Tag: Microsoft
Xbox 720: Microsoft Backpedals From “New Xbox” Statement
The Xbox 720 has to exist right? Game developers are hiring for “next-gen projects” and if leaked development kits are to be believed, in house studios and third party companies are already working with an early version of the Durango hardware. Despite all of this proof, and a Microsoft executive mentioning that a “new xbox” […]
See Black Ops II’s Multiplayer In A Few Days
It’s that time of the year again. We’re talking about the thing that many people end up buying Call of Duty games for: multiplayer. The official Call of Duty Twitter account has tweeted that Treyarch’s new futuristic shooter, Black Ops II, will finally reveal some gameplay footage of its multiplayer, on August 7. Expect a […]
Microsoft and Fez Creator Clash Over Patch
Microsoft and Polytron, the developers behind the recently released Fez, are at a standstill when it comes to issuing a patch to correct a save-data corrupting glitch. Now that both companies have issued statements on the matter we have a clearer picture about their disagreement, namely that while it may have centered on the funding […]
Is This Halo 4’s Viral Marketing Campaign?
From “I Love Bees” to “Iris”, the Halo franchise and Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) seem to go hand-in-hand these days — a trend that appears to be continuing with Halo 4, if a recent ad on ESPN.com is to be believed. Last Friday, a flash ad for Halo 4 begun appearing on the top of […]
Microsoft Won’t Have a Presence At TGS or Gamescom 2012
Microsoft will be skipping out on both the Tokyo Games Show and Gamcom in Germnay this year in order to focus on smaller promotional events the hardware manufacturer announced today through Major Nelson’s blog. This leaves Sony as the only big manufacturer left to attend Gamescom, which is the largest public gaming convention in the […]
Broken Joysticks E3 Reactions #1
E3 is over and now it’s time for our staff to share their thoughts on the show. First up executive editor Kirk Wiliford: Mark down E3 2012 as being one of the most boring, uninteresting and flat-out underwhelming E3s of all time. You know it’s bad when I can only recall one major new IP […]
Splinter Cell: Blacklist Unveiled
The unveiling of Splintercell Blacklist shows our favorite covert operative showing a strangely Solid Snake style uniform along the Iraqi border working to stop a blacklist attack. The game play appears to be a mix of the advances made in Splinter Cell: Conviction mixed in with an action movie styled cinematic execution system where you can […]