week on XBLA, new trailer released
Spartacus Legends, the free-to-play brawler from Ubisoft, has a new trailer available below. The XBLA versions of the game released on June 26 with the PSN release “coming soon.”
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Posted in: Fighter, Free-to-Play, PS3, PSN, Ubisoft, Videos, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Spartacus Legends
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 15:38 BST
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D tops in Japan
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D topped the Media Create charts in Japan with 104,569 units moved, and ultimately helped provide 3DS with a much needed surge after disappointed hardware sales over the last couple of weeks. Sales of 3DS LL hit 29,533 units over the prior week’s 27,172 units, while 3DS sales saw the biggest jump out of the two offerings. The system moved 17,602 compared to 12,700 the prior week.
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 22:08 BST
Murdered: Soul Suspect – bucking AAA trends
Phil Owen finds something to love in Murdered: Soul Suspect – a break from the non-stop shooting action requiring a bit more grey matter and few less twitch reflexes.
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Posted in: Adventure, E3 2013, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: airtight games, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Yosuke Shiokawa
Bleszinski predicts publisher closures, more DLC thanks to Xbox One policy changes