After releasing Evolve and Borderlands 2 as some of the gifts for Xbox Live Gold subscribers last month, the next set of games to be released for free under the Games With Gold promotion have now been announced by Microsoft. Xbox 360 owners will be treated to Darksiders and Assassin's Creed Revelations. If…

Microsoft had announced the new addition of both free and paid DLC to the Xbox One launch title, Ryse: Son of Rome. A free update will become available as of the December 18 that will add two new level events to Gladiator mode. The first mode will create an enemy…

Microsoft has raised the prices of 3 of its major exclusives on the Xbox One's digital store, according to reports from QualityEduInfo and NowGamer. Forza Motorsoprt 5, Ryse: Son of Rome and Dead Rising 3 are all going up from £44.99 to £49.99. This calls into question the reason behind…

According to the site GamingRumours, the old mill is churning out a name for a sequel to Crytek's Xbox one exclusive launch title, Ryse: Son of Rome. Ryse:: Knights of England certainly sounds interesting, as a game set against the backdrop of England's brutal war-torn past could provide a great…

So, finally the Next-Gen of console gaming is upon us in the UK. Perhaps it is just me, but the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 seem to have been released on slighter quieter fanfare than when the current generation of consoles launched well over seven years ago. Why is this?…

The Xbox One and Ryse Son of Rome are almost upon us. Whilst the reviews might be embargoed until thursday, it's not all quiet on the Roman front as Microsoft have released a launch trailer for the upcoming launch title from Crytek, Ryse Son of Rome. The trailer is pretty…

The Xbox One and Ryse Son of Rome are almost upon us. Whilst the reviews might be embargoed until thursday, it's not all quiet on the Roman front as Microsoft have released a launch trailer for the upcoming launch title from Crytek, Ryse Son of Rome. The trailer is pretty…

A Youtuber by the name of Moonlight Swami has lucked out today, receiving their pre-ordered Xbox One two weeks in advance from Target. Swami of course began tweeting info they found through the Xbox One Live Marketplace, and has since been temporarily banned. They note that the console is quiet,…

Here comes the new cinematic trailer for Crytek’s Ryse: Son of Rome. Join Marius Titus and journey to the furthest reaches of the Roman Empire in your call for revenge. Take to battle to avenge your slaughtered family, murdered by barbarians and protected you city. Ryse: Son of Rome will…

A snap of the controller layout for Ryse: Son of Rome has been leaked online following the Xbox One tour in London. The title is one of several launch titles for the Xbox One, which launches November 22nd. Whilst pitting you against various warriors from across the Roman World in intense hand…

 Crunching, a term coined in the gaming industry for the speeding up of a games release, where staff may spend many hours at work past their expected office hours to get the job done has no benefit to the gaming industry.  This is at least the opinion of Stardock Entertainments Derek…

Microsoft are going to cities around the world to give gamers the opportunity to try out Xbox One, and the UK is no exception. Microsoft's Xbox One tour shall be making two stops within the UK, both in England. From October 25th to November 3rd gamers in the London area…

Continuing their current trend of Lock-In events for high profile releases, GAME stores around the UK will be hosting events to give gamers a chance to try out the Xbox One for themselves. Starting next week in Dundee and Derby (14th October) there will be over 60 different events up…

 Ryse: Son of Rome-Silencing the Barabrians Gameplay Demo from EB Expo 2013. What do you think of the next gen graphics and fighting mechanics? Let us know in the comments.

It wasn't too long ago it was confirmed that Ryse: Son of Rome will run at 900P native for the Xbox One. Now the exclusive has been dealt another visual blow, with Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli tweeting that the character triangle count will be decreases from 150k, to 85k. Less…

Aaron Greenberg, Chief of Staff for Devices and Studios Group at Microsoft, recently tweeted the confirmation that Ryse: Son of Rome runs at a native resolution of "900p", as opposed to the "full HD" offered by 1080p resolutions. In terms of image size, then, we're looking at a pixel resolution…

Xbox One launch titles Ryse, Dead Rising 3 and Forza Motorsport 5 will be receiving Day One editions, each with exclusive content. First up Ryse: Son of Rome which will come an exclusive Multiplayer map for the games Gladiator co-op mode called Ruins. Ruins pits players against hordes of barbarians…

It has been revealed today that  Ryse: Son of Rome will use microtransactions so that players can increase the pace with which they unlock items and features in the multiplayer section of the game.  At Gamescom the Ryse: Son of Rome multiplayer demo was explained by a Microsoft producer to…

Microsoft’s most lovable (only lovable?) employee Major Nelson recently moderated a panel of Xbox One developers at San Diego Comic Con as they talked about some of the Xbox Ones new features. Sadly we didn’t get to go to San Diego, but here is a rundown of the features discussed.…

It seems that these QTE-heavy battle sequences need not have the events all-together. A member of Kotaku Australia was able to find out that the QTE’s in Ryse, an Xbox One exclusive title, would complete themselves if left alone for too long. When Crytek was asked about this, they stated…

Well the dust is still settling over the Los Angeles Convention Center after E3’s battle of the conferences, as Microsoft sought to lay to rest gamer’s fears about the Xbox One whilst Sony looked to drive home their advantage. We’ll come to comparing the two conferences later, but for now…