Xbox Live Games with Gold scheduled for August

Free games continue to rock up monthly for Xbox Live Gold members. Microsoft announced four new titles for its Games with Gold scheme via Xbox Wire today. The games included in August's offering range from rail shooters to multiplayer racers and last-gen stealth classics. Xbox One owners will be able to download Panzer Dragoon's successor Crimson Dragon … Continue reading Xbox Live Games with Gold scheduled for August

Telltale Games confirms The Walking Dead season 3

Telltale Games has announced its zombie apocalypse morality 'em up The Walking Dead will continue into a third season. No more info on the next instalment was forthcoming when Telltale President Kevin Bruner and The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman spilled their guts during a San Diego Comic Con panel at the weekend. Confirmed at #SDCC! … Continue reading Telltale Games confirms The Walking Dead season 3

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E3 – Sony and PS4 spoof Xbox One used games policy [video]

Sony instructional video oh-so-subtly trolls Microsoft. by CJ Wheeler PlayStation 4 manufacturer Sony has, undoubtedly, pulled a blinder at this year's E3. One of the biggest successes for Sony during the PS4 announcement has been its open policy on used games, which makes Microsoft's Xbox One look restrictive. Joking around, some of Sony's top execs decided … Continue reading E3 – Sony and PS4 spoof Xbox One used games policy

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E3 – Microsoft says buy Xbox 360 if you don’t have Internet [video]

Don Mattrick steamrolls over the next-gen connectivity issue while on-air. It's something of an understatement to say that E3 2013 has not gone well for Microsoft and Xbox One. At least there's still Xbox 360, right? In an interview filmed on Sunday before the Xbox E3 keynote, Microsoft's President of Interactive Entertainment, Don Mattrick, expounded … Continue reading E3 – Microsoft says buy Xbox 360 if you don’t have Internet

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E3 – Destiny gameplay trailer

Bungie tears Halo a new one with sci-fi shooter Destiny. Dropships? Check. Insectoid alien thingies? Check. Space-based megastructures popped out of nowhere? Check. Must be a Bungie game. Announced just before Christmas last year, Destiny's story is reminiscent of recent MMOFPS and TV series Defiance. Aliens arrive at Earth, humans get trounced, and player begins … Continue reading E3 – Destiny gameplay trailer

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Sky won’t be launching a subsidised Xbox One for Microsoft

Existing partnership won't extend into hardware distribution, says Sky. by CJ Wheeler Rumour spread across the games and tech press this week that Microsoft and Sky were in talks to offer Xbox One subsidised with Sky TV packages. Sky, which debuted its own Now TV streaming service in 2012 across devices including Xbox, has since issued a statement … Continue reading Sky won’t be launching a subsidised Xbox One for Microsoft

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Xbox One pre-order now live on Amazon

High prices handwaved with pre-order price guarantee. by CJ Wheeler Microsoft officially launched their next console last week, the Xbox One. No prices were confirmed at the time. We're now starting to get some possible idea of what gamers can expect to pay for the console, controller and games - and it's at the high end. … Continue reading Xbox One pre-order now live on Amazon