"There are things about (MMOs) that I think we don't want to get into people's heads".
Destiny, the next game from Halo developers Bungie, is shaping up as a massive world in which a large number of players can connect to each other and play together in an online environment. Naturally, that sounds like a (admittedly loose) definition of the term MMO, but Bungie are reluctant to call the game one themselves.
Remember, remember these links for November.
There's going to be explosions everywhere this week. On the one hand here in the UK we're honouring the annual tradition of blowing up fireworks in memory of an act of anarchy known as Bonfire Night, but on the other it's also Call of Doggy launch week.
Also - this year's mandatory celebrity in the live-action CoD TV advert is...
To maximise your bug-squishing potential in little-known indie darling Call of Duty: Ghosts' Extinction mode, you'll be get to pick one of four player classes which have been revealed via the Call of Duty community website.
Game will actually release "a few weeks later in December".
With all the hoo-haa and furore around the Xbox One launch, messages can get mixed pretty darn easily. That's something Popcap and the rest of us may have to come to terms with when it comes to Xbox One timed exclusive Peggle 2. Ah, semantics.
You are really spoiling us with this Ferrari rush, eh?.
Need for Speed is a series with a lot of history, and indeed over the years it's had relationships with many top car manufacturers. After being absent from the series for a long time one of the most iconic names in racing will finally return in Need for Speed: Rivals.
Got any of that bug-repellent bat-spray, Bruce?.
It's not easy being the Batman - and currently it seems many of you are feeling that pain in more ways than Warner Bros Games had probably intended. This week they've had to issue an apology due to a myriad of technical issues that have been creeping into Batman: Arkham Origins since launch.
Coral yourself towards these new screens.
Upcoming downloadable Xbox One game Crimson Dragon approaches from just over the horizon, and brings along with it a selection of lovely screenshots from the game ahead of it's release later in the month.
Fighter releases November 20th on Xbox Live.
Fighters at the ready - Namco Bandai has announced a release date and price for their upcoming HD touch-up of what many consider to be the best game in the Soul series of beat-em-ups, Soul Calibur 2 HD Online
Timed exclusive Xbox One DLC brings four re-designed Battlefield 3 maps to BF4.
Last night at the Battlefield 4 Showdown event the US took on Europe in a 64 player battle that sadly (for us) resulted in a European defeat. However, the event also served the dual purpose of revealing the maps that would be included in the Second Assault DLC pack coming first to Xbox One.
Includes pre-made Whiterun, Riverwood and Bleak Falls Barrow.
By the buttocks and nostrils of Akatosh! 4J Studios is working on a Skyrim-themed Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, featuring new character and inventory skins, new items, an Elder Scrollsy soundtrack and pre-fabricated Minecraft versions of Whiterun, Riverwood and Bleak Falls Barrow.
"A big thank you to GTA Online players worldwide for your continued patience and understanding.".
Grand Theft Auto 5's latest update has been delayed again, which means you won't receive the first $250,000 instalment of GTA Online Stimulus cash till next week at the earliest.
Season Pass details and map contents outed.
Ryse: Son of Rome will receive more DLC packs than you'll eat hot meals, assuming you eat hot meals at a rate of, say, four every few months. Microsoft has released details of the Xbox One exclusive's Season Pass, which costs $19.99 (UK prices are still TBC) and grants access to four Ryse DLC packs at a total of 25 per cent off.
Gears needs a few years off, argues Spencer, while PGR may have been eclipsed by Forza.
Eager as I am to sample new IP on next generation consoles, I can't help but mourn the fallen. Gears of War has all but disappeared from the industry conversation, following the release of the strong but under-selling Judg(e)ment. Bizarre's Project Gotham Racing franchise, meanwhile, hasn't been seen for years, though Microsoft's renewing the trademark in February is evidence that it hasn't been forgotten.
Build a world in groups of four.
In news that absolutely nobody could possibly take umbrage at, A World of Keflings is now free to download from Xbox Live Marketplace, as part of the on-going Games with Gold program. Fancy helping a race of digital pixies assemble a world with the help of three of your mates? Today's your lucky day, then.
"No one could look at the numbers and know they represent you".
In a newly issued privacy statement, viewable in full over on Microsoft's official website, the company has readdressed some of the fears regarding how the Xbox One's Kinect will collect and use player's personal data. The statement also seems to out a new feature of the Kinect - Expressions.
"Uplay Passport will not be a part of any future Ubisoft games," says publisher.
Ubisoft has shuttered the Uplay Passport program following uproar over the "locking" of single player content in Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. The Passport "will not be a part of any future Ubisoft games," the publisher confirmed in a statement today.
Awww, hamburgers.
Son of a biscuit. Just when you thought we would finally get our hands on the long-delayed South Park RPG, they've only gone and delayed it again for another four months. Stand fast gentlemen, it might actually happen next time. Keep the faith.
That is my foot in your face.
Damn gurl, them's some moves. It's decided - henceforth Orchid and Sadira are my KI dream team. They look like they'd be friends, and together we shall cut down all Xbox One players who stand in our path. Come at us, bros.
Double Fine hit and Xbox Live Avatar adventure to shed their price tags.
The next two free Xbox Games with Gold are A World of Keflings and Iron Brigade, Microsoft has announced. The former will be free to download from tomorrow, 1st November. The latter will be free from 16th November till the end of the month. Any takers?
"For better or worse I'm not fixated on that," says Phil Spencer.
Buying up developers willy-nilly to ensure the largest possible headcount doesn't equate to having a great exclusive line-up, Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer has claimed, pointing to that fruitful rapport with Epic as evidence that partnering with third party publishers is no less valid a tactic.
