DOTW is Dishonored and all its assorted DLC.
Hey, you hear that? It's the sound of your Xbox 360 quietly singing that classic Simple Minds hit. You'd be wise to take the hint; don't you forget about it just because the Xbox One is imminent. Case in point: here are a few bargainous deals of the week for Xbox Live Gold members that should see you through to Friday and beyond.
Microsoft's Graeme Boyd talks characters and levels with Crytek.
Morning all. The game of which I write below is even now being played by OXM's Jon "Loggimus" Blyth, bane of all that doesn't bathe often enough to qualify for Roman citizenship. Hark! Deep beneath my feet, in the darkness of our Xbox One demo room, the clamour of unrestrained face-stabbing. Hush now, let us consider the latest Ryse gameplay trailer while we wait for his judgement to arrive.
"We need to bring excitement back to this industry".
The first batch of Xbox One reviews are out. What do you think - are you surprised? Disappointed? If it's the latter, Tony Key - senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft - has some words of encouragement for you; launch title games usually aren't reflective of a console's eventual output.
Killer is Dead creator weighs in on the ongoing console wars.
Only five days to go, all. And now that a certain rival console is out there in the ether, all eyes are on Microsoft to follow suit on Friday. Speaking to Expansive DLC, games industry veteran Goichi Suda maintained a neutral stance on the two warring consoles, saying that what mattered to him most wasn't the platform, but the quality of the games we're playing.
Join us for five whole days of next gen frenzy.
Ladies! Gentlemen! Literate household pets! Visiting extra-terrestrials! We have ignition. The Xbox One goes on sale this week - 22nd November, to be precise - in 13 countries: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, UK and the USA, with other territories to follow in 2014.
Can't vault us for our optimism.
The Fallout 4 rumour train is in full locomotion again. We hadn't heard much since Three Dog's voice actor made some interesting comments, until a couple of developments this week gave the metaphorical Fallout-anticipation nuke another wobble.
Serial leaker Paul Thurrot believes device will be "much less expensive" than standard Xbox One.
You'd think, with the release date of the Xbox One so close now, most rumours about the new console would be dying down ready to be replaced by cold, hard facts. That's not quite the case, as respected tech blogger Paul Thurrot believes an entertainment-only version of the Xbox One will still eventually turn up.
This week's collection of links from around the network.
This time next week, the "next-generation" fully becomes the "current generation" as the Xbox One finally lands. The soldiers here at the OXM Bunker have been training long and hard for this week - keeping our reflexes sharp, our fingers primed and our keen insight skills ready.
Forza 5, Battlefield 4, Dead Rising 3, Killer Instinct and more discuss their Xbox Live features in new video.
We're in the home stretch, ladies and gentlemen: Xbox One finally lands at the end of this week, and the hype train is in full swing. To that end, Microsoft have released a video via Xbox Wire with a whole plethora of developers talking about the various features in the launch line-up that take advantage of Xbox Live.
Finally, Heihachi versus Spawn comes to pass!.
Fighter fans at the ready? Namco Bandai has released the launch trailer for Soul Calibur 2 HD Online, and it features a match-up that was literally impossible on the game's original release: Tekken's Heihachi versus Todd McFarlane's Spawn.
Hits Japanese arcades in April 2014, NA and EU download versions following "soon after".
The series that's had more editions than I've had victories in it - Ultra Street Fighter 4 - is heading towards our Xbox 360s next year, and Capcom has given us an idea of when we should expect it. The bad news is, it's still a bit of a wait for Fighter fans.
Developer talks us through the side-scrolling RPG's puzzle and combat mechanics.
If there's one feature that makes any title obvious that it's been developed with the UbiArt framework, it's that it looks absolutely gorgeous. Upcoming Ubisoft RPG Child of Light is no exception, and they've released a video that shows off just how pretty the hand-drawn aesthetics look in action.
Survival mode DLC will set you back $6.99 from November 29th.
Undead Labs' XBLA zombie survival smash State of Decay was originally hoping to get its long awaited Breakdown DLC out in time for Halloween, when last minute issues popped up during certification. Luckily, you can't keep a good zombie down, and the DLC will finally rise by the end of this month.
Double Fine mechs its way to the Games with Gold scheme.
It's the 16th of the month, which can only mean it's time for the latest Games with Gold to make itself available for all Xbox Live Gold subscribers at absolutely no charge. If you like big stompy robots, WW2-themed science fiction and that Double Fine sense of humour, you're in for a treat, as the latest title is 2011's Iron Brigade.
Fus Ro Dah-wnload from the 20th November.
What happens when you take the RPG world of Skyrim and recreate it in the blocky world of Minecraft? Well, apart from Ed jumping up and down like a kid on Christmas morning, you get the Skyrim Mash-Up pack for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
"Trust me, as a gamer, you will notice the difference immediately" on new consoles.
EA has the most and "best" next generation games of any publisher, according to EA Studios executive vice president Patrick Soderlund, in what probably isn't the most humble blog post you'll read all year.
Snake? Snake? SNAAAA - oh, there you are Snake.
What better day to wind down after a hard day's relentlessly F5ing our frontpage than by watching just under a quarter of an hour of Metal Gear Solid gameplay? Sorry, you'll have to fetch your own drinks. Released by Konami just now, the video shows our old friend, Mr Solid of the Snake family, infiltrating a desert base. Various identikit guards are inconvenienced in the process. I'll say this for Snake, he knows his way around the human spinal column.
Microsoft to extend Games with Gold promotion to next generation console.
Good news, penny-pinchers! Microsoft has announced that its free Xbox Games with Gold program will indeed roll over to Xbox One, though it sounds like it won't come into effect till later in 2014.
Out 22nd November for the new console, as originally planned.
Never count a superhero out, plastic or otherwise. Warner Bros has announced that LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will in fact arrive in time for Xbox One's launch in North America, though it won't appear on shelves in Europe till after 29th November.
Bag yourself one last Xbox 360 title to tide you over til next week.
Whilst the internet is busy getting itself in a tizzy over next gen launch antics, might I suggest squeezing a few extra indie titles into your Xbox 360's last week as a current gen platform? The Bridge and Contrast are both available on XBLA right now, and could be just the games to see out our faithful old consoles in style.
