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Why an Xbox With Anti-Used Game Tech Makes Perfect Sense
So, we’ve heard from a source that the next Xbox may feature some kind of anti-used games technology. When you first read that, your first instinct was probably to think it’s either bullshit or the worst idea a video game company has ever had. It is, I believe, neither. In fact, if it ends up…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2012 -
An Old Xbox Reveals the Secret Lives of a Good Friend
All my friend wanted was a simple, get-rid-of-it-on-Craigslist estimate for an original Xbox, two controllers, and about a dozen games. He knew that what he had was too common in its time, too obsolete in the present, to qualify as some latter-day Antiques Roadshow jackpot. Still, I couldn’t bring myself to appraise it at $25.…
By Owen Good Published January 25, 2012 -
Threadless Shirts, Now Available for Your Xbox Avatars
Internet standard-issue clothing dispensary Threadless has struck a deal with Microsoft which will see some of the outlet’s shirts made available for its Xbox avatars. Those wondering how the shirt’s creators are thanked (seeing as Threadless is a user-created content site), they’re credited in each item’s description on Xbox.com. I’ve pinged Threadless to see if…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2012 -
This Xbox 360 Controller Dispenses Hot Pockets
It’s…it’s like a dream come true. Master craftsman Ben Heck has built this custom Xbox 360 controller which contains a rather useful add-on: a hot pocket dispenser. Which I guess would work just as well for kebabs, sausage rolls, etc, depending on where you live! You’ll never have to take your hands of the controller…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2012 -
Next Xbox Out In Oct/Nov 2013, Chips Already Being Made
Time for the latest instalment of “shit people are saying/guessing about the next Xbox console”! This week we have two reports, one from IGN and the other from Fudzilla. The IGN rumour says the next console will be out in October or November next year, and that it’s graphics processor will be based on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 24, 2012 -
Rumor: Microsoft Killing Microsoft Points, Will Use Real Money Instead
Good news, haters of arbitrary online currencies! The end for Microsoft’s confusing “Points” system may be near, if a report on Inside Mobile Apps is to be believed. The mobile site claims that Microsoft’s Points will be “phased out” by the end of 2012, with transactions to be listed in a user’s local currency instead.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2012 -
From Ryu Hayabusa to Jeanne d’Arc, Everybody Fights in Warriors Orochi 3
The third installment of Tecmo Koei’s Dynasty Warriors / Samurai Warriors hack-and-slash crossover is coming to North America on March 20, it’s 120+ warrior roster padded with cameos from Ninja Gaiden, Warriors: Legends of Troy, Bladestorm, Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll and Dead or Alive Warriors Orochi 3‘s expansive roster demonstrates one of the benefits…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 -
Fluid Has Never Been Quite as Dynamic as It Is in Puddle
Coming later this month to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, Puddle is a fluid dynamics platformer that follows various fluids as they travel through a garden hose, a rocket engine, the human body, and more. Born from a project by six students from the French video game school ENJMIN and recipient of a…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2012 -
The Xbox 360’s Video Playback “Issue” Acknowledged, Microsoft “Working on a Fix”
After a few months of people pointing the issue out, Microsoft has finally acknowledged that the 2011 dashboard update has created a problem with the console’s video playback. Xbox spokesman Larry Hryb has said the company is “aware of the colorspace issue” affecting “some Xbox video apps”, and that Microsoft is “working on a fix”.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2012 -
Skyrim’s Creation Kit is “Nearly Ready”
I’m done with Skyrim. I’ve seen enough and done enough of what came with it to satisfy me, so I’ve put it down. I haven’t put it away, though, because I know the game’s creation kit is coming soon. Very soon, if Bethesda are to be believed. In an update on the company’s site, we’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2012 -
It’s Official! Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield Co-Star in Resident Evil 6
As teased at NoHopeLeft.com and GameStop advertising materials, Resident Evil 6 is officially coming this November, bringing the series two most popular male leads together for the first time. Taking place some ten years after the Raccoon City incident that started this whole business, Resident Evil 6 begins with the President of the United States…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2012 -
This Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition Trailer Celebrates the Folks That Waited
Did you forego picking up Fallout: New Vegas and its downloadable content in the hopes that Bethesda would release some sort of Ultimate Edition featuring everything rolled into one? Then February 7 (10 in Europe) is your day to reap your patience’s reward. As someone that only played about an hour of Fallout: New Vegas,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2012 -
Time Travel Opens Up Worlds of Possibility in Final Fantasy XIII-2
One of my favorite features of Final Fantasy XIII-2, time travel allows the player and their party to jump back and forth between different eras in the game’s history, small self-contained ‘What If?’ scenarios filled with stories to experience and items to collect. For fans of the Final Fantasy XIII setting, XIII-2‘s different time periods…
By Mike Fahey Published January 18, 2012 -
Come for SoulCalibur V‘s Story, Stay For the Screenshots
With 17 years separating SoulCalibur V from SoulCalibur IV, Project Soul has near two decades’ worth of explaining to do. Could this be the most story-driven SoulCalibur yet? I swear there’s more plot and dialog going on in this short video than I recall seeing in any other game in the Soul series. Not that…
By Mike Fahey Published January 18, 2012 -
Wow, the Xbox 360 is Absolutely Killing it (in the US, Anyway)
I tend to let monthly sales charts wash over me these days because, well, I’m 31 now and don’t give a shit which console sells more than another in any given month. Sometimes, though, I like to get a little hypocritical and take a peek at annual sales. And 2011’s make for interesting reading. While…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3 + Kinect Looks Like This, Beta On February 14
Mass Effect 3 will use Kinect. But how, you ask, will that work? How dorky will I sound yelling things at my TV set? Watch this clip to find out. It’s…well, it doesn’t look too bad! Though these commands are all rather sterile. How well it works with my eyes full of tears or my…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012 -
Six New Challengers Appear for Street Fighter X Tekken, Plus a Vita Version Surprise
With Street Fighter X Tekken due out in early March, now is not the time for a tight trickle of new character reveals. That’s why Capcom has dropped six new fighters on us today, three from their team and three from the opposition. Has your favorite character been confirmed? Well that all depends, now doesn’t…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2012 -
Xbox Live Gold Members Can Demo The Darkness II Right Now
2K Games has unleashed a playable demo for The Darkness II, aka the further adventures of Jackie Estacado, exclusively for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. PlayStation 3 and PC players will get a taste come January 24.
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2012 -
Microsoft is Not Doing Enough to Help Xbox Live “Hack” Victims
So there’s been some kind of security problem with Xbox Live accounts for a while now. Microsoft denies there’s been any compromise of its own data, yet still, for months now users have complained of having their accounts hijacked by people making unauthorised transaction. A theory emerged last week that the cause of the issue…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2012