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The Witcher 2 Gets New Developer Diary Video Focusing on Story

CD Projekt Red, the developer behind the upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition for the PC and Xbox 360, has posted a fresh video, this time with some of its staff discussing the story in the RPG. The Witcher 2 was already released on the PC last year and now CD Projekt Red is getting ready to deploy its Enhanced ...

14 February 2012
06:11 GMT

Reminder: Mass Effect 3 Demo Out Today on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 [UPDATED]

The Mass Effect 3 demo will finally be available for download later today, on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, according to BioWare, which has just posted approximate release times for each of the platforms.UPDATE #1: The Mass Effect 3 demo for Xbox 360 can be downloaded at this link. Mass Effect 3 is S...

14 February 2012
04:28 GMT

The Witcher 2 Delivers Most Complex Story Ever on the Xbox 360

The developers at CD Projekt RED have boasted that the upcoming Xbox 360 version of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has the most complex story that has ever been launched on the Microsoft home console. The team is emphasizing the choice and consequences system in the action role-playing game, saying that the Xbox ...

13 February 2012
12:11 GMT

More Alan Wake Experiences Are Coming If Fans Want Them, Studio Says

Remedy Entertainment, the developer of the Alan Wake series, has revealed that it always wants to please fans so, if they want more Alan Wake experiences, the studio will definitely make their desires come true. After the impressive Alan Wake for the Xbox 360 back in 2010, Remedy Entertainment decided to branch out ...

13 February 2012
03:10 GMT

Sony and Microsoft React to January 2012 NPD Numbers

January 2012 was a very bad game for video games, according to the NPD Group, with the value of the industry declining by a whopping 34 percent when compared to the same period of last year, but major hardware makers Sony and Microsoft have released upbeat statements related to the results. A statement from Microsof...

13 February 2012
02:31 GMT

Xbox 720 Has Touchscreen Controller Similar to Wii U or PS Vita, Report Says

A new report about the successor of the Xbox 360, the oft-rumored Xbox 720, has appeared, this time saying that the new console will have a controller with a built-in touchscreen, similar to the Nintendo Wii U's tablet controller or Sony's PlayStation Vita. The Xbox 360 is here to stay, according to Micros...

11 February 2012
10:41 GMT

“Gameloft LIVE!” App Goes Live in the Android Market

Gameloft’s social service for Xbox 360, “Gameloft Live!” has just been made available to Android users. The French game developer has just announced the availability of the official “Gameloft LIVE!” application for Android devices. The application provides free access to a large communi...

10 February 2012
19:01 GMT

NPD Hardware: Xbox 360 Wins Again as a Third of 2011 Revenue Disappears

The overall value of sales for the video game industry, combining retail games sales and hardware, has seen a drop of 34 percent in the sales figures delivered by the NPD Group for the month of January in the United States, when compared to the same period of last year. Overall revenue came in at 750.6 million dolla...

10 February 2012
05:17 GMT

Nielsen: Gaming Time in the United States Has Grown by 7 Percent During 2011

The market analysis firm Nielsen has offered a report on gaming trends in the United States for 2011, revealing that overall gaming time has grown by no less than 7 percent during the 12-month period, despite the less than impressive results posted when it comes to hardware and video game sales. Nielsen says that th...

9 February 2012
15:21 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur Dev Would Love New Consoles, Still Likes Current Ones

A new generation of consoles, like the oft-rumored Xbox 720 or PlayStation 4, would be great, according to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning lead designer Ian Frazier. He also mentioned that, as a games developer, working with current devices, like the Xbox 360 or PS3, is great as there aren’t a lot of technical ch...

9 February 2012
14:21 GMT

Skyrim Patch 1.4. Available for Download Today on Xbox 360, Soon on PS3

Bethesda has just confirmed that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the Xbox 360 will receive the long awaited patch 1.4 later today, while the PlayStation 3 edition will get it sometime this week. Skyrim impressed legions of gamers from all over the world across platforms like the PC, PS3 or Xbox 360. Sadly, it had qui...

9 February 2012
08:11 GMT

Kinect Star Wars Out in April Alongside Star Wars Xbox 360 Bundle

Microsoft has finally unveiled a new release date for the eagerly awaited Kinect Star Wars game, as well as for the Star Wars-themed Xbox 360 bundle, which will both arrive at the beginning of April all around the world. The Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360 has sold tens of millions of units since its release more tha...

