It might not be much of a surprise thanks to source code that hinted at a console debut (opens in new tab), but Blizzard has officially confirmed that Overwatch will come to Xbox One and PS4. A $60 “Origins Edition” will grant its buyers access to five bonus skins, in-game …
Read More »Fallout 4 has driveable cars – its just that theyre in Forza 6
Drivable vehicles have been absent from the Fallout series for some time, but today they make their comeback – albeit in a different game series. Forza Motorsport 6 (opens in new tab) developer Turn 10 has partnered with Bethesda to give players of its racing game a taste of Fallout …
Read More »We asked Windows 10s Cortana about Halo – can you guess the answers?
If you’ve upgraded to Windows 10 of late, you’ll have gained easy access to Cortana, a voice-activated personal assistant who bears a striking audio resemblance to Master Chief’s see-through secretary/guidance councillor/probable love interest. That point’s proven when you ask her Halo-themed questions – she’s got a surprising repository of trivial/sassy …
Read More »Its Han Solo vs. Boba Fett with Star Wars Battlefronts Hero Vehicles
You won’t have to win the Millennium Falcon in a game of sabacc to fly her in Star Wars Battlefront (opens in new tab). EA and DICE published a new rundown (opens in new tab) of how “Hero Vehicles” will work in the Fighter Squadron (opens in new tab) game …
Read More »Loot this Fallout 4 Ultimate Vault Dwellers Survival Guide bundle
You may not really need a physical Fallout 4 (opens in new tab)strategy guide in this age of free, online guides (expect plenty of help from your obsessive completionist friends at GR+), but a Nuka-Cola bottle opener with matching patch… well, of course you need that. Bethesda has revealed the …
Read More »Halo 5 has a 9GB day one patch, Assassins Creed Syndicates is 534MB
Ooooh boy patch fans, has your ship come in. With Halo 5 (opens in new tab) and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (opens in new tab) both imminent, release info, like updates, is starting to arrive. First there’s this from Halo 5 studio head, Josh Holmes: @crazyherb9 The MP update (includes map …
Read More »Report: Kojimas last Konami day was Oct. 9, non-compete active until Dec.
A report from The New Yorker puts a date on when Metal Gear Solid series creator Hideo Kojima left Konami (which has been widely accepted at this point) – and explains why we still lack any official word from either of the involved parties. According (opens in new tab) to …
Read More »Destiny Trials Of Osiris delayed to fix Hunter bug but theres a consolation
Guardians have found a seriously cheaty exploit for Destiny (opens in new tab) and Bungie is delaying the much anticipated return of the competitive Trials Of Osiris to get it fixed. Trials was meant to return on Friday but Bungie has announced (opens in new tab) that we’ll have to …
Read More »Wasteland 2: Directors Cut review
Way back when, in the decidedly bleak age when trendy kids were doing The Locomotion while Police Academy 3 – Assignment: Miami Beach played in the background (we’re talking about the bowels of 1988), a subset of PC owners were sampling videogaming’s first proper post-apocalypse. Think of how many of …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 5 wants you to keep invading FOBs, but whats the point?
I’m playing Metal Gear Solid 5, sitting in my helicopter, scrolling through the various menus of my iDroid. Story missions: Finished. Side ops: Completed. Mother Base: Fully built. All that’s really left now is to raid other players’ forward operating bases, so I bring up the list of potential victims. …
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