Category Archives: Xbox Live

Xbox One will feature parental controls, just like its predecessor, by Microsoft’s corporate vice president of interactive entertainment business Ben Kilgore has confirmed that the company is looking at new ways to apply filters to the console’s growing suite of features, without complicating the process.

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Curve Studios has issued a statement expressing disappointment in Microsoft’s approach to indie games on Xbox One. They’re the same team that brought Mike Bithell’s Thomas Was Alone to PS3 and PS Vita recently, and they’re not best pleased.

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Xbox LIVE programming director Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb answered questions about Xbox One in a live Yahoo! chat today. He shed some light on a few minor details and shrugged others off to be addressed at E3, which he points out is merely 18 days away.
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UFO Interactive Games in partnership with Tragnarion Studios has announced a July release for Scourge: Outbreak on Xbox Live.

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Phil Spencer has said Microsoft may return to a 1 vs 100 game in some capacity with Xbox One, as the company learned a lot from the XBL quiz game.

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Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer has announced that historic IP from veteran developer Rare Ltd. may make an appearance at E3 this year.
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In the wake of Microsoft’s Xbox One announcement, a group of technical specialists, hosted by Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb, dissected the hardware and software capabilities of the upcoming console.
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With Microsoft’s Xbox One now unveiled, many are thinking they have taken on more than they can handle and are heading in a direction that could estrange the gamers. Several leading games analysts are now commenting, with varied opinions.
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John Riccitiello, former EA boss believes that PS4 and Xbox One will both be successful, saying, “I believe that console gaming is going to explode on the scene of consumer electronics with this next generation of consoles.”
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Xbox One’s new Xbox Live service has been revealed at Microsoft’s reveal event in Redmond.

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The DLC schedule for the Xbox Live Marketplace has been announced a bit early this week, because apparently Microsoft is busy with other things today. Lord knows what that could be. Anyway, whatever it is they have planned, starting today, you can pick up Batgirl for Injustice: Gods Among Us, the Need for Speed: Most Wanted Complete DLC Bundle, ans get a discount on D3 Publisher titles until May 27. Full update is below.

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The fourth and final iteration of Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, coming at you from Zeboyd, will launch on June 7 exclusively on the PC and Xbox Live. No mobile version this time.
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Ubisoft’s released the launch trailer for Techland’s upcoming FPS Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and it focuses on the game’s main lead Silas Greaves and his journey in the game.

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CastleStorm, the 2D physics-based structure destruction game from Zen Studios, will be releasing on XBLA on May 29. The game will cost you 800 MSP.

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Microsoft is set to unveil its new Xbox console next week, but it is apparently saving some of its big software announcements for E3 as the console reveal is serving as foundation laying so to speak.

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City Interactive has announced it has changed the name of its sci-fi, arcade-FPS Alien Fear – announced in 2012 – to Alien Rage. The game, which includes all sorts of weapons, firing modes, 21 enemy types and eight different bosses will be shown at E3 this year alongside its RPG Lords of the Fallen. Alien Rage will be available via digital distribution later this year for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. A teaser video is below.

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Gears of War: Judgment’s next DLC pack ‘Lost Relics’ has been outed by co-developer Epic Games, and will bring new a new multiplayer mode and maps to the mix.

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Microsoft has opened an official news portal pertaining to all things Xbox.

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BitComposer Games has announced Thunder Wolves, the arcade-style helicopter-shooter from Most Wanted Entertainment, is now available through Steam for $14.99. The versions for PSN and XBLA will be released “shortly” thereafter. The game contains plenty of action with explosions and destructible environments with nine helicopters with unique arsenals at the player’s disposal. Each of the 13 missions contain elements of either stealth, escorting, or seek-and-destroy. You can also enlist the help of a buddy through local cop-op. Check it out through the link.

A new gameplay walkthrough for Ride to Hell: Route 666 has been released. It talks the viewer through the basic flow of the game, the roles in their gang, and the strategy needed to ensure their leadership is unchallenged. Route 666 is set for release this summer on Steam, XBLA and PSN.

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