Category Archives: Microsoft

Another versions of Microsoft’s Kinect is in development for Windows and has been announced to release next year.
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Ubisoft is offering fans a chance to have their profile featured as a pedestrian in its upcoming Watch Dogs game.
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XSEED Games has announced its lineup for E3 next month. Grasshopper Manufacture’s Killer is Dead and GungHo Online’s Ragnarok Odyssey Ace are included in the publishers list.

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Disney has released the trailer for the Monsters University play set that will be available in the Disney Infinity starter pack along with the Pirates of the Caribbean and The Incredibles play sets.
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Despite low lifetime Xbox 360 sales in Japan and the regions loyalty to Nintendo and PlayStation, Xbox One will be launched in Japan.
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A patent filed by Microsoft for Kinect describes a camera system that monitors the number of viewers in a room. Content providers will be able to set a threshold which if exceeded would trigger a prompt for the device owner to purchase a license for more viewers.
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A trailer for Dead or Alive Ultimate 5 has been released showing the recently announced characters Ein and Jacky Bryant.
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In the wake of the Xbox One reveal, many are seeking clarification on the direction the console is heading. Microsoft’s corporate vice president Phil Harrison discusses some of the choices made with the next-gen console
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist has a new developer diary available discussing the co-op in the game. According to the video, there are four different mission type, and the two being discussed today are The Isaac Briggs missions and The Grim. Check out below. Splinter Cell: Blacklist is out August 20 on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii U.

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Poker Night 2, along with Brock Fucking Samson, is now available for iOS. Telltale’s poker simulator will run you $4.99 on the App Store, and also includes Sam and Max, Claptrap, GLaDOS, and my personal hero, Ash Williams. Head over to the App Store and pick it up. The game’s also available through the Xbox Live Marketplace, Steam, and PSN.

Nick Channon, FIFA 14 producer, has told VG247′s Sam Clay that it’s rather nice for the series to have become part of the “fabric of football.” He also said EA is proud of the fact it can connect the game’s users to the real sport. Listen to your man speak about it himself below. FIFA 14 is out September 24 in the US and September 27 in the UK on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 and will be released on PS4 and Xbox One as well. You can have a look at the various skus up for pre-order through our earlier post on the matter.

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During the Stifel 2013 Technology Conference on Tuesday, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said the firm plans to support current generation consoles until 2017. Gamespot reports the quote from the conference, which we’ve reported on quite a bit. During it Jorgensen talked about the possibility of a Star Wars: Battlefront game, developments on Wii U and how more games and information on all its titles will be revealed at E3. You an listen to the presentation through EA’s Investor Relations page if you like.

GameStop has reported its quarterly results for the period ending May 4, with total revenues down 6.8% year-over-year to $1.87 billion, noting declines in both hardware sales and new software. Profits came in at $54.6 million, down 25% year-over-year.

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Destiny has a live-action, CG trailer available and you can watch it below.

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EA has announced a September release for FIFA 14 as well as Ultimate Team gold packs for fans who pre-order the game on PS3 and Xbox 360, and has also announced three editions of the game on pre-order.

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Saints Row 4 has a new video available, and while it’s short, it shows the zany action you’ve become accustomed to with the series. Hit it up below, and while gazing past the break you will also find box art for the Commander in Chief Edition. Game’s out August 20.

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505 Games, Overkill, and the director of the PayDay movie, Demian Lichtenstein, have launched a teaser trailer for the live-action PayDay 2 web-series. The deries will help support the August launch of the game. Check it out below. Payday 2 will release for consoles and PC, via Steam, in August 2013.

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Need for Speed: Rivals has been announced by EA for next-gen systems and is in development at Ghost Games, a new studio within the firm.

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Dying Light has been announced by Warner Bros. and its first-person, action survival horror title from Techland.

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FIFA 14 will implement elements such as “true motion with pivoting, side stepping, step based locomotion,” and less techy stuff such as football injuries in real life affecting your game.

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