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There wasn’t much in the way of new news at EA’s Gamescom 2015 press conference this morning, but a new gameplay trailer for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst was certainly a highlight. Experience the moment where Faith begins her rise from a carefree runner to the hero the city needs,” the video …
Read More »Halo 5 Pink Mist Edition includes replica Needler, costs £450
Microsoft has revealed one of the more luxurious special editions of recent times. The Halo 5 Guardians Limited Collector’s Edition: Pink Mist Edition, to give it its really quite remarkably lengthy full name, comes with a full scale 1:1 replica Needler pistol. It’s 29-inches long and 10-inches high. The model …
Read More »Bungie is erasing Peter Dinklage from Destiny
Game of Thrones star Peter Pinklage was one of the headline features of Destiny – but soon he is to be removed from the game altogether. Game Informer reports that Bungie is replacing the Hollywood star with Nolan North, the voice of nearly every major games character from the last …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Microsoft’s ‘one more thing’ – Creative Assembly’s Halo Wars 2
Microsoft closed its Gamescom 2015 conference with a good old fashioned ‘one more thing’, this year, although it wasn’t what the preamble had led many to believe. The announcement – in autumn 2016 Microsoft will release Halo Wars 2 on both Xbox One and PC. The surprise, however, is that …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Watch the new Dark Souls 3 gameplay trailer here
Just as it did at E3, Microsoft has used its Gamescom platform to show off some brand new footage of Dark Souls 3. Those who have played Bloodborne will immediately recognise the influence here, with the combat noticeably faster than previous entries in the series. That influence seems to have …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Mojang’s next game, Cobalt, is coming to Xbox One
Minecraft creator Mojang’s new game will be a console exclusive on Xbox One. Cobalt will also be released on PC, of course, and will support both cross-buy and cross-play across both platforms. As for the game itself, the short gameplay video showed a 2D shooter that was pretty action-heavy and …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Cities Skylines is ‘first to console’ on Xbox One
Microsoft has announced that hit PC title Cities Skylines is coming to consoles – and it will be on Xbox One before other platforms. The city simulator was a surprise hit on PC earlier this year and is sure to find a big audience among console gamers. It’s not the …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Xbox One backwards compatibility rolls out in November
Xbox One’s backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 games will be rolled out to all users in November. Furthermore, Microsoft has confirmed that from November all Xbox 360 titles given away with its Games with Gold service will be backwards compatible, increasing the monthly selection available to Xbox One owners.
Read More »GAMESCOM: TV recording and streaming, plus controller keyboard, coming to Xbox One
Xbox One is to receive full DVR functionality for HD TV in Europe. The subscription free service is due out in 2016. It will allow users to use their console much like they would a Sky+ or V+ box, recording, pausing or rewinding live TV. Furthermore, the recorded shows can …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Crackdown 3 confirmed for 2016, will use the cloud
Microsoft has at last detailed some of the features that it hopes will make Crackdown 3 one of the biggest games of 2016. With the bold claim that the game engine will change the way you play games forever”, the title will offer what it promises is a 100 per …
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