"For a while I wasn't sure if it was going to make it," says Rubin.
Speaking to Aoife at a Call of Duty: Ghosts event, Infinity Ward's Mark Rubin has shared a bit more about how the current and next generation versions differ. Bringing the game's new locational audio systems to Xbox 360 was "tough", he said - at one point, Rubin and his team feared they wouldn't be able to manage it.
"Please note that all sites advertising Beta access are 100% scams.".
I'd sort of vaguely assumed Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall wouldn't support splitscreen - the PR emphasis, after all, has been squarely on what's possible thanks to the new shooter's mandatory online connection, such as cloud AI processing.
"Being a creative person is an exhausting way to make a living".
In a lengthy interview with CVG, in which Hirshberg discusses Activision's ability to take risks and diversify outside the first person shooter genre, the conversation ended with the CEO touching upon an incident that occurred in July, involving Treyarch's design director David Vonderhaar.
Providing you want to play it that way, says Capcom.
When it comes to Xbox One exclusive Dead Rising 3, Capcom Vancouver is flirting with both accessibility and insanity - the game can be played without the restrictions that make its predecessors so idiosyncratic, but switch to Nightmare Mode and you'll find that it's every bit as tough as the Dead Risings of yore.
MGS creator will reveal the character Quiet's CG data on Friday.
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has taken to Twitter to explain some of the thought processes involved in creating the characters of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. He's also announced that he plans to reveal further details on one such character tomorrow - especially for those planning to cosplay as her at TGS.
GAME, Shopto.net and Amazon are almost completely out of allocated stock.
Dear me, things are certainly ramping up now. After the Xbox One's launch date was officially unveiled yesterday, additional Day One pre-order bundles were allocated to a select few retailers, along with a new free game, Forza Motorsport 5.
Microsoft exec promises more digital initiatives after console's launch.
A digital game trade-in and loaning system for Xbox One is more a question of 'when' than 'if', Microsoft's planning and marketing director Albert Penello has told Gamespot - the manufacturer plans to reopen discussions on that front after the console goes on sale.
"We just have to figure out how, over time, how much does that cost to deliver, how good is the experience.".
Microsoft's planning and marketing director Albert Penello has told Gamespot that streaming games from servers to your screen is perfectly possible, but that Microsoft needs to work out the cost and decide upon implementation first.
Come see Sabrewulf show Glacius what's what.
Now that we know the Xbox One's launch date, we also know how soon we can get our paws on Killer Instinct, the fighting game reboot that Microsoft are calling "the most generous demo ever." Whilst I'm not so sure about that, I am sure that a new YouTube video showing off new KI gameplay is all kinds of pretty.
Get a sneak peek of hacking, driving and seamless multiplayer.
Well this has been an exciting day, hasn't it? We finally have an Xbox One release date to put in our diaries, and now a lovely big chunk of new Watch Dogs footage has just appeared out of nowhere for our viewing pleasure.
Microsoft unveils second free bundle.
If you're not a fan of FIFA 14, free or otherwise, and you've yet to pre-order an Xbox One, things are looking up. Microsoft has unveiled a second free Xbox One Day One Edition bundle, which contains a download voucher for a free digital copy of Turn 10's Forza Motorsport 5. Ooh.
Fire, physics and terrain detail are streets ahead of previous Dead Risings.
Dead Rising 3 on Xbox 360? Sure thing - and you'll be able to play it while straddling a flying pig, deep in the frozen bowels of Pandemonium. Oh wait, you were serious? Let us help with that: speaking to OXM at Gamescom, Capcom Vancouver producer Mike Jones has discussed how the (unequivocally) Xbox One exclusive action game makes use of all that shiny, shiny new technology.
"Don't worry; we're working hard to find a fix!".
Xbox Live is having another one of its wobbly episodes, brethren - Microsoft has issued a service alert, warning of potential trouble when buying games and items, paying for an Xbox Live subscription, or creating and recovering accounts.
Pre-orders up 200% in Europe since Gamescom.
Xbox One pre-orders have entered Microsoft history books, the firm has announced - according to vice-president of marketing, strategy and business Yusuf Mehdi, the firm has "sold out of our pre-order supply faster than at any other time in our history and we are on path to have the biggest launch of an Xbox ever".
"The teams are making excellent progress and are focused on launch.".
Xbox One will release worldwide on 22nd November 2013, Microsoft has announced. It'll be available in 13 markets at launch - spanning Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, the UK and the USA - with launches in other territories to follow in 2014.
It's looking strongly like late November.
Microsoft will announce Xbox One's release date later today, several GAME Twitter accounts are claiming. There's also a hint to the same effect from Shopto. As the good Samuel L. Jackson once told the cast of Jurassic Park, hold onto your butts.
"It's incredibly profitable now in the tail.".
Ho, obstinate Xbox 360 owners! Worried that you'll have nothing to play on your trusty current gen kit by this time next year? Fear not - Microsoft's chief marketing and strategy officer Yusuf Mehdi claims that there are over 100 new Xbox 360 games in the works, which will last the console till its 11th birthday in 2016.
But chose not to over fears about "scandal".
Arthhouse favourite Quantic Dream once approached Microsoft with a view to publishing Heavy Rain on Xbox, the developer's head of development David Cage has revealed, but despite a fondness for Cage's work, the manufacturer ultimately turned him down for fear that the game's premise would cause a media scandal.
"It will take some time to be available worldwide.".
The very first Minecraft Xbox 360 Mash-Up pack is now rolling out, 4J Studios has confirmed, though it might take a while to become available in your region. Keep one eye on the game's Xbox.com listing.
Processor boost spells doom for "production issue" rumours.
Xbox One's proving quite the shape-shifter. Microsoft has managed to get the console's eight-core AMD processor running at 1.75GHz - a hardly insignificant 9.375% or 150MHz faster than what the beta consoles at Gamescom were capable of - after fine-tuning hardware off the production line.
