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Halo: ODST is now dropping in for owners of the Master Chief Collection Players who purchased and played the Xbox One collection before December 19 of last year are starting to get their codes for the remastered ODST campaign. Folks falling outside of that window will be able to purchase the campaign separately for $4.99“soon.”
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2015 -
Oh Hey, a New Xbox One Controller with a Headphone Jack [UPDATE]
The PS4’s DualShock 4 has a headphone jack that allows you to plug whatever headphones into the controller. The Xbox One’s controller, however, only has proprietary port. Make that, only had. As revealed on the Xbox Supportwebsite (via Eurogamer), an upcoming version of the Xbox One controller will have a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Here’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2015 -
Cows Invade Diablo III On Its Third Anniversary
Happy Birthday Diablo III! The game came out three years ago and an anniversary like this means a special event. This time it’s a Cowpocalypse, and it’ll be a nostalgic one for all Diablo fans. Effective immediately, we encourage all residents of Sanctuary to steer clear of the wilds. From dawn on May 15 to…
By Gergo Vas Published May 15, 2015 -
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By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2015 -
Microsoft Punishes Gears of War Leakers [UPDATE]
UPDATE (7:12pm): Well now here’s an interesting addendum. Earlier today, following a number of video leaks from a wide-scale beta test of the upcoming Gears of War remake, the game testing company VMC said in a memo that Microsoft had both permanently banned the leakers from Xbox Live and temporarily disabled their consoles, rendering them…
By Jason Schreier Published May 14, 2015 -
Destiny‘s Old Russia In LEGO Form
Inspired by the game’s original concept art, LEGO enthusiast Hunter Erickon rebuilt a tiny segment of the toxic, burnt grass area of Destiny with LEGO bricks. His set features rusted cars, a destroyed highway bridge, and a 6v6 battle between two Hunters, two Warlocks and two Titans in the ruins of modern day Kazakhstan. Gotta…
By Gergo Vas Published May 5, 2015 -
Square Enix’s Latest Tech Demo Looks Gorgeous
Square Enix teamed up with Microsoft to show what the upcoming DirectX 12 can do. How does 63 million polygons per scene sound? It sounds like a lot! Titled Witch Chapter 0 [cry], the demo was shown off at Microsoft Build and appears to feature Angi, the character who appeared in the previous tech demo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2015 -
Tips & Guides
Five Tips For Getting Started In State of Decay
The terrific and often overlooked zombie survival game State of Decay has got a new version out today on PC and Xbox One. If you missed it the first time around, it’s worth checking out. State of Decay is a third-person open-world zombie survival game. (I know, right? What a concept!) There’s been a zombie…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 28, 2015 -
Gears of War Remaster Coming To Xbox One [UPDATE]
Today, a number of people across the country obtained access to a test build for “Gears of War” on the Xbox One, as shown in the screenshot above. Although we suspected it might be part of an as-of-yet-unannounced Gears collection including a number of games in the series, this may in fact just be a…
By Jason Schreier Published April 24, 2015 -
The Fake Video Game Rumor Someone Spread For… Homework
What drives a person to make up a video game rumor and spread it around the internet? They might do it for the fame or the infamy. Maybe for a laugh. Sometimes, it’s… to get a good grade on a college paper. In early March, a Reddit user going by the name certain_ability posted a…
By Jason Schreier Published April 23, 2015 -
A Look At What Alan Wake 2 Could’ve Been
Fans of the original Alan Wake have long wondered why their hunger for creeptacular suspense-filled third-person action game goodness hasn’t been fed with a sequel. This week, they got more of a proper answer. And a new hope. Polygon published a meaty article yesterday about the undoing and potential redoing of Alan Wake 2, as…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 21, 2015 -
How A Small Studio’s Chance At The Big Time Died At Microsoft’s Doorstep
One week in early February, three top employees from the independent game studio Darkside Games flew to Redmond, Washington for a secret meeting with Microsoft. Over the course of the meeting, which lasted two days, Darkside’s leadership tried to convince the mega-corporation to give them a few more million dollars, according to two people familiar…
By Jason Schreier Published April 10, 2015 -
Everyday life in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt looks so cool. The game just got a new gameplay trailer, full of combat, but the best-looking parts are the ones with the NPCs doing their medieval daily routine. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…
By Gergo Vas Published April 10, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Big Surprise, Japanese Gamers Like Final Fantasy XV’s Demo
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae came out last month and most people who got it have probably had enough time to process their feelings about it. Japanese gaming mag Weekly Famitsu released the results of their user survey on the Final Fantasy XV demo. What were you looking forward to going into the game? Going…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 2, 2015 -
Timed DLC Exclusivity Is Bullshit
There’s some new Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC out today, as you may have heard. It’s called “Jaws of Hakkon” and you can get it for Xbox One, PC, and… well, that’s it. Did you play Dragon Age on PlayStation 4? Sorry. No DLC for you this week. See, publishers EA and Microsoft have come to…
By Jason Schreier Published March 24, 2015 -
Leaked Video Shows What Phantom Dust Reboot Could’ve Looked Like
Last month, we broke news that Microsoft had cancelled the Phantom Dust reboot that was in the works at an independent studio called Darkside Games. As a result of this cancellation, Darkside shut down, laying off around 50 staff. The news has raised questions about the fate of Phantom Dust, a beloved cult classic that…
By Jason Schreier Published March 19, 2015
