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 […]
Cloud-gaming company OnLive and tablet maker Wikipad, Inc. today announced a partnership that will bring large-scale games to small-scale devices. As a result of the newly minted partnership, you’ll be able to download the OnLive Android app (available now through Google Play) and play AAA games on the $200 Wikipad 7 and, in the future, […]
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, […]
Valve has launched a mysterious Team Fortress 2 teaser website that features a countdown clock that will strike zero tonight at 5 p.m. PDT/8 p.m. EDT. The URL features the word “suspense,” but there’s nothing more to go on right now. Check back tonight for more. Team Fortress 2 originally launched in 2007 through The […]
The latest update for Grand Theft Auto V‘s multiplayer mode, Grand Theft Auto Online, introduces “hipsters” to the mix. The aptly titled “I’m Not a Hipster” update is available today across Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and it offers up a series of “post ironic, artisanal, organic, entirely independent, 100% re-claimed” digital offerings for you […]
The Dead Space series could return, but only if Electronic Arts is able to come up with an idea that retains the core spirit of the franchise and the development team is enthusiastic about it. That’s according to EA Studios executive vice president Patrick Söderlund, who spoke to Polygon about the (potential) future of the […]
Bungie’s upcoming first-person shooter Destiny will be exclusive to PlayStation platforms in Japan, according to a Sony Computer Entertainment Japan press release issued today and translated by Kotaku. The announcement heralds a deal between Sony and Destiny publisher Activision that brings the game exclusively to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on September 11. The PS4 […]
