"I think the pride of creation, whether you can sell it or not, is very real.".
You can throw together pretty much anything using Project Spark, Team Dakota's free to play game creation toolset for Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows 8, but however ambitious your creation, you won't be able to sell it on. Or at least, not yet. Speaking to OXM at a preview event before the Xbox One's launch, executive producer Sax Persson took us through the whys and wherefores.
"Just as you fully understand a previous generation, you have to put it away.".
Are you among those who refuse to fork out for a next generation console? The creator of DOOM has your back. Speaking to Wired as part of a lengthy and fascinating retrospective, former id Software man John Carmack has cautioned against betting it all on Xbox One and PS4, observing that there's plenty of life left in the Xbox 360 and PS3.
"It's also an opportunity to push immersion and narrative.".
Ubisoft Massive's managing director David Polfeldt is a big fan of next generation consoles, but that's not simply because there's the way of RAM and processing power to play with. Speaking to VentureBeat this week, Polfeldt discussed the relative accessibility and efficiency of new, PC-ish console hardware, suggesting that this has made life much easier for smaller teams.
Chris Charla wants Hello Games to get in touch.
Hello Games's procedurally generated space exploration game No Man Sky has yet to be announced for a console. Microsoft's ID@Xbox program director Chris Charla would very much like this to stop being the case, pretty please.
DICE: "We are hoping to get it live late this week or early next week".
The Xbox One Battlefield 4 patch, which was originally planned to be released on or around 2nd December, has been delayed so that DICE can combine it with the upcoming Xbox One update, the developer has announced.
Set in Boston, may feature speaking player character.
You may be unwilling or unable to ever trust again following the big Fallout 4 Survivor2299.com hoax from last week. The world has a funny way of working sometimes, as it would appear this is the precise time a higher power has chosen to unleash a seemingly legit Fallout 4 leak upon us all.
Rockstar shares tips on how to create races and deathmatch missions.
Put your wizard hats on and prepare to Be Imaginative. Rockstar has released the promised GTA Online mission creator - it forms part of the latest GTA 5 title update, and allows you to craft deathmatch and race missions, with more options to follow.
Microsoft is aware of upset over Xbox One's self-publishing policies.
Microsoft isn't deaf to criticism of the ID@Xbox program's release parity clause, outed by Nuclear Throne developer Vlambeer earlier this week - if you're among those bothered by it, you should absolutely get in touch.
Watch loads of online avatars beat the snot out of each other.
It's been a little while since we last heard anything from The Elder Scrolls Online, hasn't it? No surprise really; it sounds like it's set to be a big old game. And patience, as they say, is a virtue.
Achievement unlocked: 39 million Xbox One achievements unlocked.
The Xbox One has now sold over two million units worldwide, according to figures released by Microsoft's Major "Larry Hryb" Nelson and corporate vice-president Yusuf "doesn't have a nickname" Mehdi. When's the last time you did two million of anything? I suspect my Dark Souls deathcount is in roughly the same ballpark.
Make a giant snowy valley appear in.
Still got your copy of GTA 5? Finished it? You might want to start a new game. CVG's posted a video detailing how to access the game's prologue area, North Yankton, in GTA Online. It's a simple exploit that allows you to explore the region at your leisure.
"We shall see!" says Oddworld Inhabitants.
If you're among those lamenting the non-appearance of Abe's Oddysee: New 'n' Tasty on Xbox (hi plamsa!), be of somewhat greater cheer. The developer has reassured Twitter followers that the Oddworld games may still release for Xbox One, especially now that Microsoft has introduced a self-publishing program. An Xbox 360 release for New 'n' Tasty is less likely, however, as self-publishing isn't possible on Xbox 360 unless you release via Xbox Live Indie Games.
Once #163;44.99, now #163;49.99.
In what appears to be a cheeky little manoeuvre to take advantage of higher demand over the Christmas period, Microsoft has bumped up the price of the Xbox One exclusive Forza 5, Ryse and Dead Rising 3. Once upon a time, they were #163;44.99 - now, they cost #163;49.99.
Multiplayer functionality, SmartGlass integration, dashboard performance all addressed.
An Xbox One update which aims to address overall console performance, including multiplayer issues, TV fixes and SmartGlass integration, is set to go live today.
Freelancer updates portfolio with concept art for mystery project.
There have been so many hoaxes of late that any bolt-from-the-blue reveal warrants a measure of trepidation, but this seems reasonably credible. Freelance game artist James Paick has updated his CGSociety page with shots of what he describes as an "unannounced IP" from Double Helix, developer of Xbox One launch fighter Killer Instinct and the forthcoming Strider reboot.
Duel mode and "lots of surprises" are on their way.
Earlier this week, Log wrote of Peggle 2 that "DLC will make this the game we wanted it to be". Turns out he was right. PopCap Games producer Jared Neuss has announced that the developer will add a much-demanded local multiplayer mode, Duels, to the game via DLC.
Outland, From Dust, Scott Pilgrim, Beyond Good & Evil also chopped.
Come on, get your credit card out. What are you waiting for, you silly goose - Christmas? By the time Christmas rolls round, the below list of Xbox Live Marketplace offers from Ubisoft will be a fading memory. Top picks include Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands for just over an English fiver combined - neither is remarkable, but they're more than worth owning at those prices.
This is All that Remains.
Over a year since the heartbreaking conclusion of The Walking Dead: Season 1, the next chapter is set to officially commence next week on the Xbox 360.
New killers for the multiplayer roster.
Ubisoft has released a new Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag DLC pack, adding three new characters to the game's online line-up. Those characters are Blackbeard, the shouty man with the beard who likes setting his hat on fire, the Jaguar, a "good and mighty Aztec Templar", and the Orchid, an oriental lady with a "heart of stone". Figuratively, that is - it wouldn't do much for the balancing if one of your opponents actually had granite innards.
"Hit 1 for girls, 2 for guys.".
What's the best way to advertise a 24 feet high bipedal mech, aka a Titan? If you replied "by making people do sex talk with answering machine robots", you should probably work for Respawn Entertainment.
