The original concept for what would become Gears of War was far different than the final product. According to an Epic Games developer who was there all those years ago, the game actually got its start as a class-based, Battlefield-style shooter. “Gears started as a class-based Battlefield kind of game,” Unreal Engine lead programmer James […]
GM Connected mode is an online version of the Be a GM mode, while EASHL lets you create a hockey player and then play as him in 6v6 online matches. Both of these modes will be available in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of NHL 15, as will Online Team Play, which won’t come […]
The trailer above for The Behemoth’s next game opens with a Dr. Evil-like narration over images of a massive space bear crashing into our planet and raining green blood on the hapless citizens below. According to a press release, the currently untitled Game 4 will be in a “genre [they] haven’t covered before and seek […]
Fans of the brand of competitive multiplayer seen in the “With Assassin’s Creed Unity, the pillars of the franchise have evolved thanks to the potential of new-generation consoles,” Ubisoft said in a statement issued to Joystiq. “With that evolution, we wanted to bring a new type of multiplayer experience, which was asked for by fans […]
A product page on Xbox.com reveals that Microsoft is planning to introduce a 500GB hard drive for the Xbox 360, bringing official storage support on par with the Xbox One. The hard drive will sell for $110, according to the product listing, which also says preorders will open “soon.” Microsoft also sells a 320GB hard […]
[If you don’t want to know anything about Assassin’s Creed Rogue’s story or characters, don’t read on] In Assassin’s Creed Rogue, launching this fall for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, you play as a Templar named Shay Patrick Cormack. But who is this man and what drives him? Writer Susan Patrick explains in a new […]
Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has finally accepted Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson’s Ice Bucket Challenge nomination for him to dump a bucket of ice water on his head to raise awareness and money for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. “When Notch tells you to do something, you pretty much do it,” […]
The $500 Xbox One Titanfall bundle that went on sale in March and included a system, Kinect camera, one-month Xbox Live Gold membership, and copy of Titanfall has been discontinued. “Titanfall bundle is done,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer said on Twitter to a fan who asked if Microsoft would offer the bundle without Kinect. Though […]
Rendering of Avalanche’s new office in Stockholm After spending more than a decade in its current location in Sweden, Just Cause and Mad Max developer Avalanche Studios today announced plans to move to a bigger, more modern office. In partnership with Swedish architecture firm Studio Stockholm, Avalanche Studios said today that work has begun on […]
During last night’s episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, iconic James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan went head-to-head with Fallon in a multiplayer match of classic N64 game GoldenEye 007, which is based on the actor’s 1995 movie. Before they start playing, Fallon remarks that GoldenEye 007 is one of the best video games […]
