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CultureThe Art Of Strike Vector
You’d be forgiven for looking at this stuff and thinking it was for a major project, something like Halo 5, or Destiny, or Titanfall. Nope. It’s for a game being made by four people. That game is Strike Vector, and holy shit, how have I never seen this before? It’s a multiplayer air combat game,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2013 -
Don’t Steal That Xbox One
Stephen’s at the annual Wedbush E3 party, and on display is an Xbox One, Kinect and controller, just sitting there, out in the open. As though someone could just walk by and… …oh. Hi. Well-guarded Xbox One at Michael Pachter’s party. https://t.co/hk39jp0Fjt — Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) June 12, 2013
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2013 -
Someone Called The Cops On The Ouya Guys
Remember how the Ouya development team were going to be showing their stuff in a parking lot opposite E3? Yeah, looks like that’s caused some problems. The console’s developers have been sparring with E3’s organisers, the ESA, and earlier today that sparring blew over into something you’d expect from a bad 80s sitcom. According to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2013 -
Sony Remembers The PS4 Has A Camera, Too
Sony’s PlayStation Camera, a peripheral for the upcoming PS4, has been curiously under-played at E3. Probably because it’s an add-on, whose absence from the main PS4 kit has helped Sony’s console undercut the Xbox One by $100. The camera hasn’t been entirely forgotten, though; this clip above shows some of the AR and multiplayer tricks…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2013 -
EA Denies Asking Microsoft For Used Games DRM
The natural assumption to make when confronted with Microsoft’s used game restrictions is to blame video game publishers. They’re the ones who went to war with GameStop over used game resales, they’re the ones who instituted online passes, they’re the ones who stand to benefit from anything that can make people buy games new (where…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
The Sword & Sworcery Team Are Back For Another Game
Capybara Games and composer Jim Guthrie, two of the three parties behind mobile adventure Sword & Sworcery, have this week unveiled Below, a desolate, moody adventure game for the Xbox One. It looks like a roguelike. A very beautiful roguelike. Weird that it’s on the Xbox One (it’s even being published by Microsoft), given their…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
Ubisoft Says “We Still Haven’t Decided” Over Xbox One Pre-Owned Games
The Xbox One will only allow the sale of used games if the publisher of a specific game allows it. What do publishers, less than six months out from the console’s launch, think of this? Well, one of the biggest in the world, Ubisoft, has no idea. Or at least isn’t publicly talking. Speaking with…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
The Xbox One & PS4 Have Officially Killed The Old-Fashioned CRT TV
When the Xbox 360 and PS3 launched, the world was just making the transition to high definition TV sets. There were growing pains, and the feeling that it’d be years until enough people owned one that they would become mandatory. Guess that time is now. While the Wii U – and let’s be real, it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
Wait, Is Beyond: Two Souls A Metal Gear Game Now?
The video above was shown yesterday during Sony’s E3 conference. It is of a game that, until now, we’d thought was about a young woman growing up with weird powers, working her way through a story featuring lots of rain, and emotions Then this turns up. And I was half-expecting Hideo Kojima to pop up…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
How Much Space Do You Need To Use The New Kinect?
The old Kinect was notorious for needing a fairly large space in which to play, so the camera could accurately capture your movements. I mean, I live in a house, and my living room setup wasn’t big enough. The new Kinect, packing a wide-angle lens, is supposed to alleviate that problem, but it’s not like…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
Can’t Get An Xbox One Online? Buy An Xbox 360.
Is there any way around Microsoft’s mandatory 24-hour “check in” on the Xbox One? Nope. Well, there is one. It just doesn’t involve buying an Xbox One. Speaking with Destructoid, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer was asked what someone with no internet access would do if they wanted to buy an Xbox One. “I mean the analogy,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
See The PS4’s Game-Swapping, Share Button, Menu & Chat In Action
During its E3 conference, Sony talked business and showed games. Leaving some of the more mundane – but no less important – stuff to come out after. Stuff like this video, which shows the system’s user interface. We can see how the PS4 swaps between programs (like a phone), how the share button works, how…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
The PlayStation 4 Is Region-Free
The PS4’s lack of online requirements or used games DRM has been cause for celebration for many, but for me, as someone who lives in neither the US or Japan, one thing was even more important. Whether the PS4 was, like its predecessor, region-free. According to SCE boss Shuhei Yoshida, it is. Yes
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
Well, E3. That Was Quite A Pleasing Day Of News.
The show hasn’t even technically begun yet – the doors to the LA Convention Centre don’t open until later today – but June 10 is a day gamers are going to remember for a very, very long time. And for all the right reasons. This time last year, I was as down on the show…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
Yup, Sony Is Still Making Wacky PlayStation Commercials
If there’s been a single constant throughout the life of the PlayStation brand, it’s been Sony’s insistence on using…different means of advertising its consoles. Sometimes it’s a dismal failure, sometimes it’s a critical success, but at least it’s always interesting. A tradition this new clip continues. It’s a bit corny, yeah, but I like the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
Specs Sheet Says The PS4 Has A 500GB Hard Drive, Camera Not Included
I’m not sure why this wasn’t part of the company’s presentation yesterday. Maybe they left it out because it simply matched Microsoft, instead of under-cutting it. But hey, the PS4 has a 500GB hard drive. UPDATE – Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that, like the PS3, the PS4’s HDD will be upgradeable. The tidbit was…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
Sony Just Smacked The Xbox One In The Mouth
Usually, verdicts of “winners” and “losers” coming out of E3 press conferences are little more than armchair pondering. One person’s view of some competing events that don’t really matter. But today, boy, it’s hard seeing Sony’s press conference as anything but a punch in the face to Microsoft’s Xbox One ambitions. The second half of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2013 -
The PS4 Costs $399
Sony has just announced the cost of the PlayStation 4 when it goes on sale later this year. It’ll be $399. That’s $100 less than Microsoft’s Xbox One (Note: the Xbox One comes with a Kinect, while it’s unclear if Sony’s $399 console includes the PS4 camera). In Europe, it’ll be €399 and £349.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2013 -
PS4 Video Says PlayStation Plus Is Mandatory For Online Multiplayer
It’s not all champagne and high fives coming out of Sony’s E3 press conference today. A “screw you, Microsoft” video the PlayStation team put together has some fine print underneath, which reads: PS4 multiplayer online access requires PSN account & PS Plus subscription. Now, this is far from terrible news. PlayStation Plus gives you access…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2013 -
The Just Cause Guys Are Making A Mad Max Game
Avalanche Studios, the developers of the Just Cause series, are making a Mad Max game. We don’t know much about it, since only a short clip and logo was shown, but if you remember a few months back some blurry teaser images were shown which suggest the game is basically a post-apocalyptic Just Cause. With…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2013
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