20 Jun Updated 1911 GMT
By Michael Lacerna, 19 Jun
Good news for anyone interested in the Xbox One — Microsoft announced today that they are now giving up on the system’s previously announced restrictions on used games and online DRM. Xbox exec Don Mattrick released a statement on the official Xbox One site today announcing the end of the Xbox One’s unpopular DRM policies. [...]
By Vincent Parisi, 19 Jun
GDC Next, an extension of the Game Developers Conference focusing on ideas about what’s next for the gaming industry, is still a few months away; but the show’s organizers have announced the first few talks scheduled to take place during the inaugural event. The lineup covers a range of topics from a variety of presenters [...]
By Vincent Parisi, 19 Jun
Bungie’s upcoming shooter Destiny was one of the most talked about titles at E3, and news is still trickling down about what types of features we can expect from the team that reinvented shooters with Halo. Speaking to Polygon, Bungie COO Pete Parsons explained a new feature that will excite fans of the new project, [...]
By Vincent Parisi, 19 Jun
BioWare Montreal is hard at work putting the finishing touches on next year’s Dragon Age III: Inquisition, but many fans are eagerly awaiting news about the teams next venture: The still-untitled Mass Effect project in production. Yesterday evening, studio director Yanick Roy took to twitter to offer the following update on the game’s status: First [...]
By Michael Lacerna, 19 Jun
I’ve been subscribing to Playstation Plus for the last few years, and I’ve been pretty happy with the service so far — the amount of free games and discounts I’ve received has greatly outweighed the cost of a subscription. The American version of the service is pretty great, but apparently the Japanese PS+ is even [...]
By Michael Lacerna, 19 Jun
Nintendo didn’t have a big E3 press conference this year, but that didn’t stop the company’s CEO, Satoru Iwata, from giving some candid interviews with the press at this year’s expo. Speaking to Polygon and IGN, Iwata gave his thoughts on why the Wii U has been selling so poorly, why Nintendo has never tried [...]
By Michael Lacerna, 19 Jun
One of the disadvantages of buying games digitally is that you can’t lend your games out to your friends for them to try out. Valve may be working on a solution for that, as some users have discovered some lines of code within the Steam client that suggests that a game sharing feature may be [...]
By Vincent Parisi, 18 Jun
I realize it’s been a few weeks since I’ve done a proper “Deals Roundup,” but it’s been a pretty hectic month and some other, more topical news has occupied me as of late. This week, however, Xbox Live is dishing out some major deal-age, and I simply had to make an exception. By now you’re [...]
It’s no secret that the Xbox One’s policies concerning used games and DRM have caused quite a stir. However, these seemingly anit-consumer restrictions probably won’t affect the majority of privileged folks who are crying foul just for the sake of complaining. But what about those who are directly affected by the Xbox One’s unreasonable requirements? [...]
Some new footage from the PS4 version of Square Enix’s upcoming Thief revival have surfaced, and I have to say, despite rumors that the game’s development has been stifled by office politics and internal disputes, the new Thief looks pretty promising. The footage comes from a live, onstage demonstration given by the game’s producer, Stefane [...]
May was a relatively quiet month for new releases (it’s the calm before the storm of E3,) and while the industry suffered an overall decline in both software and hardware sales once again, a few companies did manage to generate some respectable sales during the month: WB Games’ Injustice proved that people never get tired [...]
Developer: DONTNOD Entertainment Publisher: Capcom MSRP: $59.99 Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 (reviewed) In a world full of endless sequels, three-quels, and tiresome reboots, it’s always a breath of fresh air to hear about a brand new IP; especially when it comes from one of the big name publishers who are so rarely willing to [...]
We’re less than an hour away from Microsoft’s E3 2013 Presentation, but notable Xbox news is already floating around. As of this morning, Xbox Live went ahead and made Fable III available for download via the Games on Demand digital distribution service completely free of charge. This isn’t some technical glitch either, folks, so don’t [...]
Deux Ex: Human Revolution is one of the best action RPG’s available for current-gen consoles and PC’s, so gamers were understandably excited when Square Enix teased a new game in the series, entitled Deus Ex: The Fall, yesterday. Well, we’ve got our first look at The Fall, and while it certainly looks like a Deus [...]
In case the newly rebalanced Halo 4 or that Halo TV show wasn’t enough for you, today Microsoft announced Halo: Spartan Assault, a brand new twin stick shooter set in the Halo universe, for Windows 8 devices. Spartan Assault is a top down, third person shooter that casts players as a new Spartan engaged in [...]
Valve has announced a new digital trading card system to compliment their all powerful digital distribution platform Steam. The system sounds a bit those old paper tickets players could turn in for prizes at their local arcade, only instead of winning large stuffed animals, players can turn in their cards for additional customization to their [...]
Sony has been doing a good job of getting themselves back on the right track following years of losses, especially since their new CEO, Kaz Hirai, took over last year. But it seems the company is still struggling within some of their divisions, as it was announced today that Sony’s executives will give up their [...]