Related: OXM editorial team in need of a clean change of underpants.
Remember when survival horror games were horrifying? When you genuinely didn't know what would loom out of the darkness next and "NOPE" moments constantly threatened to overpower your will to keep on playing? Shinji Mikami does, and he's keen to see those days return, as evidenced in a new gameplay video for his studio's newest upcoming title The Evil Within.
Well, maybe not all of them. Could be hyperbole.
I somehow managed to miss this yesterday - I was too busy having a failure of humour at Ryse: Son of Rome to pay Youtube any attention. It's a video of a 2012 Pagani Huayra sports car tackling the Bernese Alps circuit in Forza 5. You might recall that circuit from Forza 4 - needless to say, it looks a lot prettier on Xbox One.
See one of the game's first boss battles in motion.
Come, fair traveller. Come bask in the warm glow of your computer screen, and allow us to tell you a tale as old as time. It's a tale of the distopian, far-fetched future of 2048; of ninja assassins, of plasma weapons, and big, impossibly aerodynamic robots. We've got a new video of Capcom's 2D side-scrolling reboot Strider to show you, is what I'm trying to say.
ID@Xbox boss non-committal on older XBLA exclusivity requirement.
In the past, Microsoft has demanded a period of exclusivity for first-party published Xbox Live Arcade releases from independent developers. The manufacturer has also, hitherto, insisted that multiplatform third party games appear on Xbox 360 at the same time as for other consoles. But will any of this still apply to indie titles that are confirmed to release first on PS4? Will these games never appear on Xbox One, per the exclusivity requirement? During our tour of Gamescom, we tried to get an answer out of ID@Xbox director Chris Charla.
Our latest issue takes aim at Xbox One's 2013 and 2014 line-up.
The kraken has risen. The eagle has landed. The, er, budgerigar has burst its cage. Our latest issue is on sale now, and it's crammed to the gills with Xbox One intel. The cover game is Dead Rising 3, which we've treated to a seven-page going-over that includes details of Combo Vehicles, chats with Capcom Vancouver and insights on the benefits of new console technology.
Two new modes, headcounts vary by platform.
DICE and EA have revealed the complete list of Battlefield 4 multiplayer modes, not long after a NeoGAF member outed the game's entire map list yesterday. You'll find both below, with a few thoughts from the designers on what sort of experience each mode fosters, and artworks for the maps.
Manufacturer tests out service on a Windows Phone and PC.
Microsoft is, as suggested, working on a game streaming service akin to Gaikai and OnLive, according to insiders close to The Verge. It's very much a work in progress, according to the report, and is being designed principally to stream games to Windows devices, but Xbox One compatibility seems all but inevitable, given the PS4's movements in this area.
Train using P90X and Insanity, free with Xbox Live gold for a year.
For those of us whose idea of exercise consists of rolling over and hitting the snooze button, this news isn't particularly exciting. But for anyone who has ever toyed with the idea of trying out P90X, Insanity or any of those other intimidating-sounding home fitness training regimes, this could be a huge boon for the Xbox One.
Holodeck tech is "actually not that difficult" to implement, but expensive.
Remember Xbox IllumiRoom, the Kinect-assisted projection technology that allows game graphics to spill beyond the boundaries of your television screen? Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer is rather baffled that you're all so keen on it, given that a single specimen would cost the consumer "thousands of dollars".
"We tried the whole PvP thing but it really wasn't fun.".
Ryse: Son of Rome's multiplayer wasn't always limited to that customisable co-op mode - it once had competitive multiplayer, as revealed by Crytek producer Mike Read to Polygon.
"There will be the typical growing pains for an online game," cautions developer.
So, how are you getting on with GTA 5's miraculous suborbital launch platform? Any tales of high altitude car-nage to share? We can expect more where that particular glitch came from when Grand Theft Auto Online goes live next week, Rockstar has warned - the combination of an enormous open world with enormous server loads is unlikely to go smoothly.
Harrison confident of launch line-up, which contains 10-11 "billion dollar IPs".
Xbox One's launch on 22nd November will be Microsoft's greatest ever product launch, with over 10 "billion dollar IPs" in the field, corporate vice president Phil Harrison has told Eurogamer. The manufacturer is "working hard" to ensure that there are no shortages, but Harrison feels that the console is bound to sell out at some retailers.
All totally free, release dates to come.
Rockstar has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto Online will support microtransactions, allowing users in search of instant gratification to buy wodges of GTA cash. The developer has also shared details of free updates planned for "the first few weeks" of Grand Theft Auto Online, with exact release dates to follow.
Yep, those are some extremely reflective surfaces.
Cars! Forza Motorsport 5 is absolutely riddled with the things, according to reports - swarming around those beautifully realised courses like super eco-unfriendly, heavily lacquered locusts. Turn 10 has teased the tarpaulin back a few ches, releasing shots of the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X GSR and 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II.
"We'll be able to respond to the 'love' Japan games fans have for Xbox One.".
Microsoft has once again reaffirmed its dedication to the Japanese market, saying that it will launch the Xbox One in 2014 as a "complete" hardware platform, with language support, local TV and gaming partnerships and other entertainment services.
Castle map is kind of like "Captain Price's hometown", jokes Infinity Ward.
A while back, Activision filed a trademark for "Call of Duty: Space Warfare". We've yet to see the fruits of that particular decision, but Call of Duty: Ghosts does its best to fill the breach with a prologue mission set high above the surface of Earth, which was demoed to OXM at a recent event.
"It's kind of like seeing your game in South Park," says community manager.
Among the many targets of GTA 5's parodic ire is Activision's Call of Duty franchise - or as Rockstar refers to it in-game, "Righteous Slaughter". Michael de Santa's son Jimmy owns a copy of the latest version - knock around his bedroom earlier in the game and you'll spot him playing it online, casually threatening opponents with rape.
But CoD: Ghosts and BF4's multiplayer data will be protected via server-based saves.
There are a lot of high street deals on offer which allow players who purchase certain current gen games to upgrade to a next gen platform version, such as this deal from GAME. Beware, consumer - the publishers of those games are warning that the bargain comes at a price.
Out 13 December - special edition includes DLC, cloth Cartman, Kingdom of South Park map.
Obsidian's long-awaited, much-delayed and messed-around-with RPG South Park: The Stick of Truth finally has a release date - 13th December for Xbox 360, Terrible Competitor Console and Console that doesn't come with a Game Pad. Ubisoft has also unveiled the Grand Wizard Edition, which is supposedly "a must-have for any self-respecting South Park fan" and is exclusive to Uplay and Amazon in the UK
Cross-gen port seemingly outed by Brazillian classification board.
Fans of extra high resolution Batcapes, rejoice, for NetherRealm's Injustice: Gods Among Us appears to be coming to Xbox One and PS4, as per listings on the Brazil's entertainment classification website, spotted by Lifelower.
