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Mighty No. 9 Confirms Rumors of Delay
Since late July, there have been rumors circulating of an impending release date change for the Mega Man-like Mighty No. 9. Today, developer Comcept has confirmed a delay in an update sent out to the game’s Kickstarter backers. The update, which cites “bugs and issues [with] a direct effect on [the] enjoyment of the game”…
By András Neltz Published August 5, 2015 -
New Star Wars Battlefront Gameplay Takes To the Skies
Star Wars Battlefront will feature a new Fighter Squadron mode that will have Rebel starfighters duke it out with Imperial ships. Previously, we sawfive minutes of the game’s multiplayer. That clip was focused more on the ground forces. This one isn’t. The mode supports up to twenty combat fighters and, I guess, features a bunch…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2015 -
The Xbox One Just Made a Mockery Out Of Nintendo’s Virtual Console
Thanks to the release of Rare Replay today, Xbox One owners will now be able to play seven Nintendo 64 classics on Microsoft’s console. Nintendo’s current console, the Wii U, only sells people the chance to play six. While there is an asterisk to this—Wii U owners can buy and play 15 more N64 games…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2015 -
It Looks Like All These Xbox 360 Games Will Soon Run On Xbox One [UPDATE]
Microsoft confirmed the names of a few more Xbox 360 games that will soon be functional on Xbox One through the newer console’s backwards compatibility feature, but they also showed a reel that hinted at lots more. Let’s enhance and see what we can see. The first one is unknowable. After that, we’ve got: Trials…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2015 -
Homefront: The Revolution Shows Off Some Gameplay
At Microsoft’s Gamescom conference today, Deep Silver Dambuster has given us a glimpse of the single-player campaign in their upcoming open-world shooter, Homefront: The Revolution, along with a rather nice CG trailer, seen above. The short gameplay clip deals with a rebel squad in Philadelphia attempting to steal some data for the resistance. Check it…
By András Neltz Published August 4, 2015 -
Watch The Big Xbox Gamescom Conference Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]
Suffering from E3 withdrawal? We’ve got your fix right here, thanks to Gamescom, which kicks off this morning in Germany with a big ol’ Xbox press conference. Straight out of Cologne, the folks behind Xbox will be sharing news and trailers for games like Scalebound, Quantum Break, Crackdown, Halo 5, Rise of the Tomb Raider,…
By Jason Schreier Published August 4, 2015 -
A Peek At Five Unreleased Games From Rare
Tuesday’s Xbox One 30-game collection Rare Replay includes five short documentary videos about five games that the legendary studio Rare started making but never released. The requirements for unlocking these videos are very tough and likely beyond me and many other mortal gamers, but I was at least able to flick through preview clips for…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 3, 2015 -
ReviewsRare Replay: The Kotaku Review
Rare games meant a lot to the people who played them, so a collection of 30 of (most) of their best works should mean a lot to children of the Spectrum ZX, the Nintendo 64 and even the Xbox 360 eras. Combined, they’re part of a new collection on the Xbox One that is one…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 3, 2015 -
All the Gears of War Games Will Be Backwards Compatible on Xbox One
Microsoft is re-mastering the first Gears of War game for Xbox One. And while the other Gears games won’t be getting the same treatment, you will be able to play them on the company’s newest home console. An morning announcement from Microsoft says that people who get Gears of War: Ultimate Edition this fall will…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 3, 2015 -
Level 8 In A Land of 34s: A Newbie’s Take On Destiny
I am late. The mysteries have been solved. The loot cave has come and gone. I’m the guy just now turning in his first encrypted engram—green, of course. I’m either playing Destiny the best way or the worst way. Argument for this being the best way to play Destiny: A few million gamers have beta-tested…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 31, 2015 -
New King’s Quest Is Love Child of Dragon’s Lair and The Princess Bride
I took our 5-year-old daughter to see Pixar’s Inside Out a week ago. I wish we had been able to play the new King’s Quest together instead. Like Inside Out, the new King’s Quest is close to a perfect piece of family entertainment. Unlike Inside Out, it would be far less likely to turn a…
By Chris Suellentrop Published July 28, 2015 -
New Tomb Raider Will Come To PC and PS4 In 2016
Windows players will be able to play Rise of the Tomb Raider a few months after it launches on Xbox. PS4 gamers will have to wait a year. There’s been anger and disgruntlement at the exclusivity of Rise of the Tomb Raider, which was initially announced as an Xbox platform exclusive last August. Turns out…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2015 -
Developers, Please Copy These Player-Friendly Ideas From Arkham Knight
You might celebrate a video game for its gameplay, graphics, or its story, but let’s briefly celebrate the excellent little things Batman: Arkham Knight does to respect the time of its players. Oh, if only more modern games did these things. These ideas aren’t all brand-new, but they’ve been implemented in Arkham Knight with a…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 14, 2015 -
A new trailer for Platinum’s upcoming Transformers: Devastation game will give gamers of a certain age flashbacks to their childhood. It’s still hard to tell if this game is much more than an arena brawler, though there do seem to at least be some transformation-based moves. For PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS4.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2015
