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Crimson Dragon Didn’t Have Any Sound, Still Looks Awesome
If you loved the Panzer Dragoon games, then you’ve been waiting a long time for a sequel to all the flying, fire-breathing action. Microsoft showed the long-teased follow-up—destined for Xbox One—today at their E3 event but the sound wasn’t working for the gameplay snippet. And yeah, folks in attendance had to laugh as the uncomfortable…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2013 -
Dead Rising 3 Is Coming To The Xbox One
Today we got our first look at Dead Rising 3, which is coming exclusively to Xbox One. Like in prior games, you can use nearly anything as a weapon against zombies—and these weapons have some degree of customization. You’ll also be able to do things like call in artillery strikes against the undead, which is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2013 -
Forza 5‘s ‘Driveatar’ Will Mimic Your Style for Others to Race Against
Promising “the end of AI” in its driving series, Forza 5 will introduce something called “Driveatar,” which will learn from players personal driving styles and upload them into the cloud as racing opponents, Turn 10 Studios said on stage at Microsot’s E3 news conference. Driver tendencies such as acceleration, aggression, how they drive in traffic…
By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013 -
Insomniac Is Making a Wild Exclusive For the Xbox One
Sunset Overdrive is a new game from Insomniac Games. It’s an open world shooter with character design much like that of Overstrike, prior to the redesign/change to Fuse. And unsurprisingly, that means it looks fantastic.
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2013 -
Metal Gear Solid V On the Xbox One Looks Fantastic
Today during the Microsoft press conference at E3, Microsoft unveiled a ton of new Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain footage. Snake seems to be in Afghanistan, can ride horses, and still does that whole sneaking thing.
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2013 -
Free Games Coming to Xbox Live Gold Subscribers [Updated]
Existing Xbox Live Gold members will begin receiving two free games per month until the launch of the Xbox One in November. The first two games will be Halo 3 and Assassin’s Creed II. Fable III was already made free to Gold subscribers earlier today.
By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013 -
The Xbox 360 has a New Design; It’s Available Today
The Xbox 360 has a new “smaller sleeker and quieter than ever” console design, available beginning today, said Microsoft. Specific features, such as hard drive size, were not mentioned. The design appears to mimic that of the Xbox One, coming later this year.
By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013 -
Watch Microsoft’s E3 2013 Press Conference And More Live
With exclusive reveals, extended coverage and special appearances from some familiar Kotaku faces, Spike TV’s E3 2013 stream is an excellent choice for your watching all of the things needs. The Microsoft press conference kicks off at 12:30 Eastern, with tons of special sauce leading up. Enjoy!
By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2013 -
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2013 -
Redbox Takes a Mild Shot at Xbox One, PS4 Over Used-Game Concerns
While the rent-by-mail service GameFly is keeping quiet on what Xbox One may mean to its future, the kiosk rental service Redbox has begun a modest lobbying campaign to remind gamers that game rentals, used games, even taking them to a friend’s home are in serious jeopardy under the new console generation. A barebones site…
By Owen Good Published June 9, 2013 -
Microsoft Denies Participation In PRISM Data-Gathering Scheme
Yesterday was an unusually troubling day for online privacy. Microsoft clarified the potentially problematic privacy settings for the Kinect video and audio sensor that must be plugged into the Xbox One for it to operate. And yet according to a stunning, unrelated report, Microsoft has also been offering up its users’ data to the NSA…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 7, 2013 -
As Expected, Francis Is Not Happy at All About Today’s Xbox One News
Think you’re mad about tonight’s flood of controversial news from Microsoft about the Xbox One? Your rage pales next to Francis’ fury. Francis’ reaction to the unveiling of Microsoft’s next home game console was something to see. But, in this one, he takes the current-gen Kinect into his big, meaty hands and tries to break…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 7, 2013 -
Can Your Network Handle The “Optimal” Xbox One Experience?
Along with today’s clarification of the online requirements of the Xbox One, Microsoft also gave us an internet speed target: “For an optimal experience, we recommend a broadband connection of 1.5Mbps.” That doesn’t seem unreasonable. Let’s see how we do! A quick trip to Speedtest.net will tell you how your network is doing, and while…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2013 -
The Xbox One Just Had A Very Bad Day
In two weeks’ time, we may look on this as one of the smartest PR moves of all time. But for now? It’s been a bad day for Microsoft. Seeking perhaps to head off criticisms that it had been vague (at best) and incompetent (at worst) in its messaging of core Xbox One services at…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2013
