Category Archives: Microsoft
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:36 BST
Deadfall Adventures screens show gunplay, puzzles & tombs
Deadfall Adventures developer The Farm 51 has released some screens for its FPS, which was – at one point – slammed for being nothing more than an Uncharted rip-off. It’s looking more like Indiana Jones x Painkiller now. Is that a bad mix? Decide for yourself here.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Deadfall Adventures, the farm 51
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:16 BST
Lost Planet 3 gameplay trailer shows big Akrid battles & mech action
Lost Planet 3 has received a new gameplay trailer care of Capcom and Spark Unlimited. It has nothing to do with Xbox One I’m afraid, but it’s still rammed full of action and big, stompy robots. You lot like that, right?
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Posted in: Capcom, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Lost Planet 3, Spark Unlimited
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:38 BST
Xbox One’s DRM u-turn: thank Sony, not the core
“The internet” is currently involved in a frenzy of self-congratulation over Microsoft’s abandonment of Xbox One’s various DRM restrictions. We did it, the Ouroboros cries. Actually, you didn’t. Sony did.
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Posted in: E3 2013, Microsoft, PS4, Sony, Xbox One
Tags: jack tretton, Shuhei Yoshida
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:11 BST
Xbox One policy change will not impact Asian launch window
Xbox One’s DRM, used game and 24-hour log in policies were dropped last night, and the big changed will not impact the console’s Asian launch plans, Microsoft has confirmed.
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:03 BST
Xbox One: Pachter predicts DRM retraction ahead of time, discusses Microsoft’s ‘poor’ communication
Xbox One’s DRM, online check-ins and used game policies were dropped last night, and what’s weird is that Michael Pachter predicted that Microsoft would admit it was wrong. In a new episode of Pach Attack, the Wedbush Morgan Analyst discussed the issues at hand regarding Microsoft’s policies, and
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: michael pachter
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 | 09:15 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
Xbox One’s DRM u-turn: thank Sony, not the core