Xbox One Will Not Play Games On Release Without Compulsory Update
Microsoft's Xbox One will not be able to play even disc-based games on day one without a compulsory update for the console. The $499 machine, which will go on sale this November 22nd worldwide, requires a patch that is not only for online features but even retail boxed games will…
Blizzard Announces World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor at Blizzcon
Today at Blizzcon, Blizzard announced the fifth expansion to their juggernaut MMO World of Warcraft. The expansion will feature new character models, and the new Draenor are to explore, which consists of 7 zones, and one pvp zone. 6 new dungeons and 2 new raids also await those looking for…
The Banner Saga Coming Out In January
It has been well over a year since The Banner Saga successfully completed its stint on Kickstarter. Since then Stoic Studio has been busy toiling away on their tactical RTS. Soon we will see the fruits of their labor, after they announced that The Banner Saga will be released January…
New JRPG Granblue Fantasy Announced Featuring Works from Nobuo Uematsu
That's some good anime right there.... Japanese developer and publisher Cygames have opened an amazing reveal site featuring the above trailer for an upcoming JRPG (including Nobuo Uematsu as a composer and Final Fantasy veteran Hideo Minaba as a character designer) called Granblue Fantasy. Sounds good right? It is if you…
Daedalic Entertainment titles in this weeks Humble Weekly Sale
Daedalic Entertainment have put forward 8 of their titles to be featured in the Weekly Humble Sale which is the weekly version of the Humble Bundle. For just $1 gamers can get Harvey’s New Eyes, A New Beginning – Final Cut The Whispered World The Chronicles of Shakespeare: Romeo &…
GAME UK are Offering a Round the World Gaming Adventure
UK retailer GAME just announced via their Facebook page that they (in partnership with StaTravel) are now offering the ultimate gaming adventure, a worldwide gaming tour! "Take the ultimate gaming journey! From the setting of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's glorious Nassau, the mind blowing game development paradise of Tokyo, through…
Mad Max May Be Coming Out April 2014
Christofer Sundburg, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Avalanche Studios, has possibly leaked the release date of the Mad Max game adaption. According to his LinkedIn profile page earlier today, the Australian post-apocalyptic game is meant scheduled to be release April 2014. It was originally titled "Open Unannounced Open-World Action…
Latest Sins of a Solar Empire DLC Goes Into Uncharted Territory
The Universe is already a dangerous place in reality, let alone one torn apart by intergalactic war. This hasn't prevented Ironclad Games from making Sins of a Solar Empire more challenging with their latest DLC, Stellar Phenomena. Available now for £3.99/$4.99, Stellar Phenomena adds nine new anomalies that want to…
LEGO Lord of the Rings launches on iOS
Warner Bros. and TT Games have today launched LEGO Lord of the Rings on Apple's iOS. The game is one of many Lego-fied franchises that TT has developed a game with, notable for its trademark humour and its vast array of playable characters. This version is no different, and features…
New Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Shows off the Levels of Customisation in Game
Too sexy for...her glasses? It may not look like much but this is a heck of a lot of customisation for your more recent Final Fantasy RPG's. The level of detail is impressive and the ability to change armour and weapons colour schemes entirely is extremely welcome. It may…
Quake Live to become a Standalone Game
Id Software have announced that their browser-based free-to-play shooter Quake Live is dropping its browser origins and becoming a stand-alone title. Id says this is in response to Chrome's dropping of serious plugin support in 2014. Much of the game will still function the same, with the website embedded into…
World of Tanks Xbox 360 Beta Open To All This Weekend
It has been confirmed through Wargaming that this coming weekend will be an open beta weekend for World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition. This will also be the last chance gamers have to register for the main beta and receive in-game awards. The open beta will run from Thursday, Nov. 7 through to Sunday, Nov.…
Legend of Raven Trailer
Legend of Raven is a 2D fighter created by a team of ex-SNK staff (King of Fighters, Fatal Fury). The game goes by the name of Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm in its native Japan, and was announced for a Vita release in September. Now the game is coming to PS4…
Nintendo releases “Battle Enemies” DLC for Pikmin 3
Nintendo have released new missions for Pikmin 3 on the Nintendo eShop today, each of which are part of the Battle Enemies game-type. One of these new missions is actually free, and comes as part of a title update. The pack of four stages is based on select locations from…
Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 Dev Diary #1 Takes Dracula In A New Direction
Dracula may be a character in films and books, but how often is that portrayal one of a strong and powerful being? Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is no different, but instead of making him an arrogant Christopher Lee style character, or taking a suave Jonathan Rhys Meyers approach, MercurySteam…
Games In Trouble? Australian Classification Board Put 12 Games To Review
It has been highlighted today that the South Australian Attorney General has requested the Australian Classification Review Board to reconsider the ratings of 12 video games. Due to this, the classification board will be meeting on November 18-19th and December 2nd, 4th and 5th to, "consider the applications." The games…
Worms: Clan Wars Review
Team 17 get away with murder by gaming industry standards. Every couple of years they bring out a new Worms game and every year bugger all has changed. Oh yeah sure they add a new gun or two that no one will ever use but under the hood it’s just…
Guild Wars 2 : The Nightmares Within New Content and Contests
Another update is to hit Guild Wars 2. Guild Wars 2: The Nightmares Within is set for release on the 12th November and will follow on from the October update Tower of Nightmares. Having breached the defenses of the tower players will now have to team up and challenge the creatures within the…
Going Gold : Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag Reaches Gold Status On Windows PC
It has been confirmed today by Ubisoft that Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag for Windows PC has gained gold status and will be on sale in the UK for November 22nd, 2013. Three different versions of Assassins Creed 4 will be up for grabs. The Standard Edition: Available at retail and on…
Marth Joins the Fray in the New Super Smash Bros
Sakurai himself just made an interesting post in the Miiverse: Fire Emblem fans rejoice! The Prince is back and ready to rumble with an every growing roster of beloved characters in the new Super Smash Bros, coming to Wii U and 3DS (hopefully soon). Excited to see Marth's return? Looking forward…
GTA Stimulus Package Is being Deposited
Posted on the Rockstar website, they said that the stimulus package (GTA$500,000) is being directly deposited into Grand Theft Auto Online players accounts. This applies to anyone who started the online in October. “We expect that it will take up to 2 full days for the Stimulus Package to be…