Microsoft’s director of Xbox Live programming, Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, will speak this week at his high school’s graduation ceremony in Connecticut, he Many high schools in Connecticut get out this week. Prior to joining Microsoft, Hryb spent more than a decade working as the director of promotions at Clear Channel for WKSS in Hartford […]
Following this year’s E3, we’ve compiled a list of all the Xbox One games that will be available by the end of 2014. If a game has an announced release date, it is written next to the game title. Keep in mind that the release dates for upcoming games is subject to change. But with […]
Following this year’s E3, we’ve compiled a list of all the PlayStation 4 games that will be available by the end of 2014. If a game has an announced release date, it is written next to the game title. Keep in mind that the release dates for upcoming games is subject to change. But with […]
There are undoubtedly similarities between The Destiny alpha test wrapped up yesterday, and while it’s prompted numerous jokes and critiques about Peter Dinklage’s voice acting, the consensus is that it’s an absolutely beautiful game. We’ve only seen it running on the PlayStation 4, but considering this is a game that will be released on last-generation […]
Michael Thomasson The auction for the world’s biggest video game collection has ended, with a mystery bidder taking the 11,000-title lot for three quarters of a million dollars. The winning bid, after 56 offers, was $750,250 by a GameGavel bidder going by the username “peeps_10091970.” Auction holder Michael Thomasson launched the auction earlier this month […]
When Microsoft finally unveiled last week that a new Crackdown is in the works, you may have noticed it was never referred to as Crackdown 3. That’s due in part to Microsoft Studios boss Ken Lobb disliking that naming convention, and partially because of what the new Crackdown is. “You can blame me for 20 […]
After several conflicting reports, Microsoft has officially clarified the specifics of Kinect processing power on Xbox One. Starting this month, developers now have the ability to turn off most of the Kinect’s functionality to gain extra GPU resources, but some system-level functions cannot be disabled. GameSpot recently reported that the new Xbox software update would […]
Microsoft has announced this week’s Xbox Live deals for Gold subscribers, and they include markdowns on semi-new releases like Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition and Strider, as well as critically acclaimed Rockstar Games action title like Bully, Red Dead Redemption, and Max Payne 3. The discounts listed below are valid now through June 23. Of course, […]
Activision Publishing’s Other Skylanders licensing extensions for 2014 include a new global program from book company Penguin Group (which has already sold over 2.5 million Skylanders books), as well as a special Skylanders: Swap Force official guide from augmented reality company Zappar. Activision has also teamed up with Immediate Media for an official Skylanders-themed children’s […]
Forza Horizon 2, Microsoft’s upcoming 1080p open-world racing game for Xbox 360 and Xbox One, will not have microtransactions, at least not at launch. Creative director Ralph Fulton said in a new interview that “tokens,” the in-game currency used in past games to unlock cars by spending real-world money, will not be available in the […]
