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Capcom has announced the addition of local co-op play to the PC release of Resident Evil: Revelations 2. As reported last month, fans were not pleased at Capcom’s post-launch confirmation that the Steam release of Revelations 2 would not include local co-op like its console counterparts. The backlash eventually led …
Read More »Wasteland 2 and Shovel Knight join latest wave of ID@Xbox games
Microsoft reveals more indie-developed titles heading to Xbox One
Read More »Wasteland 2 and Shovel Knight joining Xbox One’s ID@Xbox program
A number of new indie games have been confirmed for Xbox One, including the successfully Kickstarted Wasteland 2. Also in the line-up are Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight and Bedlam, a currently Early Access game based on the Christopher Brookmyre book of the same name. There’s also a free-to-play Magic …
Read More »Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 hits Xbox One this month
Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 will arrive on Xbox One later this month, Halfbrick has announced. The sequel, developed by Hibernum Creations, is scheduled to launch worldwide for Microsoft’s latest console on March 18th – the original Fruit Ninja Kinect was released for Xbox 360 back in 2011. The game packs …
Read More »Microsoft cuts Sunset Overdrive Xbox One bundle to £279.99
A 500GB white Xbox One with Sunset Overdrive can now be had 279.99 directly from Microsoft. As spotted by Videogamer, the bundle is advertised as being available while stocks last” and represents a 50 saving over the bundle’s normal RRP. Microsoft is still selling the vanilla Xbox One for 329.99, …
Read More »Payday 2: Crimewave Edition heading to PS4 and Xbox One in June
An upgraded edition of Payday 2 is heading to Playstation 4 and Xbox One this June, publisher 505 Games has announced. Previously dubbed Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, the new-gen release boasts 1080p resolution and improvements to frame rate. The release also includes what developer Overkill describes as a year’s worth …
Read More »January’s top US digital console games generated majority of revenue on PlayStation
New data collected by research firm Superdata claims PlayStation hardware is generating significantly more digital revenue than Xbox in the US. Superdata’s research, which pulls data from 37m paying online gamers" and focuses on the performance of the top ten digital console games of last month, shows 63 per cent …
Read More »Slender: The Arrival creeping onto next-gen consoles next month
Ghostly meme horror villain Slenderman is preparing to make his next-gen debut. The game will be released on digitally PS4 on March 24th and on Xbox One on March 25th, priced at $9.99. The UK price has not been revealed, although the PC version costs 6.99, which may give some …
Read More »Fable Legends will be free-to-play
Lionhead's next RPG will update episodically and feature microtransactions
Read More »Neverwinter MMO arriving on Xbox One next month
There’s another free-to-play game on the way to Microsoft’s Xbox One. City of Heroes and Star Trek Online developer Cryptic Studios has confirmed that its F2P MMO Neverwinter will be released on the machine on March 31st. It was confirmed as being in development for the console last summer. Included …
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