9 February 2012
03:10 GMT

Modern Warfare 3 Gets New DLC Map, Overwatch, This Month on Xbox 360

Activision has just confirmed that the third content drop for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, in the form of a new multiplayer map, will arrive on the Xbox 360 platform for Call of Duty Elite premium subscribers later this month. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 broke sales records last year when it arrived on the PC,...

8 February 2012
07:11 GMT

Analyst: Both Software and Hardware Will See Big Drops During January 2012

The NPD Group is expected to soon release its sales figures for the month of January 2012 on the United States video game market, and at least one analyst believes that the decline of the industry will continue and that overall sales will slow down by about 15 percent when compared to the same period of last year. W...

7 February 2012
21:31 GMT

Sanctum 2 Coming Next Year for PC and Consoles, Sanctum 1 Now on Sale

Coffee Stain Studios and Reverb Publishing have confirmed that Sanctum, the nifty hybrid between a tower defense strategy game and a first person shooter, will be getting a sequel next year, which will appear on the PC, just like its predecessor, but also on consoles like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. Sanctum impre...

7 February 2012
09:21 GMT

Microsoft Claims That Xbox 360 Beat PlayStation 3 in Australia

It seems that a fight is brewing between video game hardware manufacturers Microsoft and Sony when it comes to their results on the Australian market, with both companies claiming that they have performed better during 2011 in the territory. Microsoft has just announced that the Xbox 360 is the only console that has...

7 February 2012
03:02 GMT

NPD Australia: Retail Declines by Almost 13 Percent, Digital Sales Compensate

The Australian division of the NPD Group has announced that traditional retail sales linked to video games have declined by 12.8 percent in the territory during 2011, although much of the lost revenue has been recuperated via non-traditional means, mainly digital revenue linked to subscriptions and streaming. The Au...

6 February 2012
20:31 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Gets Facebook App, Offers Bonuses on the Xbox 360

Video game publisher Electronic Arts and hardware maker Microsoft have announced the launch of a new Facebook application linked to the upcoming Mass Effect 3 video game, which seems to be designed to offer a number of in-game bonuses for those who will play the game on the Xbox 360 home console.The app can be access...

4 February 2012
02:36 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Demo Arrives with Free Xbox Live Gold Membership

Microsoft has decided to properly celebrate the release of the Mass Effect 3 demo later this month and has confirmed that free Xbox Live Gold access will be offered to all Xbox 360 consoles owners, so that they can experience everything the demo has to offer. BioWare is getting ready to release a demo for Mass Effec...

3 February 2012
06:51 GMT

Gotham City Impostors Out Next Week on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

Warner Bros. and Monolith have finally confirmed a release date for their upcoming Gotham City Impostors multiplayer shooter, which is set to appear next week. After the huge success achieved by the Batman Arkham games made by Rocksteady, Warner Bros. is keen on attracting Batman fans to a whole new experience, in t...

3 February 2012
02:36 GMT

Analyst: Microsoft Well Positioned to Dominate Console Future

Microsoft might not be ready to talk about its next home console, but at least one analyst believes that the company is very well positioned to dominate the coming hardware generation as long as it plays its cards right. Scott Steinberg, a marketing expert and an analyst watching the video game industry, tells Indus...

2 February 2012
16:41 GMT

Rayman 3 Gets Remastered in HD, Out for PS3 and Xbox 360 in March

Ubisoft has just confirmed that it has remastered another one of its classic titles in high definition, this time with Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc getting ready to appear for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. High definition remakes have become extremely popular in the last few years, as quite a lot of companies...

2 February 2012
12:11 GMT

Halo 4 Reveal Set to Happen at the End of the Month, Report Says

Microsoft is set to reveal the first details about its upcoming Halo 4 first person shooter at the end of February, during its Xbox Spring Showcase event, at least according to a report coming from a magazine from Finland. Halo 4 was originally revealed to the world back at E3 2011, when Microsoft deployed a small t...

2 February 2012
07:11 GMT

Tim Schafer Says Good Kinect Games Are Created from Scratch

The Kinect motion tracking system for the Xbox 360 home console has been a success for Microsoft when it comes to sales, but one leading video games developer believes that companies are still struggling with creating tailor-made experiences for it. Tim Schafer, who is the leader of development at Double Fine, told ...

