DICE throws a mortar trooper at a helicopter to see what happens.
A new Battlefield 4 map and mode will be revealed at Gamescom next week, DICE has announced. We already know what they are. You don't. Hah! Come now, soothe the fires of your frustration by glaring at this screenshot of a man, another man and a helicopter having a punch-up.
Next generation Tomb Raider sequel isn't affected.
Crystal Dynamics has announced that 12 developers will be laid off as part of the "rescoping" of a mysterious new project, which may or may not be the "wildly cool" title we wrote about in early May.
"We aren't interested in splitting the development base.".
Kinect does not, in fact, have to be plugged into the Xbox One for the console to function, Microsoft's Marc Whitten has revealed as part of an IGN AMA. That said, the console is "designed" to work with Kinect plugged in, and PR boss Albert Penello says that Microsoft "isn't interested in splitting the development base" - implying that there's still no chance Xbox One will ship without a Kinect sensor included.
"SmartGlass is different because it's for extra information.".
CVG's just published a neat little feature on the Xbox One's controller, which apparently cost $100 million to research. The pad is perhaps the most conservative of the next generation controllers, a refinement of the existing, much-hailed Xbox 360 pad that sports motorised triggers, a proper D-pad and superior wireless bandwidth. That wasn't always the idea, however.
Rockstar to make announcements right after Call of Duty event.
This week is going to be an exciting week. Rockstar has announced that we'll lay eyes on Grand Theft Auto 5's multiplayer component for the very first time this Thursday, 15th August - a mere 24 hours after Call of Duty: Ghosts' online modes go loud.
It's "generally recommended" that you buy for your region, though.
Rockstar has confirmed supported language and regional release details for Grand Theft Auto 5, via Videogamer. Unlike GTA 4, the game will be region-free everywhere except Japan.
New Snowdrop engine is "specifically designed and built" for next gen platforms.
Tom Clancy's The Division is going to be more or less the same game whether you buy it for Xbox One (hurrah!) or PS4 (hilarious farting noise), game director Ryan Bernard has told OXM. The new Snowdrop engine also has nothing in common with the much-sung Anvil engine that powers Assassin's Creed - it's a bespoke entity for next generation hardware, optimised for maximum razzle-dazzle.
"There's an interesting balance there that we'll need to investigate," says creative director.
Hoping for an expanded co-op headcount in your next generation Borderlands? Think twice. Gearbox hasn't formally announced a new Borderlands game for Xbox One, but Ausgamers has managed to winkle a bit of info as to the hypothetical project's online features out of Borderlands 2 creative director Paul Hellquist.
Resident Evil creator on following From Software's multiplayer example.
In a recent interview with horror maestro Shinji Mikami on his new game The Evil Within, we spoke about everything from Resident Evil 4, to developing with the new Kinect, to how to create the right environments, tone and characters for a true survival horror experience.
Major Nelson updates us on the finer details.
Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has been running around social media this week, updating us on the Xbox One controller, headset and a few other bits and pieces. Here's a rundown of his recent Reddit activities, delivered in the wake of that unboxing video last week.
Overkill shows us how it's done.
It's been well documented we could never be the stars of a successful heist movie, but with Payday 2's release just around the corner, Overkill have released a video walking us through their version of the perfect heist. Should we be taking notes?
Lead Multiplayer Designer on field upgrades, positive feedback loops and Levolution.
The fight for the crown of best modern multiplayer wages on, with one of the key fronts being that of multiplayer, and DICE has been explaining how it intends to make Battlefield 4 the victor in the form of how team play will be improved for the newest game in the series.
We're up all night to get link-y.
Another Sunday has come along, bringing with it the sense of relief that the previous week has been successfully conquered while simultaneously heralding the onset of another, waiting to be fought with metaphorical sword and shield in hand.
Family Pack subscribers to have accounts converted into standard Gold accounts, Xbox gift cards also confirmed.
Microsoft have been busy with the emails this weekend, sending out messages to all subscribers reminding them about the impending conversion of Microsoft Points to real world currency in time for the launch of Xbox One later this year.
"Probably the most character focused game that I've ever worked on.".
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified finally makes contact in a couple of weeks, and to mark the occasion a pair of videos going behind the scenes at 2K Marin have been released.
Ocelots, jungle biomes, texture pack support and even an increase in map height alongside much, much more.
It's beginning to feel a lot like Minecraft-mas. That's the name we've started giving to the period just before a major new update is about to be released for Minecraft 360, and with 4J announcing that Title Update 12 has now gone into testing with MS, we're finding ourselves as excited as ever to dive right back in.
Gives complete overview of the game including gadgets, gamemodes and story.
Sam Fisher is all but ready to embark upon his latest mission, so to celebrate Ubisoft has released a trailer wherein Charlie Coke, Tech Ops Specialist and newest member of the game's 4th Echolon team details the need-to-know info on the upcoming release.
Xbox Chief Product Officer wants "to replicate the experience that a typical family has with physical content with digital content".
After yesterday's news that several Gold-centric features will be shareable on Xbox One, Microsoft's Marc Whitten has explained more about the thinking behind these plans and the company's seemingly loose definition of the word "family".
Includes plastic surgery and a trip to space. We're not kidding.
As limited editions go, we're pretty confident the newest edition of the upcoming Saints Row 4 has them all beat for sheer ludicrousness. Deep Silver have teamed up with Game to offer a truly limited edition of the game that'll set you back a cool million dollars.
"Multiple people can enjoy the best benefits of Xbox Live Gold on your Xbox One at no additional charge.".
Writing on Xbox Newswire, Microsoft's Marc Whitten has confirmed that certain of the Xbox One's original (pre-E3) sharing policies will reappear, post Xbox One DRM U-turn. The company has announced a new policy known as Home Gold, under which Gold subscribers will be able to share digital Xbox One games and features with an "unlimited" number of non-subscribers, free of charge.