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Flight Simulator Fans Are in for a Treat on PC

You might remember Microsoft Flight Simulator. Ten games were released in the series, the last one being Flight Simulator X in 2006. Later, in 2012, we got a free-to-play followup called Microsoft Flight, which has since been shut down. But now, it’s time to relive the glory days with Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition Dovetail…

Xbox Japan Boss Is Stepping Down, Going to the U.S.

Long-time Microsoft exec Takashi Sensui is resigning as head of Xbox Japan. He won’t be leaving Microsoft, however, and is going to work at the company’s Redmond HQ. Famitsu reports that Sensui, who took over Xbox Japan in 2006, will be working at the General Manager for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft’s main office.…

Dragon Age: Keep Has 300 Different Choices

If you include all of the race and gender choices for your protagonists as well as all the decisions you can have them make, then there are 300 different options. Most of them are pretty minor, but it leads to more than 1,427,247,692,705,959,881,058,285,969,449,495,136,382,746,624 different possible world states for Dragon Age: Inquisition. Damn. If you’re interested…

Someone Remade A Bunch Of Classic Custom Halo 3 Maps In The New Halo

The ability to create and tinker with custom maps in the Halo series was first introduced in Halo 3‘s Forge mode. Players went wild with it, creating all sorts of maps and introducing new gameplay rules to go along with it. Take, for instance, Duck Hunt, where the objective isn’t exactly a team versus team…

Xbox One Review Update: One Year Later

Stop waiting. If you can afford it, it’s time to get a new-gen console, and the Xbox One is a worthwhile one to get. It’s been a year since the console’s launch, and Microsoft’s third home console finds itself in an interesting spot. On the one hand, many of its initial promises—to unite the devices…

Never Alone: The Kotaku Review

When was the last time a video game told you about a whole other culture? Took you somewhere remote you’d only heard about in passing, and let the people who’ve lived there speak to you in a generations-old voice? Never Alone does that all-too-rare thing and does it very well. A small, independently-produced video game…

There’s Actually A Point To Halo‘s Dumbest Achievement

Halo: The Master Chief Collection has a so-called “mystery” achievement, whose description is simply “inscrutable, mysterious.” The way to unlock it might seem totally arbitrary (and kinda lame), but it actually ties into a story from Halo‘s distant past. As seen in videos like this one from OneTickShaka, unlocking the achievement is as simple as…

Microsoft’s Gamble Worked Xbox One Weekly Sales Triple, Exceed PS4

On November 2nd, Microsoft announced that the Xbox One console would see a temporary $50 price cut. The move was a clear attempt to bolster sales going into the holiday season… and it looks like it’s paid off “Sales have skyrocketed since the new price took effect.” Yusuf Mehdi, vice president of marketing for Xbox…

Guy Can’t Stop Laughing At How Buggy The Remastered Halo Games Are

Since the launch of 343’s remastered Halo: The Master Chief Collection, many players have been reporting a laundry list of issues. Some of those, when players can actually connect to the multiplayer servers, include matches with skewed teams. You can see an example of that in the video above, where player Mark Edward Neace Jr,…

All of Halo 2‘s Remastered Cutscenes, In 1080p

One of the major overhauls 343 planned for Halo: The Master Chief Collection was in upgrading Halo 2‘s cutscenes. And Blur Studios, the team responsible for remastering them, did a wonderful job. You can watch them all, back to back, thanks to YouTuber Unyshek – The Halo Professor. If you’re playing through Halo 2 while…

The Halo Collection’s Online Multiplayer Isn’t Working Properly

It’s launch day for the Halo: The Master Chief Collection, but players are struggling to get online to play in any of the multiplayer matches. Earlier this morning Microsoft issued an Xbox Live service alert to say that they’re working on the matchmaking problem that many players seem to be having. I tried to hop…

​Halo: The Master Chief Collection Is More Than Just A Nostalgia Trip

I remember loving the Halo series. I remember investing hours in replaying the campaigns on harder difficulties, sometimes with friends and sometimes solo for the extra challenge. I remember smiling menacingly at killstreaks in multiplayer and throwing grenades right on top of banshees and long missions I thought would never end. But these were all…

Camo Xbox One Is Sadly Not For Sale

This special Xbox One / A Bathing Ape console, which I like very much, will sadly never be sold to the public. It was a piece of swag, used only as a “promotional gift” for an event in Hong Kongearlier this month. I mean, I guess it might turn up on eBay, but given the…

Being Scottish With An Xbox One Is A Daily Struggle

But only if you want to use Kinect. Hello, my name is Mark Serrels and I’m overwhelmingly Scottish. People are sometimes taken aback by just how Scottish I am when they first meet me. The blank vacant stares of people trying to understand what the hell I’m saying: I recognise this look. I know it…

The First 40 Minutes Of Sunset Overdrive In Action

Want to get a better feel for Insomniac’s shooter? Here’s the first 40 minutes of it action (we’ve also got a full Sunset Overdrive review here if you fancy it). This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK This video covers the opening and first few missions (there’ll be some tips tomorrow as well). Interestingly, while…

Sunset Overdrive: The Kotaku Review

“I started this game collecting trash,” my character quipped late in Sunset Overdrive, “and now I’m collecting trash again.” She was defending a makeshift boat that was trying to escape the zombie-infested wasteland of Sunset City. It was a thrilling chase scene. So why were we collecting trash in the middle of it? Well, see:…

Xbox One Is Getting a $50 ‘Holiday’ Price Drop, Will Cost $349

Starting on November 2, the no-Kinect Xbox One and two of its related bundles will be sold at a discounted price of $349. The price cut applies to the Kinect-less XBO Assassin’s Creed Unity bundle and the also Kinect-less XBO Special Edition Sunset Overdrive bundle, the contents of which are detailed in the announcement (and…

The U.S. Military Is Developing a High-Tech Sandbox

Dubbed the ARES Sandtable, this U.S. Military prototype uses a Kinect, a projector, software, and sand to recreate real-world environments like never before. Below, via Military.com, you can see what traditional military sandtables look like: Traditional sandtables can take up hours to set up, while the AREAS table might make it possible to do the…

Halo: Nightfall looks like Microsoft’s trying to get serious about making shows based off their games. Here’s the new trailer.

​Here’s What Halo 3 Looks Like In 1080p

The last Master Chief game made by Bungie came out seven years ago, long before HD resolutions became the norm for most video games. Microsoft’s given it a full graphical upgrade for the modern era, though. Check out what Halo 3 looks like in high-definition. The footage above comes via IGN, who unveiled glimpses of…