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For The First Time Since 1996, There’s No Need For Speed This Year
Think back. Can you remember a year when there wasn’t a Need for Speed game? The long-running racing series has punched in at least once every twelve months. It’s a bit of a surprise, then, that calendar year 2014 will come and go without a Need for Speed entry. Annual releases for the Need for…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 6, 2014 -
Your PC Must Be This Beefy to Play Wolfenstein: The New Order
When Nazis take over the world, Xbox 360s all around the weep in agony. Wolfenstein: The New Order will ship with a hefty four discs for Microsoft’s last-gen game console. You’re going to need a decent chunk of space on PC and PlayStation hardware, too. Bethesda’s letting players know the requirements they’ll need to run…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2014 -
Artwork Made With Kinect Puts You Inside A Magical Forest
I’m not usually one for hyperbole, but this has to be the most stunning artistic use of Microsoft’s Kinect I’ve ever seen. Le Vent Nous Portera (French for The Wind Will Carry Us) puts users (for lack of a better word) inside a magical midnight forest that reminds me of Grave of the Fireflies, only…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 30, 2014 -
Watch The Next Disney Infinity Reveal Live, Right Here
Teasers went out a few weeks ago and now it’s time to see what the next evolution of Disney’s hit collectible toy game will look like. Time to shout Excelsior? The House of Mouse will be hosting a Google Hangout at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET today that’s widely expected to introduce Marvel Comics characters…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 30, 2014 -
The Xbox One Dashboard, Beautified
Wouldn’t it be cool if we could customize the Xbox One with this much ease? Unfortunately, this video mock-up byPrimeGhost Gaming isn’t real—it’s just a concept. But if the Xbox One does ever implement something like themes, I hope it takes some cues from this. Being able to dictate the color of the widgets on…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 29, 2014 -
Watch An Hour Of State of Decay‘s Upcoming Expansion
Today Microsoft streamed an hour of State of Decay‘s military-themed Lifeline expansion running on Xbox 360. I love State of Decay and think the expansion sounds cool, so I’ll be playing this on PC as soon as it comes out. (Which happens in June.)
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 29, 2014 -
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Game Is Coming Out on Xbox One, After All
And, what do you know, it’s out today. Twelve days ago, it looked like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 tie-in game was delayed for Microsoft’s newest game console. Activision said that it was “working with Microsoft in an effort to release The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game on Xbox One.” But, earlier today, Xbox Live’s Larry…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 29, 2014 -
Sweet Old Man Tells You to Kill Nazis. You Damn Well Better Kill Nazis.
Don’t let the old man down. He exploded a National Socialist’s head for you, after all. The trailers for the upcoming Wolfenstein game have been good at getting folks intrigued but it’s tough to tell what the balance is going to be between snarky killfest and world-gone-wrong horror. Seeing as how this is merely a…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 29, 2014 -
Fan Film Turns Battlefield 4 Into A Third-Person Experience
I love the way the running soldier connects the scenes. In Through My Eyes, a fan-made Battlefield 4 short by YouTubers The Two Scotsmen, they pretty much maxed out the possibilities with the camera tools and angles, not to mention the graphics. Battlefield 4 Through My Eyes – Cinematic Movie [The Two Scotsmen, YouTube] To…
By Gergo Vas Published April 29, 2014 -
These Are the TV Shows That Microsoft Is Creating for Xbox
Oscar-winning documentary filmmakers. Legendary soccer players. The guys who make Robot Chicken. These are the people that Microsoft’s throwing money at to help them make TV shows. Despite the fact that their plans to create all-new filmed entertainment have long been rumored and confirmed, it’s kind of weird to think that the same company that…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 28, 2014 -
Console-Exclusive Metal Gear Missions Are No Longer Exclusive
Starting May 1, the platform-specific content in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will become platform agnostic, publisher Konami announced today. Up until now, PlayStation and Xbox players both got slightly different Ground Zeroes experiences, since both versions of the game came with a unique mission. PlayStation 3 and 4 players were the only ones…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 25, 2014 -
Battlefield 4 Should Have One Less Problem Soon
After months of scrambling to fix a plethora of technical issues that were keeping fans from going online and actually playing Battlefield 4, series developer DICE announced Friday morning that it’s officially bringing out the big guns to try and fix the game’s problems once and for all. The furor over Battlefield 4’s initial connectivity…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 25, 2014 -
Here’s the new trailer for Mad Max, the upcoming car combat game based on the memorable series of eighties-era post-apocalyptic movies that starred Mel Gibson before he became a crazy person. The video mostly focuses on the cars, which all look pretty in the rusty post-apocalyptic sort of way, and suggests that players will be…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 25, 2014 -
Here’s the topdown view of one of the maps that’s coming soon to Titanfall as part of a DLC map pack called Expedition. This one’s called War Games, designed after the tutorial mission simulator from the game. Here are some more shots: You can read more about their design philosophy on this particular map over…
By Tina Amini Published April 24, 2014 -
The Best (Last?) Hope for a Good Alien Game
There’s a reason that the first word in the next game based on 20th Century Fox’s sci-fi horror franchise is singular. Alien: Isolation will be taking its cues from Ridley Scott’s slower, more atmospheric 1979 original. That means no space marines and no P5000 power loader. Just you and one big, scary Xenomorph. Which you…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 24, 2014 -
Snoop Dogg Makes Call Of Duty Way More Fun
If your Call of Duty experience has been feeling a little repetitive lately, you can mix it up with the newest DLC, which replaces all voiceover with Snoop Dogg saying things like “You’ve lost the lead man, get your shit together!” Check out some of his best lines in this video from OutsideXbox. 30 Snoopiest…
By Steve Marinconz Published April 23, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Microsoft has revealed the exact release date of the Xbox One in Japan: September 4. According to Microsoft, 48 Japanese companies have registered to develop games for the console so far, including Bandai Namco, Capcom, Konami, and Square Enix. Gematsu has the full, translated list
By András Neltz Published April 23, 2014 -
How Much It Costs To Mortgage An Xbox One And PS4
Video games are an expensive habit. And few things are pricier than being an early adopter for a next-gen console like the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. So if you’re really itching to dive into some quality PS4 or Xbox One games, are you better off renting one system or the other and paying it…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 22, 2014 -
Here’s the first trailer for GRID Autosport, the next installment in Codemasters’ racing series. You can read all about the game’s features in the blog post accompanying the trailer (including how Autosport has not one, but two in-car camera views). Lands on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on June 27.
By András Neltz Published April 22, 2014