1 February 2012
17:31 GMT

The Nintendo Wii U Won’t Compete with Rivals Through Powerful Hardware

Nintendo has revealed that the hardware in its upcoming Wii U home console isn’t designed to compete with current generation consoles, like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, and that the company will once again try to emphasize gameplay experiences over high quality graphics. The Wii U is set to be released at th...

31 January 2012
17:21 GMT

There Won’t Be a New Xbox in 2012, Microsoft Says

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it won’t be releasing a new Xbox console this year, with one of its French executives confirming that the lifecycle of the Xbox 360 is far from over. The current Xbox 360 console is showing its age, as opposed to its biggest rival, the PlayStation 3. We’ve seen few...

31 January 2012
15:41 GMT

The Witcher 2 for Xbox 360 Has Special Dark Edition

CD Projekt Red, the developer of the recent The Witcher 2 title, has confirmed that Xbox 360 owners can get a very special Dark Edition of the game in April, which is filled with real life bonus items.The Witcher 2 amazed millions of PC owners last year with its solid role playing mechanics and epic adventures that s...

31 January 2012
11:31 GMT

Despite Piracy, The Witcher 2 Developers Still Trust Gamers to Pay for Content

The imminent Xbox 360 launch of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has prompted some fans of developer CD Projekt RED to contemplate a future where the company will mainly develop for home consoles and leave PC gamers behind in their piracy infested world. But developers working on the action role-playing game say th...

30 January 2012
15:01 GMT

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Update Will Solve Xbox 360 DLC Issues

Infinity Ward has confirmed that the issues concerning the downloadable content that was recently released for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, in which Xbox 360 owners couldn’t access it while signed into other profiles, will be solved through a future update. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 received its first ...

30 January 2012
07:21 GMT

The Witcher 2 for Xbox 360 Out on April 17, Gets New Cinematic Trailer

CD Projekt Red together with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, has just revealed a concrete release date for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings on the Xbox 360, with the RPG finally arriving on the console on April 17. The Witcher 2 delighted millions of PC gamers last year with its great role playing mechanics...

27 January 2012
13:21 GMT

The Nintendo Wii U Is Twice As Powerful As the Xbox 360, Report Says

A brand new report has arrived concerning the Nintendo Wii U, this time saying that its hardware is twice as powerful as the Xbox 360. As we get closer to the release of the Wii U, more and more rumors and reports are coming in about its hardware, its features and plenty of other things. Nintendo’s secrecy con...

26 January 2012
18:21 GMT

Xbox 720 Has Blu-ray Drive and Kinect 2, Won’t Support Used Games

Another day, another report about the next Xbox console. This time we’re hearing that the device will have support for Sony’s Blu-ray technology and that a special system will be put in place to prevent the console from playing used games. The Xbox 360 will still be around for quite some time, at least a...

26 January 2012
10:31 GMT

Notch Asks Minecraft Players to Share Gaming Data

Markus Persson, aka Notch, has asked those who play his indie hit Minecraft to allow him access to a set of data linked to their gaming sessions, saying that it would allow him to better understand the public who enjoys his game and better tailor future content to their needs. The developers proposes that gamers all...

26 January 2012
09:30 GMT

Download Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Title Update 8 Now on Xbox 360

Activision, together with developers Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, has just deployed Title Update number 8 for the massively popular Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 first person shooter on the Xbox 360 platform, while the PS3 edition is set to receive it later this week.It’s been a busy week for Call of ...

26 January 2012
07:13 GMT

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC on Xbox 360 Locked to Just One Profile

A new issue concerning the downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has just appeared, as Elite premium subscribers, who got the DLC earlier this week on the Xbox 360, found out that they couldn’t access the new maps from another profile on their own console. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 got i...

26 January 2012
05:31 GMT

Capcom’s Digital Collection Arrives for the Xbox 360 in March

The upcoming Capcom Digital Collection, a retail DVD with some of the company’s most popular downloadable games from the Xbox Live Arcade, is now scheduled to appear at the end of March. Capcom has been pretty successful on the Xbox Live Arcade, with plenty of its downloadable games reaching the hands of milli...

26 January 2012
03:59 GMT

Xbox 720 Hardware in Development at IBM, Console Arrives in 2013

Another new report about the next Xbox console has appeared on the web, this time with rumors concerning IBM and Global Foundries, the two companies that are supposedly working on the hardware of the upcoming console, the oft-rumored Xbox 720. The current Xbox 360 will still be around for quite some time, according ...

