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Master Chief will be back next year in the first next generation shooter of the series. Microsoft announced a new Halo game will be coming to Xbox One in 2014. While not named, it’s a fair bet it will be Halo 5. The game was introduced by 343 Industries boss …
Read More »MICROSOFT: £429 Xbox One November launch confirmed
Xbox One will launch worldwide this November. The machine will cost 429 in the UK, $499 in the US and €499 in Europe. That’s certainly what can be described as ‘premium’ pricing territory. The company tonight revealed a host of exclusive and upcoming games for the console including Halo 5 …
Read More »MICROSOFT: 60fps Battlefield 4 footage impresses
DICE has taken to the stage of the LA Convention Centre to show off some in-game footage of Battlefield 4. Visually the demo was hugely impressive – making it perhaps all the more surprising that it was running at 60 frames per second. Many observers have already questioned the ability …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Crimson Dragon confirmed for Xbox One
Spiritual successor to Panzer Dragoon confirmed for new console, as original staff embrace next-gen Developers Grounding and Land Ho are bringing their Panzer Dragoon spiritual successor Crimson Dragon to Xbox One. The game, originally unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Game Show, was first slated for a 2012 Xbox Live Arcade …
Read More »E3 2013: Capcom bringing Dead Rising 3 to Xbox One
Set in a 'rich open world with no load times'
Read More »E3 2013: Crimson Dragon confirmed for Xbox One
Spiritual successor to Panzer Dragoon confirmed for new console, as original staff embrace next-gen
Read More »E3 2013: Microsoft asserts support for indies
Phil Harrison insists independent developers matter as Mojang's hit gets another port
Read More »MICROSOFT: Minecraft for Xbox One confirmed
Microsoft has confirmed the indie sensation that is Minecraft is coming to its new console. The construction title has been a massive hit on Xbox 360, dominating the XBLA charts for more than a year. Xbox exec Phil Harrison promised the processing power of Xbox One would allow users to …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Forza 5 promises "the end of AI"
Microsoft is promising that Xbox One racer Forza 5 will revolutionise the racing genre thanks to its advanced handling of AI. Microsoft reckons that it will use its Xbox Cloud network to implement a new form of learning. It will monitor a player’s driving style and use this information to …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Insomniac announces Sunset Overdrive for Xbox One
Insomniac Games is creating a new open-world shooter for Xbox One, titled Sunset Overdrive. The game was introduced by Insomniac boss Ted Price during Microsoft’s E3 press conference. Sunset Overdrive is a "stylised open world shooter" that changes every day thanks to the processing power and functionality of Xbox One’s …
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