Madden NFL 15, EA Sports’ latest entry into its American Football series, launches this week for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The game will include the Madden Ultimate Team mode, which allows players to pick their team, collect their favorite current and past NFL players, and upgrade their squad to […]
Microsoft researchers have released a report that presents DeLorean, a cloud gaming solution that hides latency by trying to predict what you’ll do next. According to the report (via TechCrunch) DeLorean’s “speculative execution system,” as Microsoft calls it, is able to mask up to 250ms of network latency by rendering frames of future possible outcomes […]
A flight carrying Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley has been grounded because of a bomb threat, and it appears that the same group behind the current PlayStation Network outage is responsible. Earlier today, Smedley tweeted (via Polygon) that he was flying American Airlines Flight 362 from Dallas, Texas to San Diego, California. The Twitter […]
Developer ZeniMax Online Studios has announced a new Loyalty Program for its massively multiplayer role-playing game The Elder Scrolls Online. Starting in September, players who have paid the game’s subscription fee for three months, excluding the free game time included with a purchase of ESO, will receive a High Hrothgar Wraith vanity pet that they […]
Forza Horizon 2 developer Playground Games said that the controversy surrounding Forza Motorsport’s 5’s microtransactions “couldn’t go unnoticed.” Forza Motorsport 5 launched with an in-game economy that many players complained made it too hard to obtain all the cars in the game without spending real money. Developer Turn 10 Studios has since made “fundamental improvements” […]
If you’re having trouble connecting to the PlayStation Network right now you’re not alone. PlayStation’s official support Twitter account has confirmed that PSN is working intermittently, and that Sony is working to fix the issue as soon as possible. However, Sony said that there is no time frame at the moment for when service will […]
If there was any confusion about the nature of Rise of the Tomb Raider‘s Xbox exclusivity, it wasn’t Crystal Dynamics’ intention, the developer has said. In a Rise of the Tomb Raider FAQ posted to the game’s official Tumblr, Crystal Dynamics was asked why Microsoft, Square Enix, or Crystal Dynamics itself didn’t say upfront that […]
Electronic Arts has teamed up with Cheetos and Target to bring special Cheetos-branded content to Popcap’s “weird” shooter, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, according to a post to the game’s official Facebook page. The promotion offers customers a $10 gift card if they buy specially marked Cheetos snacks along with a copy of Plants vs. […]
If you own the Disney Infinity Starter Pack for the Wii, you can now download the game for the Wii U exclusively through the console’s eShop, free of charge. “Disney Infinity launched one year ago, and in that time the number of Wii U players has significantly expanded,” Vice President and General Manager of developer […]
Super Time Force Ultra (STFU), the PC version of the time-bending, side-scrolling shooter is coming to Steam next week, and it’s bringing a few special guests with it. Developer Capybara announced on its official website that the PC version of the game will include new playable characters from Valve’s Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress […]
