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Well, here’s a surprise – Xbox One will soon offer Xbox 360 game backwards compatibility. Microsoft says that as part of its mission to offer the largest console games catalogue, 100s of Xbox 360 titles will be available this holiday”. Furthermore, if you already own a supported game you won’t …

Microsoft has unveiled its brand new ‘Elite’ gamepad. The controller gives gamers a huge amount of customisatbility. In a trailer at the platform holder’s E3 media briefing, the firm said that fans will be able to swappable components and buttons and remap buttons as they please. That’s in addition to …

Developers need only approve their titles for download

Halo 5: Guardians looks set to be the Chief’s biggest adventure yet. Showing off the upcoming sci-fi shooter on-stage at its E3 press conference, Microsoft demonstrated Guardian’s heavy focus on multiplayer. The game features seamless drop-in, drop-out co-operative play. Players will be able to control two separate squads, one led …

Microsoft has announced brand new first party IP, Recore. It’s being developed by Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune and his studio Comcept, alongside the ‘developer that made the Metroid Prime trilogy’, presumably Retro Studios. It’s set for a Spring 2016 release. Recore is a shooter where players appear to control …

New sci-fi franchise will debut next spring

The franchise that made Telltale’s name is set to rise again later in 2015. The second season of the studio’s Walking Dead adventure game saw its final chapter released last August. However, an upcoming spin-off is set to tell a new story, presumably leading into the franchise’s third season. The …

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Sony is planning on announcing a new shooter from Killzone Mercenary developer Guerrilla Cambridge during its E3 media briefing. That’s according to Videogamer, who is reporting that the new game is called Rigs, and will be a three versus three multiplayer first person shooter. This morning a trademark for the …

French developer Quantic Dream has officially opened its Twitter account, leading to rumours ahead of Sony’s E3 briefing. The outlet’s last high-profile appearance was at E3 two years ago, where it teased the ‘Dark Sorcerer’ concept in a 12-minute video. The year previous, it also had an on-stage presence, showing …