Xbox One Controllers, New Humble Weekly, Tomb Raider Definitive, TMNT
Newegg has the Xbox One Controller for just $45 today, so pick up a spare or two while you can. The Limited Edition Titanfall Controller is also back in stock. [Newegg]
The 12 Best Games For The Xbox One
You're heading to the store to get an Xbox One right now, and need to know which games to get. (Land the plane, first, of course.) Or you're at work or in school, daydreaming about what you want to play next. Or maybe you're suiting up for a battle in the console war, cinching on your armor and trying to remember which …
Titanfall Was Almost Destroyed By Lawsuits
Before Titanfall was Titanfall, the mech-heavy shooter went through years of development hell. Crippled by a complicated lawsuit back in 2010, the folks behind the newly-formed studio Respawn Entertainment worried for a long time that they might never actually make a game.
How To Unlock The Secret Challenges In Trials Fusion
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Trials Fusion is out now, and it apparently has a collection of hidden minigames, including a first-person maze, and Trials versions of Marble Madness, Angry Birds, and... Tennis. Here's how to find 5 of them.
Kaos Hijacks Teaser For The Next Big Skylanders Game
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Activision is planning to unveil the next big installment in its wildly popular (and lucrative) toy-video game combo Skylanders next week at an event in New York City. In preparation, the series publisher sent out some invitations that show chief antagonist and evil portal master Kaos being his lovable dastardly self.
The Plants Vs. Zombies War Goes West With More Free DLC
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Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare just keeps getting better and better. Today EA drops the free Western-themed "Zomboss Down" game pack, adding two maps, eight new characters and tons of new customization items.
Xbox One Update Makes The Xbox One A Little Better
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Microsoft is in the process of rolling out a new Xbox One update that, among some other minor fixes, addresses one glaring oversight.
Below Looks Lonely, So Lonely
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In case you've forgotten all about it since its debut at least year's E3, Below is an upcoming roguelike from some of the guys (Capy, not Superbrothers) who made Sword & Sworcery. This is the game's PAX trailer.
Titanfall's Next New Modes Will Be Free
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During their PAX East panel today, Respawn announced that they're working on new modes for Titanfall. These updates, in addition to other micro updates that they've already been working on, will be completely free to owners of the game.
Titanfall Expedition Map Pack Coming In May
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At the PAX East Titanfall panel today, Respawn Entertainment announced Titanfall Expedition, a paid, campaign-continuing map pack coming to the Xbox and PC shooter.
Developers Discuss Next-Gen Growing Pains
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It's been six months since bouncing baby PS4s and Xbox Ones started landing on doorsteps, and things are still... transition-y. Titanfall runs great on Xbox 360, Borderlands is staying last-gen, and PS4 is getting a Last of Us port. What do you think? Are you optimistic, or are you regretting your purchase?
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How's it possible that the teaser clip for Below manages to be cute and foreboding at the same time? The upcoming game from the makers of Sword + Sworcery got announced at last year's E3 during the Xbox press event. But there's something of a surprise at the end of the clip that will be of interest to non-Xbox players. …
Titanfall on PC Vs Xbox One Vs Xbox 360
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Not all versions of Titanfall are made equal—at least, not when we're talking about the graphics.
Titanfall Is Getting Private Matches
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It's a general rule that most constantly-connnected competitive shooters will evolve and change a whole lot in their lifetimes. Titanfall's the newest king of the hill in FPSland and the hit game is no exception. There's a new patch inbound for the hit game and it's reconfiguring a lot of stuff. Among other things,…
How True are Japan's Latest Gaming Rumors?
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The gaming industry is constantly full of rumors. More so in April where you have the gullible falling for all the crazy April Fools pranks that pop up.
Xbox One And The PlayStation 4: Weirdest. Console. Transition. Ever.
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Is it just me or is the current transition to 'next-generation' consoles extremely, extremely weird?
The Glory Days Of Platform Adventure Reclaimed By One Brave Hamster
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2010's The Flying Hamster is an adorable bite-sized shooter mainly aimed at mobile and portable platforms. Flying Hamster II: Knight of the Golden Seed is a gorplatforming adventure that aims to resurrect the spirit of the classic Wonder Boy/Monster World franchise.
How To Eject Properly In Titanfall
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By using your own custom-built Titanfall Eject Button. It's not just one of those big red buttons you can buy everywhere, but one that was created and programmed for one purpose only: To help you leave your Titan in the coolest way possible.
Link(s) To The Past: Revisiting Last Year's Big News Today
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Link(s) To The Past is a new weekly feature in which we look back at least year's big news and analyze how far we have (or haven't) come.This week Microsoft's Adam Orth told people to "deal with" always-on consoles, BioShock Infinite got us talking, and rumors painted a troubling picture of Doom 4.
Kinect Can Make An Avatar From Your Face. Or A Mask.
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OutsideXbox wasn't content to just make avatars from their normal faces, so they rounded up a bunch of fake noses, wigs, and masks to put the Kinect's facial recognition to the test.