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Stop The Presses: I Think The Next Halo Game Will Be Called Halo 5

Everyone, you won’t believe this. This may come as a shock. I’d like you all to be sitting before I deliver this news: it looks as though the next Halo game is going to be called ‘Halo 5′. I know, crazy right. Halo 5 follows Halo 4, which followed Halo 3, which followed Halo 2,…

Mark Serrels Published September 1, 2013

Minecraft Xbox 360 Getting Mass Effect Mash-Up DLC

Minecraft is generally about exploring your very own world, hollowing it out, hoarding its resources, and building a utopia for yourself and your farm animals. That’s about to change, though, with the expansion announced today. Microsoft, Mojang and BioWare revealed in a press release this afternoon that the Mass Effect “Mash-Up Pack” for Minecraft on…

By Mike Rougeau Published September 1, 2013

Xbox One TV Features Might Not Require Gold Subscription After All

It’s no secret that Microsoft’s messaging surrounding the Xbox One has been convoluted, and it seems even the company’s own representatives don’t quite have a grasp on all the console’s features and policies. But some of the TV-related features that Microsoft previously said will require an Xbox Live Gold subscription might not after all. The…

By Mike Rougeau Published August 31, 2013

Culture

The Official Xbox One Doritos And Mountain Dew Are Here

A new flavor of Mountain Dew Game Fuel, a shiny bag of Doritos and a card explaining what these things have to do with the Xbox One arrived on my doorstep bright and early this morning, so I made a video and drank some soda. For you. As mentioned in the vid, there’s a party…

By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2013

Xbox One Voice Commands Won’t Work At Launch For Everyone

One of the key draws of making the new Kinect mandatory for the Xbox One is that it allows you to do stuff like turn the console on just by talking to it. For Americans, you’ll be able to do that at launch, but if you’re from Australia or Austria, you won’t. Some very, very…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 29, 2013

How These Guys Made A Music Video Using Kinect

The Xbox 360 Kinect camera may have been intended for use with video games, but many of its most interesting uses were unlocked once the device was hacked. Suddenly, people had access to a cheap, relatively easy to use motion capture device. Nice! Film director Andrew Gant used the Kinect, along with several other cameras,…

By Kirk Hamilton Published August 28, 2013

These Conversations Remind Me Why I Love The Ninja Turtles

I was trying out the new game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows and after hearing a couple of these conversations between the brothers I decided to just stop and record them all. Take a look! Oh, and Mikey is obviously still the best turtle. TMNT: Out Of The Shadows is out now…

By Steve Marinconz Published August 28, 2013

You Get Better Guns For Looking At Women’s Breasts In Killer Is Dead

Mondo Zappa, the hero of the new game Killer Is Dead, enjoys the occasional drink with a lady between missions. Apparently the reason he does is that as he stares at their breasts and legs, he works up the courage to give them a gift. In return, he can get a new gun arm! Here’s…

By Steve Marinconz Published August 28, 2013

The Xbox One Will Not Launch On November 8 After All

Yesterday, we heard from a source at a marketing company who had seen documentation pencilling the Xbox One in for a tentative, unconfirmed November 8 launch. Today, a source close to Microsoft tells us that’s not the case. The source says to expect the console at a date later than November 8, though obviously still…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2013

Lost Planet 3 Tells A Surprisingly Good Story. Here’s How.

After reading his review, I sat down with Evan to play through a mission in Lost Planet 3. It’s a surprisingly fun and well-made game, and now you can see it for yourself! Lost Planet 3 is out today on Xbox 360, PS3 and personal computers.

By Steve Marinconz Published August 27, 2013

Killer Is Dead Makes Absolutely No Sense

Suda51’s new game, Killer Is Dead, is another entry into his long history of games filled with murder and scantily clad women. The gameplay can get very frustrating, but not so much that I didn’t want to keep going to find out what the next insane mission would be about. Killer Is Dead is out…

By Steve Marinconz Published August 27, 2013

The Xbox One Might Be Out On November 8

The PlayStation 4 is out in the US on November 15. The Xbox One? Well, it’s looking like it could hit the market a week ahead of its competitor. While Microsoft is yet to officially announce the big day, and “release dates” on retailer sites are usually little more than window dressing, we’ve heard from…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 26, 2013

This White Xbox One Sure Is Snazzy. Too Bad It’s Only For Employees.

Images of an employee-only white Xbox One have been circulating today, and the design sure looks neat. Cooler than the black one, even. Too bad it’s just for Microsoft staff. At least for now. As for the image’s veracity… one source familiar with goings-on at Microsoft tells Kotaku it’s real, and IGN is reporting that…

By Jason Schreier Published August 26, 2013

Your Microsoft Points Will Be Exchanged for Real Money Today

If you haven’t already, when you connect to Xbox Live today, you’ll get the console update that finally does away with Microsoft points. I logged in just now and had 680 points turned into $8.50. Microsoft has said this was coming for some time, but now it’s official. There are still a few quirks with…

By Owen Good Published August 26, 2013

PlayStation Exec Explains Why They Keep Taking Shots at Xbox One

Andrew House, the Sony top executive who took another swipe at Microsoft and the Xbox One from the stage at Gamescom, has explained why Sony has made such arch references to the competition at its showcase events. Basically, Microsoft made them do it. “We constructed our E3 presentation because there was somehow a suspicion that…

By Owen Good Published August 24, 2013

Take a Guided Tour of the Xbox One’s Controller

If you’re picking up the Xbox One when it releases (whenever that is), this is the controller you’ll be spending a lot of time with. While we’ve posted our own impressions of its design, a video and this infographic, from Microsoft, should help you understand how it differs from the 360’s. In the video, Quintin…

By Owen Good Published August 24, 2013

This Multiplayer Shooter Wants To Build A Community Around Modding

Rekoil is, in the developer’s words, what would happen “if Call Of Duty, Quake, and Unreal Tournament had a baby”. That’s a big claim, but you can take a look at the video and see if they do it justice. Rekoil is planned to release for $15 at the end of October on the Xbox…

By Steve Marinconz Published August 23, 2013

Microsoft Says They Won’t Sell Xbox One Without Kinect

It’s time to rule out those hopes of a cheap, Kinect-free Xbox One bundle, at least for now: Microsoft says it’s not happening. Following news that you don’t actually need the Kinect plugged in for your next-gen Xbox to work, many gamers started wondering if maybe Microsoft would strip out the Kinect and sell a…

By Jason Schreier Published August 22, 2013

Microsoft Responds To Sony’s Recent Jab About The Xbox One

In an interview with Eurogamer today, Microsoft Studio’s vice-president Phil Spencer responded to recent criticisms from Sony, noting that Microsoft’s willingness to listen to its customers was a strength, not a shortcoming. When Microsoft decided to change a number of its policies for the Xbox One—like ditching an always-online console and mandatory Kinect—some took it…

By Patricia Hernandez Published August 21, 2013

With Xbox One Gaining Momentum, Sony Still Has Confidence

The most remarkable thing about Sony’s Gamescom press conference today wasn’t the big game announcements (Sony still loves indie games) or the PS4 feature demonstrations (the new menu looks like a video game console menu). It was Sony’s overarching, at times infectious confidence. While the event didn’t have the same razzle-dazzle of their PS4 reveal…

By Kirk Hamilton Published August 20, 2013