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Ubisoft Is Asking Surprising Questions About Assassin’s Creed‘s Future
We already know that Ubisoft would like to know if fans want to play an assassin’s free pirate-only sequel to Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. They also want to know if we’d like co-op, if we want horses back, if we want to play through different time periods in the same city, and…. hey, want…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 9, 2013 -
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Will Launch March 18
Konami this morning set a March 18 launch date for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Additionally, the Xbox One and Xbox 360 will get an exclusive mission—staring Raiden in his Metal Gear Rising incarnation. Xbox Wire also posted an interview with series creator Hideo Kojima, including that video above. They also posted the video…
By Owen Good Published December 9, 2013 -
Compare The Size Of Every Colossus From Shadow Of The Colossus
With artist AndyDaRoo on the pens and NormalColossus on research duty, we now have this striking image showing the scale of every colossus from Team Ico’s classic Shadow of the Colossus. It’s impressive, but also surprising. You’d think the final one is the biggest, but this reveals that the giant flying one is easily the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2013 -
Gran Turismo 6 vs A PC Racing Game
Normally when we show a comparison video like this, it’s comparing the same game across platforms. But this one’s different. It’s two games across two platforms, which may sound pointless, but remember, these are driving games we’re talking about. We can get away with it. Moto Games TV found that both GT6 and PC graphics…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2013 -
Idea: Let Cats Decide A Winner In The Console Wars
Reader Gareth decided to settle the console wars the only way he knew how: by getting his cat to decide. Gareth, your Nobel Peace Prize is in the mail. “My cat, as you can see from the attached, prefers the larger, low humming warmth afforded by the Xbox One”, Gareth writes. “He consistently sleeps on…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2013 -
Skullgirls Makers Say Konami Asked PSN, Xbox Live to Remove the Game
Lab Zero, the makers of the fighting game Skullgirls, says Konami, which published the game to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network in 2012, has asked Microsoft and Sony to take the game off the services. The administrator of the official forums for Skullgirls updated the community on the news, saying that Lab Zero found out…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2013 -
Culture
The Week in Games: Peggle For Your Thoughts
The year still has a few delights in store for us, beginning tomorrow with Peggle 2 on Xbox One. Doki-Doki Universe lands on Tuesday for all PlayStation platforms that access PlayStation Network. Angry Birds, inevitably, gets its kart racer on Wednesday. Here’s the week in games. Monday, Dec. 9 Peggle 2 (Xbox One) Tuesday, Dec.…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2013 -
A Retired NFL Pro Skips the Autograph Line for a Call of Duty Lobby
Seven years ago, Hunter Hillenmeyer was signing autographs in a Jewel-Osco supermarket up in Fox Lake, Ill., the kind of ham-and-egg gig that any Chicago Bear could expect at some point in his career if he was any good. It wasn’t anyone’s idea of stressful work. Smile, pretend to be famous, collect your couple-three thousand…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2013 -
Ubisoft Shows Off The Division‘s Next-Gen Engine
This is the “Snowdrop Engine” powering The Division, which spent about three minutes at the Spike VGX boasting of the detail it will deliver to “a chaotic and decayed New York City.” Not much in the way of gameplay, but If volumetric lighting, dynamic particle system and dynamic material shaders make you drool, then you’ll…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
Bungie’s Destiny Gets Another Gorgeous Trailer
Fresh off its big cover in Game Informer this week, Bungie’s next space opera, Destiny, got this closeup premiere video at tonight’s Spike VGX. The game arrives Sept. 9, 2014. Go here to see much more about the 2013 Spike VGX, including all the award categories and their nominees.
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
Tomb Raider Gets A Next-Gen Facelift
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition will come to PS4 and Xbox One by the end of January, updating this year’s Tomb Raider reboot for the next-gen platforms. A specific date was not announced. [Update: Here’s the trailer!] Camilla Luddington, the voice of Lara Croft and Scott Amos of developer Crystal Dynamics introduced the game at the…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
NBA 2K14 Keeps Crashing, but 2K Sports Says It Knows What’s Wrong
A recently released patch for the Xbox One version of NBA 2K14 appears to have done little to solve the repeated crashes occurring in the game’s MyCareer mode. While 2K Sports says it knows what the problem is, it has no timetable on when a solution may arrive. Server problems have bothered NBA 2K14 players…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
Destiny Will Be Out On September 9, 2014
Bungie’s big new multiplayer shooter, Destiny, has a release date. September 9 of next year for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS4. The news comes via Bungie themselves. And they’re promising a beta in the summer for PS3 and PS4. The game, or at least its beta, had previously been pegged for a spring…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 6, 2013 -
Bigby who? Is he the guy next to Jack? The second episode of Fables, Smoke & Mirrors, is almost ready for prime time, so Telltale Games decided to call in a little star power to finish the job. That handsome blond fellow? He’s Jack, aka Jack Frost, aka Jack the Giant Killer, aka not really…
By Mike Fahey Published December 6, 2013 -
Ultra Street Fighter IV is coming to consoles in June, PC three months later. A post on Capcom’s Unity blog (via Event Hubs) reveals the ultimate version of SFIV will appear as a $15 update for the Xbox 360 and PS3 first, to ensure players have time with the game prior to EVO 2014 in…
By Mike Fahey Published December 6, 2013 -
Today’s Battlefield 4 Update Gives All Players Once-Exclusive Gear
The developers of Battlefield 4 have acknowledged that their FPS is facing significant issues. And now, as part of a previously announced player appreciation program, DICE is rolling out a piece of in-game kit that only developers had access too. An announcement on the BF4 Battlelog says that the M911 pistol scope gift will become…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 6, 2013 -
Not Sure if Dance Moves or Assassin’s Creed IV Glitch
Weird things can happen during Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s fights, and while the game is about pirates, which means barrels full of rum, these moves might be too much even for Edward Kenway. Here’s the full clip by YouTuber BenBuja. I wouldn’t bat an eye this happened in a Devil May Cry game. Edward’s…
By Gergo Vas Published December 6, 2013 -
Final Fantasy XIV‘s Finest New Features Coming December 17
I really love the reborn Final Fantasy XIV, but it’s the sort of love that can’t be fully consummated until I can own my own in-game estate and fight a giant, crown-wearing Moogle. Thank goodness for December 17’s massive patch 2.1. It’s got everything. I suppose some players are looking forward to the advancement of…
By Mike Fahey Published December 6, 2013