MercurySteam, the award winning independent development studio behind the multi-million selling Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series, today announced that its 4 divided by 1 asymmetric shooterRaider of the Broken Planet, will launch on Microsoft’s new console— Xbox One X. After being featured on the Xbox showreel at the Microsoft E3 2017 Media Briefing, MercurySteam is … Continue reading
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‘The Darwin Project’ Announced for Xbox One
During today’s Microsoft E3 media briefing, Scavengers Studio revealed that their recently announced battle royale title The Darwin Project is coming to Xbox One. The team also shared new information about the Show Director mode, which allows a player to oversee the match and use special commands to create thrilling moment-to-moment action through uniquely asymmetrical … Continue reading
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS To Launch Exclusively On Xbox One Late 2017
Bluehole, Inc., announced today from the Microsoft press conference at E3 2017 that PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, the first standalone Battle Royale video game with more than three million units sold on Steam, will launch exclusively on Xbox One’s Game Preview Program later this year. The final game will launch in 2018 across the Xbox One family … Continue reading
N++ Ultimate Edition Leaps to Xbox One This Summer
The world’s best platformer continues to get better. Now Xbox One players will get to experience the thrill of narrowly escaping enemies, collecting gold, and just generally being the best parkour-loving ninja around. Metanet Software is excited to announce that N++ (N Plus Plus) Ultimate Edition will arrive on Xbox One consoles this summer. After another … Continue reading
‘Perception’ Coming to Xbox One; New Teaser Trailer Unveiled
Boston-area developer The Deep End Games and publisher Feardemic are pleased to announce that Perception, the first-person narrative horror adventure, will be coming to Xbox One, in addition to previously-announced plans for PC and PlayStation 4. The news is accompanied by a brand new trailer, which showcases the haunting, unique experience players can expect. In Perception, … Continue reading
Xbox Store’s Countdown Sale Has Started, Tons of Items on Sale
There’s a pretty huge sale happening on the Xbox Store at the moment. Major Nelson has announced that Microsoft’s Countdown Sale, which was originally supposed to go live tomorrow December 22, has started a bit early. There’s a ton of content discounted already with Daily Deals counting down all the way to the New Year. … Continue reading
Collector’s Edition For ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ Announced
Square Enix Inc. today announced a collector’s edition for Rise of the Tomb Raider that is available exclusively from the Square Enix e-store and the Official Tomb Raider store. The exclusive Rise of the Tomb Raider Collector’s Edition ($149.99) is available for pre-order at tombraider.na.square-enix.com. It includes: Full Xbox One retail copy of Rise of the … Continue reading
All Four ‘Gears of War’ Xbox 360 Games Now Included With ‘Gears of War: Ultimate Edition’
The Coalition has announced that the entire Gears collection of games on Xbox 360 will be unlocked through backwards compatibility for those who purchase Gears of War: Ultimate Edition or the Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Xbox One Bundle. Once you play Gears of War: Ultimate Edition on Xbox Live from August 25 through December … Continue reading
‘Gears of War Ultimate Edition’ Being Bundled With Xbox One Starting August 25
During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Gears of War co-creator Rod Fergusson announced that the upcoming Gears of War Ultimate Edition, a remake of the original Gears of War, will be bundled with the Xbox One. The bundle will begin appearing in select stores on August 25, the same day that Gears of War … Continue reading
‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ Gets New Trailer and Box Art Reveal
Microsoft has released a new trailer for its timed-exclusive, Rise of the Tomb Raider, weeks prior to E3. The trailer focuses on Lara’s drive and her focus on the “search for something greater” that will turn her into the Tomb Raider we all know and love. It also states that the World Premiere of Rise … Continue reading
‘Airmech Arena’ Announces Closed Beta
You gotta admire the guts of Ubisoft. On the eve of the biggest beta release in recent memory (I’m talking about Destiny, of course) Ubisoft and Carbon Games have announced that AirMech Arena, their fast-paced real-time strategy mech game, will also have a closed beta starting July 23. The closed beta will include single-player levels as well … Continue reading
‘Contrast’ Now Available on Xbox ONE
Compulsion Games has announced that its adventure/puzzle game Contrast has launched on Xbox One via the ID@Xbox self-publishing program. “At the end of the day, it’s all about the community and the fans who have relentlessly supported Contrast and our small team from the very beginning,” said Guillaume Provost, creative director and founder of Compulsion Games. “Without them, Contrast would never … Continue reading
‘Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare’ Getting Free DLC This Week
The Garden Variety Pack DLC for Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is set to release for FREE on March 18 for all Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners of the game. This new DLC pack will introduce a new 8 v 8 game mode called Gnome Bomb where plants and zombies need to work together to … Continue reading
A Bunch of ‘Titanfall’ Merchandise Has Been Unveiled By EA
Its common for AAA games to get their own versions of branded Mad Catz and Turtlebeach headsets upon release and it will be no different for Titanfall. EA Games and Respawn Entertainment have unveiled a wide range of upcoming merchandise for the game. The line includes the Titanfall standard and collector’s edition strategy guides from … Continue reading
The Microsoft Store Wants You To Trade In Your PS3 To Them
Today there are emails going out from the Microsoft Store to customers advertising a $100 trade-in credit for a PS3. The system will have to be in full working condition and include any original cables and at least one controller to receive the full credit. An Xbox ONE must be purchased during the same transaction … Continue reading