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E3 Made Me Excited About Big-Budget Games Again
I used to dream about Warcraft III. This was before it came out, before Blizzard had even settled on making the epic real-time strategy game that would eventually come to be known as Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. I would check the mailbox impatiently every day for the new issue of PC Gamer to arrive,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 13, 2014 -
People Say Aaron Paul Is Turning on Their Xbox Ones
Breaking Bad actor Aaron Paul’s latest role is starring in Xbox One ads. In them, he sits on the sofa, and, according to some, turns on strangers’ Xbox One consoles. The nerve! In the commercial, Paul shows off the Kinect voice command features for Xbox One, saying, “Xbox One on.” That command is apparently switching…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2014 -
Payday 2 Coming to Xbox One, PS4
The super-popular criminal heist game is making its way to Microsoft and Sony’s newest video game consoles. During a livestream session on Twitch showing off the upcoming Big Bank expansion, members of the Overkill developer studio confirmed an earlier tweet that said that the team-based co-op shooter would be going next-gen. No time frame was…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 12, 2014 -
Pictures of People Taking Pictures of Things At E3 2014
Every year, when the weather finally starts to get warmer, we try to share our experiences from video gaming’s biggest conference: the Electronic Entertainment Expo. But instead of snapping pictures of the latest PlayStation 4 (there’s a white one now) or posting vines of the crazy lines for the Oculus Rift, I thought I’d show…
By Tina Amini Published June 12, 2014 -
A Handy List Of Yesterday’s Big E3 Moments
Now wasn’t yesterday quite something? Phantom Dust, GTA V for current-gen, dragons from the new Dragon Age and elephants from the new Far Cry… It’s hard to keep track of everything that happened. So let’s take a look at yesterday’s events, as told by our headlines, in (a mostly) chronological order. Microsoft Microsoft did the…
By András Neltz Published June 10, 2014 -
Some First-Class E3 Trolling Happening Right Here
Pity the readers who don’t know that comics writer Gail Simone loves to poke at the weak spots of devoted fan communities. Their heads have probably exploded now. Simone’s a longtime veteran who’s writing, among other things, the Tomb Raider comic-book series that connects last year’s hit game to its just announced sequel. She also…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Microsoft’s E3 Presentation
Microsoft was the first up to bat today, and this year they focused primarily on one thing during their presentation: the games. Not just big triple-A games, either—there were plenty of small indie games showcased as well. People noticed. In fact, in general, people seem to be responding pretty well to everything Microsoft unveiled today…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 9, 2014 -
Five Minutes Of The Division’s Snazzy Multiplayer
Ubisoft and Microsoft didn’t have much to say about The Division at the latter’s E3 press conference this morning, but that didn’t stop them from showing off some lush gameplay footage: Ubisoft’s press conference is later today, so we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more Tom Clancy-centric news then.
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 9, 2014 -
New Crackdown Goes Multiplayer in a Big Way
“Hello, Agent.” Man, we’ve all missed that voice, huh? CORRECTION: The original version of this post stated that Platinum Games would be working on the new Crackdown. This isn’t the case. It’s being developed by series creator Dave Jones and a new UK studio called Cloudgine, which is made up of former Crackdown developers. We…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Hell Yes, Phantom Dust Returns on Xbox One
Hell’s gotten a lot colder. The cult game from the original Xbox is getting re-imagined for Microsoft’s newest console. A teaser trailer showed characters that looked like they could be the metahuman Espers charged with saving the Earth. This clip didn’t appear to be captured gameplay but, what the hell, it’s new Phantom Dust
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Rise of The Tomb Raider Shows A New Side of Lara Croft
Looks like the Xbox One is getting a new Tomb Raider—and in this one, Lara Croft seems haunted by her past experiences (the trailer shows Croft in what appears to be a therapy session). Interesting! Might this be a direct sequel to the recent reboot? Kind of looks like it. You can watch the trailer…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 9, 2014 -
Bleak, Dystopian Inside Comes To Xbox One In Early 2015
After four years of development, Limbo developer Playdead’s new side-scroller, Inside, will come to the Xbox One in the first half of 2015 as part of Microsoft’s ID@Xbox program. The game has a website which you can keep an eye on for updates.
By András Neltz Published June 9, 2014 -
Everything We Know About the Halo Master Chief Collection
News of the Halo: Master Chief Collection already leaked a few weeks ago, but Microsoft and developer 343 Industries officially announced its existence today. It’ll be out on November 11 this year, in tandem with Halo 2‘s 10-year anniversary, and it’ll come with access to the beta for Halo 5: Guardians One Disc In a…
By Tina Amini Published June 9, 2014 -
The New Fable Features Co-Op and Lets You Play as the Villain
You’re not going it alone in the next release in the Xbox first-party RPG franchise. You’ll have friends questing along with you. Unless you’re the bad guy, in which case you’ll have enemies. Fable Legends got its turn on the Xbox stage today, with a video that showcased multiplayer battles and a feature that lets…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014
