Update: Eurogamer (opens in new tab) has revealed the first picture of the new controller model, after it appeared on an Austrian retailer’s website. It looks as though we were right – there are no obvious cosmetic changes beyond the addition of a headphone jack. Enjoy! Original Story: Microsoft has …
Read More »Is 2K teasing a new Bioshock? UPDATE: XCOMs looking like a strong option
UPDATE: There’s some pretty compelling evidence to suggest that this might be XCOM related. Posting on a Take Two forum, user Hobbes__ (opens in new tab) discovered these images in the concept art: The use of two images from XCOM Enemy Unknown suggest a strong link to the series, along …
Read More »Heres what youll get in The Witcher 3s day-one patch
The Witcher 3 (opens in new tab) won’t launch for a few hours yet, but we already know what improvements its day-one update is bringing along. Several NeoGAF (opens in new tab) users have posted their early patch notes, laying out in detail the first of CD Projekt Red’s post-release …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefronts single player “inspired by moments from the films”
By design director Niklas Fegraeus’ own words Star Wars Battlefront (opens in new tab) is “first and foremost a multiplayer game”. It’s what the series is known for, but what about the single player side of it? The ‘Missions’ mentioned when the game was announced? Fegraeus describes these as “crafted …
Read More »Project Root review
For my sins I love a good old-fashioned shoot-’em-up, so I was secretly a little excited when a download code for Project Root popped up in my inbox – a game I knew little about, other than it was vaguely reminiscent of EA’s old Desert Strike series. That I immediately …
Read More »Treyarch want to “break the rules we invented” with Black Ops 3 multiplayer
Playing with Call Of Duty’s multiplayer component must be a nightmare, given the zealous nature of the players. It’s something Black Ops 3 (opens in new tab) dev Treyarch knows only too well after design director David Vonderhaar received death threats following gun tweaks to Black Ops 2. So obviously …
Read More »Prison of Elders is a semi-random horde mode thats too tough for Bungie
Bungie gave players a look at Destiny (opens in new tab)’s new (and evidently pretty tough) Prison of Elders mode in a live stream earlier today. The short explanation is “yep, it’s definitely a three-player horde mode” – but with all the flourishes and quirks you expect from high-level Destiny …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege is actually part puzzle game part shooter
With so many militaristic shooters on the market these days (we’re looking at you Battlefield and Call of Duty), there’s a worry that upcoming tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege will be lost amid the ‘ooo-rahs’ and bro-tastic fist-bumps. But Tom Clancy fans shouldn’t be worried as the team at Ubisoft …
Read More »Devs pitch in to help Nepal earthquake disaster
Bungie is raising funds for the Nepal Earthquake disaster with the sale of an exclusive Guardians to the aid of Nepal T-shirt on its online store (opens in new tab). All profits from the shirt will go straight to charities in direct relief efforts in Nepal. Purchasing the T-shirt also …
Read More »Deus Ex creators not a fan of Mankind Divideds violent trailer
Deus Ex director Warren Spector is a bit concerned about the reveal trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (opens in new tab). The video, which premiered along with the game’s official debut earlier this month, introduces Adam Jensen’s new occupation as a cyborg terrorist hunter, and shows off his expanded …
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