Yesterday Bandai Namco Games revealed its “last-gen” blockbuster hit, Dark Souls II, is getting an enhanced “new-gen” version – Scholar of the First Sin. It was only a matter of time, right? The updated game will arrive on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One early next year – April 7, 2015 to be exact. Dark Souls II arrived earlier … Read more
To celebrate the Xbox One’s first birthday, Microsoft has announced that Xbox Live Gold members will be able to download Sunset Overdrive on Xbox One for free starting tomorrow, November 22. Insomniac Games’ rambunctious action game will be free for all Gold members on the 22nd, but only for one day, so don’t forget to queue up the download … Read more
According to an exclusive preview of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on IGN, 343 Industries’ enhanced collection for Xbox One will feature an online ranking system very similar to the “Trueskill” system used in the original Halo 2. Apparently the online multiplayer playlists will feature their own unique skill rankings – wins will add XP, and losses will subtract … Read more
Today Microsoft announced that three different Xbox One bundle packages will drop in price through a special promotion beginning November 2. This price drop includes bundle packages based on three of 2014’s biggest Xbox One titles – Assassin’s Creed: Unity, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and Sunset Overdrive. It appears that the Assassin’s Creed and Sunset Overdrive bundles will be available for $349, with the option to … Read more
After a list of Xbox 360 Achievements leaked the HD port of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas earlier this week, Rockstar Games confirmed the Achievement-packed, 720p-enhanced HD remaster will indeed be available Sunday, October 26 via Xbox Live Arcade’s “Games On Demand” tab. A version of San Andreas was previously available through the “Xbox Originals” section of XBLA; it has been noted that the … Read more
Just as Sony was busy supporting itself in the next-gen format wars, Microsoft announced at CES that an external HD-DVD drive would be available for the Xbox 360 by the end of the year, a rival format to Sony’s next-gen Blu-ray technology that will be used in PlayStation 3 systems. No price or release information … Read more
