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Microsoft has confirmed the rumours that Forza Horizon 2 is in development. Perhaps more of a surprise is that it will be released on both Xbox One AND 360 this autumn, IGN reports. It’s being developed by Playground Games, which headed development of 2012’s original Forza Horizon, although it is …
Read More »Telltale confirms Walking Dead, Wolf Among Us for PS4 and Xbox One
Both The Wolf Among Us and the first two seasons of The Walking Dead will arrive on the latest generation of consoles, developer Telltale Games has announced. A post on the studio’s blog confirms The Walking Dead: Season One GOTY Edition, The Walking Dead: Season Two and The Wolf Among …
Read More »CEX is selling Kinect-less Xbox Ones for £315
One UK retailer has already started selling Xbox One without Kinect. An official 350 Xbox One SKU without Kinect will be released on June 9th, but CEX has begun selling the console without the camera already. Shoppers can order an unboxed pre-owned machine for either 315 or 325 (we’re not …
Read More »FIFA 14 World Cup expansion delayed
EA’s free FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup DLC will not be released today as planned. The PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3 and 360 content had been due to arrive today alongside the World Cup Kick-Off mode on PS4 and Xbox One. Knowing that our players have been so excited …
Read More »VIDEO: Quantum Break dated for 2015
Remedy has revealed that Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break will be released in 2015. Furthermore, the studio’s Sam Lake has confirmed that a full reveal for the game will take place at Gamescom in August. Aside from the time-bending gameplay, the real meat of the game will be understanding how …
Read More »Nadella: Microsoft committed to Xbox business
'I have no intent to do anything different with Xbox than we are doing today,' says new CEO
Read More »VIDEO: LEGO Batman 3 announced for autumn release
Warner Bros has confirmed that TT Games is working on LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. It sees the Dark Knight team up with Superman and DC chums and take to space to fight Brainiac. Over 150 characters are included as well as locations such as the Batcave, Hall of Justice …
Read More »Next-gen FIFA gets free World Cup mode
The FIFA World Cup standalone game may not be coming to PS4, Xbox One or PC but some free Brazil-themed content is on the way to those platforms. The FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup add-on is for the Ultimate Team mode and takes the card-collecting mechanic and applies it …
Read More »Two Xbox One SKUs priced in Japan
Japanese gamers will be able to get their hands on a new Xbox One console for just 232 later this year. The machine will, as confirmed last month, finally arrive in Japan on September 4th nearly 10 months after it debuted in other key markets. Polygon reports that a Kinect-less …
Read More »GameStop seeing ‘stronger demand’ for Xbox One since Kinect chop
Retailer GameStop reckons that consumers have started showing more interest in Xbox One since Microsoft announced a cut-price Kinect-less SKU is on the way. Microsoft confirmed earlier this month that it would slash 50 off the price of the current hardware with a new 350 bundle that doesn’t include the …
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