Category: Microsoft
Death of a Shooter: Halo 3’s Xbox 360 Multiplayer Is a Ghost Town
Call it yearning for nostalgia, call it reliving the old days but after writing and producing the Halo Online preview that went live today I decided to dust off my Xbox 360 from the back of my entertainment center. After I signed up for a trial for Xbox Live, as it had been at least […]
New Games Added To Xbox One Backwards Compatibility
Major Nelson announced on his blog that 11 games have been added to the Xbox One backwards list. He also made readers aware of a policy change that will enable MS to push Xbox 360 emulators as soon as they pass certification rather than on a monthly roll out. More information on the Xbox Backwards […]
Square Enix Partners with Milestone; First Racing Game Coming in March
Square Enix announced today a publishing partnership with Milestone S.r.l, one of the world’s leading developers and publishers specializing in the racing genre, to bring titles to North America and Latin America. The multi-title agreement with the Italian studio starts with the March 15th release of Milestone’s rally simulator Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO, a game […]
Learn About Customizable Dirt Buggies In Dying Light’s Latest Trailer
Techland has released another brand new trailer for the upcoming The Following expansion for last year’s surprise hit Dying Light. One of the key features of The Following the ability for the player to not only drive dirt buggies in a new open world environment but also customize them. You’ll be able to equip your […]
Unravel Trailer Shows Us The Inspiration Behind Yarny
A brand new trailer for Coldwood’s Unravel has spun its way on to YouTube. This new video gives you some information on the inspiration behind protagonist Yarny , as the game’s creative director Martin Sahlin discusses how a family camping influenced the game’s creation. In his recent blog post Martin Sahlin described his vision for Yarny: […]
New Dying Light The Following Story Trailer
Techland, the developers behind Dying Light, have given fans another glimpse into the story for the upcoming expansion in a brand new trailer titled “A Prophecy Incarnated”. This trailer also gives viewers a brief glimpse at some of the new characters to be introduced in this expansion as well as its’ new environments. Dying Light: […]
Kenny’s Fallout 4 Log – Almost Two Months
It’s about five or six days short of two months owning the game and I’ve still been playing it, off and on, to pass the time when I’m bored with other games. There’s always downtime with Final Fantasy XIV, too, as my server has some pretty well defined times when it’s better off you just log […]
UK Sales Charts For The Week of Jan 2nd Dominated By Black Ops III
Our first games sales numbers to include the post holiday discount period have arrived thanks to the weekly UK software charts. Not surprising several AAA franchise compose the top ten including EA’s Star Wars Battlefront, Activision’s Call of Duty and Bethesda softwork’s Fallout 4. What is a little surprising is to see Just Cause 3 […]
Xbox One Exclusive Scalebound Delayed Until 2017
Platinum Games has posted an update on the development of their exclusive Xbox One roleplaying game Scalebound. The development team has decided to delay the title until an unspecified time in 2017. Platinum says that the extra time will allow them to implement new features and achieve their ambitious vision without compromise. Up until now […]
Major League Gaming Purchased By Activision Blizzard
It looks like Major League Gaming, commonly known as MLG, the e-sports pioneer and tournament organizer has been sold to publisher Activision Blizzard according to esports observer. In a December 21st meeting MLG’s Board of Directors approved an asset sale worth $46 million USD essentially gutting the one time e-sports king. Individual stock holders were […]
This year was great, but when can I play all of these games?
Let’s be real, 2015 was a fantastic year for gaming. Of course, there were some misses like the monetization for Battlefront and EVOLVE, and… whatever the hell happened to the PC release of Arkham Knight. But, stepping away from those, it’s after Christmas, so let’s look at our definite hits that we have, and enjoy […]
Rock Band 4 Rings In The New Year With Six New Tracks
Harmonix has revealed the last batch of downloadable content heading to your living room in 2015. If you’re staying in this New Year’s Eve perhaps you should pull out the drum kit or microphone before counting down because artists like Weezer, Ellie Goulding, Cold Play, Sam Hunt & more will have new tracks available on […]
2016 and Gaming: A Year in Preview
As we’re closing in on the end of one year and getting ready to start the next, a lot of people are reflecting on the year that’s past and others are looking at the year to come. I’m one of those looking to the future and I’ll tell you why: 2016 and the coming years […]
Here’s Most of The Canadian Boxing Day Gaming Deals
With Christmas Day now past us I’m sure some of our readers are collecting their holiday cash and gift cards and getting ready to head down to the favorite retailer to purchase some new games. Perhaps you’re staying in-doors and doing a little shopping online instead? Regardless – Broken Joysticks has a rundown of all […]
Activision & Avenged Sevenfold Shred With New Live GHTV Content
Activision has partnered with probably one of my favorite bands Avenged Sevenfold to bring some exclusive live content to Guitar Hero Live’s GHTV mode. Fans can jam along with members of the band as they introduce and talk about some of their favorite classic rock songs including tracks from bands like Pantera, Weezer, AFI, Faith […]