Though the gameplay footage was brief, today we got a taste of what you’ll be able to do in Sea of Thieves—and it looks great. Obviously, there’s a lot of sailing and exploration of different islands, all of which you’ll enjoy with the company of your pals. Unless of course you make enemies. Naval battles…
Today at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Platinum Games showed off a massive co-op boss fight from Scalebound, their take on Monster Hunter-ish co-op beast slaying. Platinum’s Hideki Kamiya called this sequence “the biggest boss fight platinum has ever made,” which is saying something. Having watched the clip, I buy it. That is a very big…
UPDATE (6/13): Dead Rising 4 is official. Microsoft announced the game during their E3 press conference today, after a leak revealed it last week. It’ll be out for Xbox and Windows 10 this holiday. Yep, that’s Frank West. Here’s the trailer: Original post follows: Rumors of a new Dead Rising game have been floating around…
Today during Microsoft’s E3 press conference, CD Projekt announced a standalone digital card game spin-off of The Witcher 3‘s Gwent. It’s a multiplayer game with crossplay, so you can battle people whether they use PC or console. It’s also got a single-player campaign. As you win, you gain the option to craft new cards and…
Farming and dating hit Stardew Valley is coming to Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U later this year, the game’s creator announced today. Mac and Linux versions are also still forthcoming.
Today Microsoft announced some much-requested new features for Xbox Live including clubs for organizing with other players, an integrated looking for group tool, and an “Arena” system for multiplayer tournaments.
Any aspect of the controller, from the buttons, to the sticks, can now be modified to look however you want. Heck, you can now engrave controllers with text of your choice. Here’s a trailer: The Verge says these controllers cost $79.99 each, with an additional $9.99 for text. Every custom controller is actually the new…
Inside, Playdead’s follow-up to Limbo, hits Xbox One on June 29th and Steam on July 7th. They’re making Limbo free on Xbox One until June 20, and on Steam June 21-22. I’ve played the whole game and it is ridiculously good. More on that a little later, once this press conference madness dies down.
Demonstrated at Microsoft’s press conference today—yes, a JRPG at a Microsoft press conference!—here’s the Titan battle in Final Fantasy XV. Presumably you get to summon him once you take him down.
Remember ReCore? It’s the game by Keiji Inafune’s that’s not Mighty No 9, being made in partnership with the ex-Metroid Prime devs at Armature Studios. Last year at E3, it broke and then warmed hearts with a self-destructing robo puppy. This year we got to see some gameplay. Here’s the new footage: It looks solid.…
The fun younger sibling of the Forza family is getting a new game this fall. At today’s E3 press conference, Microsoft unveiled Forza Horizon 3 for Xbox One and Windows 10. It’s set in Australia. Forza Horizon 2 is one of the most fun racing games I’ve played; it easily earned a spot on our…
Spotted at the end of the Gears of War 4 trailer from E3 today: Would you look at that? Marcus Fenix is still alive in Gears of War 4! Unless this was just a dream or something. Still though, he’s lookin’ pretty good, huh?
Day one of E3 kicks off today with Microsoft’s press conference, where we learned that anyone who purchases Gears of War 4 will get it on both PC and Xbox One—and there will be crossplay between both platforms. It’s all part of a larger program called “Xbox Play Anywhere,” which will allow crossbuy/crossplay for Xbox…
UPDATE (6/13): And now it’s official. Today at their press conference, Microsoft announced the Xbox One S, which will be 40% smaller than the Xbox One. It’ll start at $300 and be out this August. Pricing will vary based on the hard-drive size, Microsoft said. The 500GB version will be $300; a 1TB version will…
Serious Sam is getting a VR game. It’s coming to Steam Early Access this summer, and it’s about shooting everything that moves. Finally, a killer app for VR. (Sorry, it’s early and I can’t do jokes yet.)
Microsoft kicks off day two of E3 2016 press conferences. They’ll be introducing new Xbox hardware and games to the masses, some of which managed to not leak before the show! Come follow along. “`
It’s time to see what Microsoft’s got up their neon green sleeves. Will today be the day we see the Xbox Scorpio? We’re also expecting an Xbox Slim, some new Dead Rising, some Gears of War 4, and hopefully a lot of other surprises. The big E3 Xbox press conference starts at 12:30pm Eastern. You…
Overwatch players are practically conditioned to react to McCree’s ultimate: if you hear “IT’S HIGH NOON” mid-match, you either quickly survey the area and run for your life, or you die. The sound cue is supposed to be useful and informative. …unless of course someone starts abusing it. Nigma’s Vidya Channel took McCree’s sound clip…
Kanye West’s game, Only One—which commemorates his late mother, Donda West—is being developed by Encyclopedia Pictura. You might know them as the folks who helped Bjork develop a game. Earlier this year, Kanye said that making Only One has been surprisingly difficult, thanks to companies/developers who allegedly didn’t believe in his vision for a video…
Dontnod’s Vampyr has got its first trailer. If you were expecting an undead Life is Strange, well, bad news. If you were expecting a bloody vampire action game, well, good news!
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