Twice delayed Stimulus package due after title update "next week".
Yesterday we reported on Rockstar giving a rather brief update on the status of that long awaited free cash injection to players of Grand Theft Auto Online, and they promised they'd have another update "very soon" - in fact, they gave said update a few hours later, although outside our office hours. (So inconsiderate!)
Out now in the US, UK and EU still have to wait a little longer.
The release of the upcoming Lego Marvel Super Heroes - the game which of course brings together numerous members of the Marvel Universe with the wonderment of Lego - is imminent. But there's still a couple of weeks to go, so it seems somewhat premature that a "launch" trailer has been released.
Tales from the Crypt-Creeper.
Hey, you over there! Are you a fan of Halloween? How about Minecraft? And free stuff? The lovely folks at 4J Studios have released a spooky Halloween themed texture pack for Minecraft 360 Edition. Best of all, it's absolutely free.
Over 10 million votes cast, Call of Duty enters the Hall of Fame.
This year's Golden Joystick Awards event is officially a Thing that has Happened, which means we now have a list of winners to fight over. Participants cast a record-breaking 10 million votes to determine which games and developers deserved a hearty pat on the back, and the results were announced this afternoon amid the luxuriance and pomp of Westminster Bridge Plaza Hotel. Did you all choose wisely? Let's find out.
It couldn't just be like Master and Commander, says creative director.
Running real-time water physics in Battlefield 4's multiplayer was the toughest technical trick to implement, in the estimation of DICE's creative director Lars Gustavsson, of whose exploits you can read in the new issue of OXM, on sale now.
"This is an invitation to a new generation".
Choo choo - all aboard the Hype Train. It's full steam ahead from now until the 22nd November, and our first stop is this tasty trailer that's just appeared over on Xbox's YouTube channel.
Does your living room currently have 1.4m x 0.6m going spare?.
Some sneaky so-and-so has reportedly leaked a Portuguese version of the Xbox One's instruction manual, which gives us a helpful indication of the suggested distance the new Kinect sensor needs to be from its subjects to perform at optimal efficiency.
What's the matter, afraid to get your feet wet?.
Planning to play Battlefield 4? You might want to bring your wellies. A video of the Flooded map has surfaced on yonder internet - thanks DSOGaming - and as the name implies, it gives Frostbite 3's new water physics systems quite the workout.
"The things staff members wanted to express in the past but couldn't are now possible with today's technology".
This year marks Sega's 30th anniversary, so it only makes sense that the company seems to be going through a bit of a mid-life crisis. After the abysmal reception of Aliens: Colonial Marines earlier this year and yet another batch of tepid review scores for the company's long put-upon mascot Sonic, Sega is now turning towards its fans and requesting their input and ideas for future console remakes and re-releases.
SFIV designer details the Ultra Combo Double and the Red Focus Attack.
Ultra Street Fighter IV may be yet another update to a five year old game, but that doesn't mean it won't have the potential to shake up the format quite dramatically.
More news "soon", says developer.
Looking forward to the first instalment of GTA Online Stimulus money this week, a cool $250,000 of $500,000 in total? I don't want to be a harbinger of doom, but I suspect you'll have to wait a bit longer. Writing on social media and its own forum, Rockstar has reiterated that it needs to make sure a glitch that causes player progress loss has been sorted before beaming over the funds.
"The end of the world has never looked so fun.".
Go on, watch another Xbox One launch game trailer before you go. This video's for Dead Rising 3, and while it doesn't tell us anything new, it gets full marks for choice of soundtrack. At this rate, I might actually end up liking that Nick guy they've put on the cover.
Sort of reminds us of Dead or Alive.
Kick! Punch! It's all in the mind! Well, actually it's in your living room. Ubisoft has released new in-game footage of the Kinect-only Fighter Within, one of Xbox One's lesser-known launch games. Marvel as ladies in period attire sling themselves around palm trees! Thrill as old men spray blood from their noses! Recoil in terror as you realise that absolutely none of this happens by way of analogue sticks and buttons!
Producer sheds a bit of light on game types.
Titanfall! Like men attempting to suck moisture from stones, we're in thrall to every little thing Respawn Entertainment deigns to say about it. Speaking to OXM in our new issue, out tomorrow, producer Drew McCoy has said a little bit more about the game's modes and maps.
Konami "is extremely grateful for the patience and understanding shown by PES 2014 users".
Are you having trouble with Pro Evolution Soccer 2014's online? Be of good cheer, for Konami has apparently released an Xbox Live update that "remedies all online issues affecting the Xbox 360 version of PES 2014, restoring full online functionality to the game."
Former People Can Fly man Adrian Chmielarz not too fussed about Ryse and Killzone.
Not everybody's looking forward to the arrival of next generation console hardware, it seems. Gears of War: Judg(e)ment's creative director Adrian Chmielarz has Tweeted a couple of typically blunt observations about Xbox One and PS4's launch line-up, describing Ryse and Killzone in particular as "generic". Ouch.
Come on, Rival Schools 3...
So here's a thing. Tweets from one Yoshinori Ono this morning would seem to suggest that Capcom are crewing up to start work on a new fighting game.
Shinji Mikami says there's "no real difference" between Xbox One and PS4.
In an interview with Edge (via TheSixthAxis), Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami said he believed the difference between the Xbox One and its rival the PS4 were minimal.
Some features simply weren't possible on Xbox 360.
"This game runs like a dog" is generally an insult, but what if your game lets you play as a dog? Chatting to OXM as part of a feature you'll read in our latest issue, on sale Friday, Infinity Ward's executive producer Mark Rubin has said a bit more about the visual gulf between the current gen and Xbox One versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts.
Brace your optic nerve for more dazzling bodywork.
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