25 January 2012
18:31 GMT

Street Fighter X Tekken on Xbox 360 Doesn’t Have Exclusive Fighter

Capcom has confirmed that, unlike the PlayStation 3 edition, Street Fighter X Tekken on the Xbox 360 won’t have any exclusive fighters when released this year. Fighting games are growing in number these days, so quite a few developers want to attract console owners with unique combatants or platform-exclusive ...

25 January 2012
15:41 GMT

Kinect Star Wars Coming in April, Retailer Listing Says

Star Wars fans and Kinect owners will finally be able to enjoy the long awaited Kinect Star Wars game in April, at least according to a listing mentioned by large UK retailer Argos in one of its newest catalogs.Kinect Star Wars has been in development for quite some time, with Microsoft trying to really deliver a qua...

25 January 2012
05:15 GMT

UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Now Out on PS3 and Xbox 360, New Trailer Available

THQ has just released the demo for the upcoming UFC Undisputed 3 fighting game on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms, allowing players to try it out before its release.THQ and Jagex decided to spend some more time developing and fleshing out the new UFC Undisputed 3, as opposed to previous iterations that were ...

25 January 2012
02:53 GMT

Xbox 360 Exclusive Games Are a Matter of Quality over Quantity, Microsoft Says

Microsoft has once again talked about exclusive games, emphasizing that, while it’s definitely lagging behind Sony’s PlayStation 3, its own Xbox 360 console will continue to get some quality exclusive titles in the future. The Xbox 360 has seen a pretty big transformation over the last year or so, with t...

24 January 2012
17:21 GMT

Xbox Live House Party Games Get Release Dates, Pricing Details

Microsoft has just revealed a few more details about its upcoming Xbox Live House Party promotion, this time showing off the release dates for each of the four games, including Warp, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, Nexuiz, and I Am Alive, as well as their actual prices. Microsoft has always relied on special p...

24 January 2012
12:31 GMT

Microsoft Expected to Ditch MS Points in Favor of Real Currencies This Year

A brand new report claims that Microsoft will ditch its proprietary MS Points virtual currency, used on the Xbox Live, Zune or Windows Phone Marketplaces, in favor of real world currencies. Microsoft’s MS Points haven’t really been loved by its customers, as they involved buying cards with codes for MS P...

24 January 2012
06:51 GMT

Reminder: First Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC Out Today on Xbox 360

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is set to receive its first “content drop” today, on the Xbox 360 platform, as premium subscribers to the Call of Duty Elite online service will be able to enjoy two fresh multiplayer maps. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 broke sales records all around the world and it is th...

24 January 2012
05:15 GMT

Minecraft on Xbox 360 May Accelerate Current Patching Process

4J Studios, the developer of the upcoming Xbox 360 version of Minecraft, has confirmed that Microsoft is keen on accelerating the current patching deployment on its console in order to streamline the updating process and get it on par with platforms like the PC. Minecraft, one of the most popular indie games ever, b...

24 January 2012
04:08 GMT

Syndicate Gets Four-Player Co-Op Demo on PS3 and Xbox 360 This Month

Electronic Arts and Starbreeze Studios have confirmed that their upcoming Syndicate first person shooter will receive a demo of its four-player cooperative mode on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The Syndicate franchise gained a cult-like following back in the 1990s with its quality strategy titles. Now, EA is tryin...

19 January 2012
17:31 GMT

Shank 2 Arrives in Early February on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, Gets New Video

Electronic Arts and Klei Entertainment have confirmed that Shank 2 will be released onto the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at the beginning of February. The original Shank impressed through its violent gameplay and stylized graphics, so its successor wants to further improve on its mechanics, while eliminating the ...

19 January 2012
09:44 GMT

Nokia Details Xbox Companion App for Lumia 900, 800 and 710

Microsoft launched the Xbox Companion application for the Windows Phone platform last month hoping to lure more mobile gamers. Today, Nokia took it further and detailed how well the application works on its Windows Phone devices.   Those who already purchased the Nokia Lumia 710, 800 or 900 are probably set for ...

18 January 2012
08:46 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Demo Arrives on February 14, According to New Trailer

The Mass Effect 3 demo has finally received a release date, thanks to a new trailer that shows off the game’s Kinect features on the Xbox 360 console.Mass Effect 3 is the last chapter in the trilogy of role playing shooters that focus on Commander Shepard, so you know that millions of fans from all over the wor...

18 January 2012
05:29 GMT


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