Any article based on Xbox One titles, or XB1-based XBLA games.
Ubisoft announced today that Zombi is out now for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The former Wii U exclusive was one of the top third party games on Nintendo’s system during the 2012 launch. Zombi takes place in a zombie-infested London. The survival horror game has been updated and optimized for PC, PS4 and Xbox … Read more
Capcom excited fans yesterday with the announcement that they will be remaking the PlayStation classic Resident Evil 2 for modern consoles. The game is in its early stages of development so no gameplay or screenshots were shown. That has left a lot of people to wonder what the Resident Evil 2 Remake might actually look … Read more
The fan-funded Mega Man clone Mighty No. 9 has been delayed. The game is the brainchild of Keiji Inafune — the main illustrator of the original Mega Man on the NES. It received four times the the original goal of its Kickstarter campaign. Mighty No. 9 was scheduled for a September 15, 2015 launch date. … Read more
Mega Man is still one of the most revered video game characters around, even though he has not exactly translated very well to the 3D era. That legacy lives on through compilations, the latest of which is set to release on PC, PS4 and Xbox One on August 25. Mega Man Legacy Collection includes all … Read more
What do you get when you combine funk music with ancient Greek mythology? Probably something similar to Funk of Titans, a newly released indie PC game on Steam that was previously released on Xbox One. You play as Perseus, the son of Zeus, who also happens to be a pretty big fan of funk music, … Read more
Strap in, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. EA has unveiled new gameplay footage for the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront game, which is being developed by their DICE studio (makers of Battlefield). This is the first time that aerial dogfights have been shown off in the game. Rebel and Imperial forces are going at … Read more
The unexpected indie hit ARK: Survival Evolved will be coming to consoles. The news was made during Microsoft’s Gamescom press conference in Germany. ARK will make its console debut as part of the Xbox Preview Program later this year. Xbox Preview is similar to Steam Early Access, which lets gamers buy and play games before … Read more
Homefront was one of the last games released by the now-defunct publisher THQ. It put gamers in an alternate reality where North Korea occupied the United States. While THQ has since filed for bankruptcy and gone out of business, the franchise survived. Deep Silver — the publisher behind the open world zombie game Dead Island … Read more
Dark Souls III won’t be out until next year but the folks at Bandai Namco are already building hype for From Software’s latest title with the release of the first gameplay trailer. Dark Souls III promises faster gameplay and a new feature called “Battle Arts” — attacks that are unique to each weapon. The game … Read more
One of the best third party Wii U exclusives is about to make the transition to other platforms as a digital download. Zombi (called Zombi U on the Wii U) was one of the flagship titles when Nintendo’s Wii U system launched in 2012. Ubisoft says that the survival horror game — where players try … Read more
2K Games’ Mafia franchise is making a comeback. The company announced today that Mafia III will be unveiled during a world premiere on August 5 at 8 am Eastern Time on YouTube. Mafia II was last released nearly five years ago on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. It is a series that has long had … Read more
There’s trouble in paradise. While for the Dead Island franchise that usually means a zombie outbreak, the real world news broke yesterday that publisher Deep Silver was dropping the development studio for the upcoming sequel, Dead Island 2. “After careful consideration, today we announce the decision to part ways with development partner Yager,” the company … Read more
The upcoming Star Wars Battlefront from EA’s DICE studio may be the most impressive game in the Star Wars universe. The trailers shown at E3 have photo-realistic graphics that are incomparable to anything that we have seen before on any console. Don’t take my word for it. Watch the trailers below in their 1080p glory:
South Park fans fall into two camps: those who loved the Stick of Truth video game and those who hated it due to its technical snafus. Ubisoft is giving it another go. The company announced a sequel at their E3 press conference. South Park: The Fractured but Whole will let players assume the role of … Read more
EA is known for big name titles like Need for Speed, Madden and Mass Effect, which is why I was a bit surprised to see a platformer more akin to the thriving indie scene. It’s a newly announced multi-platform title called Unrvael. You play as a ball of yarn, seemingly trying to make sense of … Read more
Microsoft’s E3 press conference was a mostly subdued event. Words like “safe” and “uninspired” best describe their strategy with headliners like Halo, Gears of War, Forza. All names that we know and have played a thousand times. The same is true of Minecraft — although in terms of age it is a much newer franchise. … Read more
Electronic Arts has released the first trailer for the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront video game reboot. The trailer features footage that claims to use the in-game engine. The Rebels are seen fighting the Empire in battles in the forests of Endor. It also features flying combat on the ice planet of Hoth. EA says that … Read more
Dying Light just released this week, and I sat down to play it for about an hour last night. I was looking forward to this one more than any other January release, which is unusual, because I normally don’t care for the whole zombie craze. On the other hand, I absolutely loved the idea of another first-person game … Read more
