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It looks as if the PS3 version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 will arrive in time for Christmas. Videogamer reports on word from the US PlayStation Blogcast that the PS3 iteration of the game is due for release in the US both digitally and physically next week (Tuesday December …
Read More »Remastered edition of Shadow Complex comes to PC for free
Epic Games has offered up a free, remastered version of XBLA release Shadow Complex for Windows PC. The game can be downloaded now fromthe game’s websitefor no cost, though it does require Epic’s launcher to play. The studio adds Shadow Complex on PC will only remain free for a limited …
Read More »Black Friday broke some Xbox records
Microsoft has said, without revealing any sales numbers, that Black Friday week was a record one for Xbox. VentureBeat reports that Xbox Store revenues were up 57 per cent year-on-year across Xbox One and Xbox 360 with total paid unique users up 55 per cent. On Xbox One that growth …
Read More »King’s Quest: Rubble Without a Cause hits this month
The second chapter of The Odd Gentlemen’s King’s Quest revival is set to release later this month across all platforms, publisher Sierra has announced. King’s Quest: Rubble Without a Cause will launch December 16th on PC, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. The first chapter is available on the …
Read More »Microsoft explains Xbox One backwards compatibility for 360 DLC
DLC for backwardly compatible Xbox 360 games will work on Xbox One, but a tiny hoop must be jumped through. Xbox One’s new backwards compatibility, which will be added to consoles that have upgraded to the New Experience UI tonight, is feature rich and technically impressive. However, the one thing …
Read More »104 backwards-compatible games named for Xbox One
Microsoft has named the 104 Xbox 360 games that will be available via Xbox One’s backwards compatibility patch later this week. Missing from the list are the likes of Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto IV, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and assorted Call of Duties, all of which have …
Read More »Telltale publishing The Jackbox Party Pack retail release on PlayStation, Xbox
Telltale’s new publishing arm is bringing The Jackbox Party Pack to retail for PlayStation and Xbox platforms this week. The studio known for developing The Walking Dead and Minecraft: Story Mode has partnered with Jackbox Games to bring its popular multiplayer party game to shelves in North America and Europe …
Read More »Xbox One backwards compatibility launch list hits next week ahead of update
The full list of backwards compatible Xbox 360 titles for Xbox One is set to arrive next Monday. In a response to a question on Twitter, Microsoft’sPhil Spencer stated the backwards compatibility games list would be revealed in full on November 9th – three days ahead of the firmware update’s …
Read More »Mojang pushes back Cobalt release to February
Mojang’s long in-development third-party release Cobalt has been delayed to February 2016. Previously carrying a release window of October 2015, the game has been pushed back to early next year to account for the console certification process. In honesty, we don’t need four months to fix the outstanding issues, but …
Read More »Microsoft expects a ‘pretty massive migration’ from 360 to Xbox One this Christmas
Many existing Xbox 360 owners who have been waiting to upgrade to Xbox One will do so this Christmas. That’s the prediction of Xbox global marketing boss Aaron Greenberg who has told GameSpot that the tens of millions of existing 360 players could be a big boost in Xbox One’s …
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