"We are very concerned about the long delay for this episode," says Telltale.
What's the time again, Mr Wolf? I suppose you wouldn't know, would you, as I assume the only reason you're so late to the second episode of The Wolf Among Us is that you've lost your wristwatch and/or the ability to gauge the passage of time.
Major Nelson passes on fan pleas.
Will there ever be another Viva Pinata game? Only if Rare equips all the Pinatas/Pinatae with bazookas and throwing stars - amirite, peddlers of received wisdom about market trends? Posting on Reddit, Microsoft PR wizard Larry "Major" Hryb "Nelson" has offered a bit of solace to fans dismayed by the IP's continued absence from shelves.
Buy now. Or wait till you actually see the game in motion.
"Savage Goliath" sounds like some sort of death metal band, doesn't it? As opposed to one of the lead characters in a new co-op first-person shooter from Turtle Rock, developer of Left 4 Dead. 2K Games has announced pre-order details for Evolve, the studio's sci-fi monster hunt - order it now to receive the Monster Expansion Pack at launch, which grants access to a new monster character as soon as it becomes available.
"Maybe it's just about it being the best Splinter Cell that it can be.".
We know that there's a new Splinter Cell in the works for Xbox One, but quite what it'll amount to is anybody's guess. Last year's Blacklist was well-received, but has fallen short of Ubisoft's targets, so another franchise refresh could be in order.
"Enthralling character-driven story" may overlap with TV and film.
There continues to be not much to tell about the mystery Xbox exclusive from Black Tusk Studios, unveiled last year. Among the little fresh intel we have is this advert for a lead writer, posted yesterday. It gives nothing away about the narrative itself, but suggests that the story will span multiple games and, just possibly, spread into other media.
Developer seeking several new roles for an "exciting and ambitious" new project.
Just a few days ago, Lionhead Studios posted up a job listing for a technical director to helm a "cutting edge" new game. A few days before that, the company also called for a senior services engineer to join its ranks "as a key contributor on an exciting and ambitious new title". Well now - got something you'd like to tell us, Microsoft?
Xbox Support, Twitter and Instagram accounts compromised.
Microsoft found itself the target of the Syrian Electronic Army over the weekend, when several of the company's social media accounts, including its Xbox support Twitter account and the Microsoft New Twitter account, were hacked by the pro-Syria group.
Bag yourself one of dearly departed THQ's classier action-RPGs.
In this week's Deal of the Week, we remember the fallen. Three of the games on offer are from the archives of now-dissolved THQ - that's Darksiders, Darksiders 2 and off-road racer MX vs ATV: Reflex, all of which are over 50 per cent off. Less sensationally, there's middling Gothic sequel ArcaniA, the punishingly old-school Painkiller: Hell & Damnation, Wheel of Fortune (shudder) and Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, which appears to be exactly as good as it sounds. And costs #163;25.
Also features new gun, Infinity Ward's largest ever boss for Extinction mode.
Eyes on B-movie horror reference at half six-o-clock! Or something to that effect. Infinity Ward has released the first proper trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC pack Onslaught, in which you can turn into famed serial killer Michael Myers (complete with his own soundtrack) by completing a field order. Talk about changing the mood.
Next gen whatnow?.
Rather unsurprisingly, the humble Xbox 360 appears to have topped UK hardware sales charts for 2013, and is second only to the 3DS overall. Ah, my little 360 - in the pantheon of consoles, you are undoubtedly Zeus. Which is to say, you're the lechy bearded one who enjoys a bit of reverse-bestiality. OK, how do you feel about Poseidon, then?
"I think local compute will be important for a long time.".
What with all Microsoft's talk of magic cloud gaming, whereby most or all of a game's operations are performed on servers, you could be forgiven for thinking the Xbox One the last of an endangered species.
But representations of both men and women "could use work".
The games industry has some growing up to do when it comes to narrative - particularly when that narrative involves women. This we know. But, according to Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett, the industry needs to broaden its scope across the gender spectrum, and start concentrating on writing better men too.
Cloud will be used for "very cool new features and design components" in next gen games.
Not content with threatening Forza 5's visual lead on Xbox One, Slightly Mad has confessed to a few "top secret" ideas for how Project CARS might make use of the Xbox Live cloud. Drivatars beware.
GTA Online fix clamps down on cash and RP exploits.
If you've made a habit of making all your money in GTA Online from illicit activities (well, illicit in the real-world sense, anyway), you might consider yourself to be in a zone of danger right now.
"The usual 'movie like' trailer is just about right out.".
I think we can all agree that there's just the teensy bit of hype for Respawn's Titanfall, in which dashing, debonair Pilots and beautiful, blushing 24 feet high robots join in battle, but selling the game to enthusiasts hasn't been easy. So says Drew McCoy, producer, in a post on NeoGAF.
Bladerunner and Alien director could be bringing Master Chief to the big screen.
Well now, this is exciting news for first thing on a Monday. Film & TV production tracking database Production Weekly seems to believe there's an untitled Halo movie in the works, said to be produced by none other than Ridley Scott and written by Paul Scheuring, whose past writing credits include Prison Break.
Various retailers listing collection of Xbox 360 Dead Rising games for the end of the month.
Fancy a bit of the old zombie massacring but haven't got an Xbox One? Or maybe you picked up Dead Rising 3 and now want to revisit the series on the Xbox 360? You might be in luck, as a new collection seems to be rising at various online retailers this weekend.
"This is literally the most golden of golden ages that I've ever seen around gaming".
There wasn't a great deal of things of relevance to us Xbox fans coming out of this year's Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, with most of the show being dominated by the reveal of the latest Oculus Rift prototype and Steam Machines from Valve.
A new year, a new set of interesting links for you.
The decorations are down, we've cleaned the mess of the New Year's party up and the tree lights have been taken down so we can use the sockets to plug the OXM Jukebox back in after a restful holiday.
$1 million dollars worth of prizes up for grabs.
For hardcore Call of Duty players, it's the most wonderful time of the year. No, nothing to do with gift giving holidays, but the time when the very best teams from around the world meet for battle in the annual Call of Duty Championships presented by Xbox, details of which were announced this week.
