Luke Plunkett

Holy S**t, Final Fantasy Versus XIII Is Now Final Fantasy XV

After dropping off the face of the earth for over 1000 years, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Versus XIII has been once again shown at E3. With gameplay. Only now, it’s become Final Fantasy XV. It’ll be released on PS4. You may remember that, last year, we reported from sources close to what was known as…

The PlayStation 3 version of Diablo III will feature custom in-game items from games like…Uncharted, and…Journey. OK.

This Is What The PlayStation 4 Looks Like

Sony didn’t really reveal the PS4 at its February unveiling, because the PS4 itself wasn’t shown. Maybe the design wasn’t ready, maybe Sony was just holding out, doesn’t matter, because today we finally got a look at the thing. It’s a black box. Just like you asked for! One that some will say looks like…

Comparing A Game That’s Coming Out On Both Xbox One/PS4 And 360/PS3

I couldn’t care how fancy the lighting is on a driving game or shooter on the next-gen systems, but one thing I have been looking forward to seeing is how my favourite sports games look on the Xbox One and PS4. Here’s FIFA 14, and at least in terms of appearance, it’s everything I wanted.…

Reminder: Sony’s E3 Conference Is Coming Up Soon

Both Microsoft and EA have had big showings so far, but there’s one more event to come. Sony’s taking to the stage at 6pm PDT to talk PlayStation 4. Will they, like Microsoft, name a price? Maybe, maybe not. What’s for sure is that there’ll be PS4 games on show. Some PS3 games, too. And,…

Battlefield 4’s Singleplayer Footage Looks Bananas

Like it or not, EA’s Battlefield series is once again trying to take a bite out of Call of Duty with a singleplayer campaign. Whether it gets any more enjoyable, we won’t know until we play it. But they at least seem to be going overboard on the spectacle, as we see here with a…sinking…

First Xbox One Consoles Come With Fancy Controllers, Achievement

To let those who get the very first Xbox One consoles feel just that little bit more special, Microsoft will be including specially-branded controllers for those who reserve a “Day One” edition of the console. Available at “select retailers”, the controller includes a small graphic saying “DAY ONE 2013” in the centre of the pad.…

Ubisoft Has A Next-Gen, Open-World RPG (And It Looks Like New IP)

Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment are working on a next-gen, online, open-world RPG called The Division. Set in a realistic, albeit bleak take on the near future, it’s a world in which our complex society and systems have broken down. The trailer, perhaps intentionally, looks a lot like that used last year to reveal Watch Dogs. Gameplay…

Ubisoft’s Next-Gen Driving Game Is Called The Crew

Ivory Towers and Ubisoft Reflections (the team behind Driver: San Francisco) are working on a next-gen (and PC) racing game called The Crew. It’ll be out in 2014.

E3 Begins Today

E3 (pardon Ned’s medieval spelling here), the world’s biggest video game trade show, is about to begin. Today. OK, well not technically today; the show itself doesn’t open until Tuesday. But the two biggest draws for the week, the major press conferences by platform holders Microsoft (9am PDT) and Sony (6pm PD), are being held…

“Next Gen” Call Of Duty Has Some Old Tricks

This video for Call of Duty: Ghosts is all about hyping the next-gen visuals we’ll be getting on versions of the game for platforms like the Xbox One and PS4. While the videos you saw yesterday show actual gameplay, this pops the hood and shows you some of the tech that differentiates the next-gen editions…

Fable III Is “Free” On Xbox Live [Update]

We’re getting reports from readers that Fable III is currently available for free on Xbox Live. To start the download, head to the game’s Xbox.com listing, click on download, go to use Microsoft Points to complete the purchase then finish the transaction. The game should then start downloading to your Xbox 360 console. Seems a…

Want A New SOCOM Game? Here’s The Next Best Thing

As the SOCOM series slowly went off the rails, careening further and further away from what made the early games so good, fans were left with nowhere else to go. As anyone who liked early Rainbow Six or SWAT games will tell you, when it comes to tactical shooters, they just don’t make ’em like…

BioShock Infinite’s Elizabeth? Passive? Not In This, She’s A Maniac

Having spent the majority of BioShock Infinite hiding behind walls or throwing things at you, you’d be forgiven for thinking Elizabeth was the peaceful type, only driven to acts of violence when absolutely necessary. Nope. Once she opens up a tear and winds up in 21st-century Liberty City, all bets are off. She’s a lunatic.…

Here’s A PS4 Game Trailer, In Case You Can’t Wait For E3

PC shooter Blacklight: Retribution is coming to the PS4. It was released in 2012 and ran on Unreal Engine 3, which may explain why the only way you could tell this was footage from a PS4 game is because I just told you it was from a PS4 game. On the bright side, Blacklight: Retribution…

Who Needs Nintendo? Fans Make Their Own Mario Bros. Game

Back in 2011, I wrote about a project called Newer Super Mario Bros. Wii, in which a group of fans were making their own sequel/expansion for the Wii platformer. Well, unlike most fan-created mods, these guys actually finished the job, and the game is now available for download. Newer adds 128 new levels, has new…

New Just Dance Game Leaks, Has…Ghostbusters In It

A new Just Dance game, called Just Dance 2014, has leaked ahead of an expected announcement by Ubisoft at their E3 press conference. A listing for the game has appeared on Xbox.com, containing screenshots and some brief information on the title, which has given up sequel numbering in favour of a sports game-like annual schedule.…

From THQ To Bigger And Better Things

Gerhard Mozsi is an Australian concept artist who got his start working for THQ’s local studio, before moving onto companies like Acony Games and Koch Media (who recently made headlines for buying Saints Row). The last few years, however, Mozsi has been playing to a slightly bigger audience, shifting gears to work on movies like…

Why So Serious, Amazing Cosplayers?

If there is another certainty in life beyond the accepted death and taxes, it is that by the time I get around to doing one of these cosplay roundups on a Sunday night, somebody somewhere has dressed up as Zelda/Connor Kenway/Chun-Li. All three old favourites are featured this week, albeit with fresh new cosplayers in…

Easily The Biggest Damn Assassin You’ve Ever Seen

Ubisoft traditionally has first dibs on the expansive “flank” of the LA convention centre, something which continued this year with the most ridiculously over-sized Assassin’s Creed poster you will ever see. The pros of such a spot? Well, as you can see, it’s huge. The cons? That Battlefield 4 banner you see in the background…