Microsoft has confirmed earlier reports that it would make huge changes to the way software behaves on Xbox One. Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business, explained all the changes in a written post today on Xbox Wire. Mattrick said the changes in Xbox One was brought on after listening to the reaction it more »

According to Giant Bomb, Microsoft will soon announce a sweeping change to its policies regarding the Xbox One. If the site’s sources are correct, Xbox One will no longer require an internet connection every 24 hours. Other big changes include the removal of restrictions on used and borrowed games, no region locks and downloadable games more »

A cry of anguish has been going out over the internet since the night of June 18, 2013. Sony released PS3 firmware update 4.45. As is usual with an update, legions of PS3 owners downloaded it and found that after the update, they now each owned a shiny, bricked PS3. The systems, whether they had more »

I was skeptical about Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse. The fact that the game was being called a reimagining of the classic Genesis game, rather than a remaster like DuckTales Remastered, had me worried. After all, the original game was amazing and a lot of people have fond memories of spending their childhoods at more »

Yesterday evening turned out to be stressful for some PS3 owners. Shortly after Sony released firmware update 4.45, many users started complaining about malfunctioning systems. Their PS3s would turn on as normal, but wouldn’t go past the wavy line animation that precedes the XMB loading. Sony is aware of the issue and has taken the more »

Sucker Punch’s Infamous: Second Son is all about new beginnings. The series has a new protagonist in Delsin Rowe, a graffiti artist who finds himself endowed with amazing powers. Sucker Punch looked at the data from Infamous 2 and noted most players chose to have Cole McGrath make a heroic sacrifice. That meant someone different more »

Bioware had been quiet about Dragon Age III, but at E3 2013 EA revealed a brand new trailer. The game is now known as Dragon Age Inquisition and is coming in 2014 to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC. Everybody eager for this one will get to play regardless of the more »

The Order: 1886 was one of E3 2013′s most intriguing stories for a couple of reasons. First, it’s a brand new  property and it is always fun to see those. It’s a bold step for Ready at Dawn, who did some great work on two portable God of War titles. This is the studio’s first original more »

Just last night I finished a list of seven games that I thought would make this year’s E3 the best year in the history of the expo, and while not all of them made an appearance (yet) two of the most highly anticipated did. Final Fantasy Versus XIII has now officially become Final Fantasy XV. more »

We’ve spent quite a bit of time talking about State of Decay and the issues it has been having with bugs. This morning, we’re going to look at some of the more positive aspects of the game’s current and future status. For starters, State of Decay is now the fasting selling original game in XBLA more »

Crytek was turning heads on the E3 2013 show floor with Ryse: Son of Rome. Originally conceived as a Kinect title, the design team decided to give it a traditional control scheme. Considering few Kinect titles have captured the mature audience this game targets, that’s a good move. Ryse tells the story of Roman general more »

Well this was unexpected. Undead Labs recently released a patch for State of Decay that was meant to fix a variety of issues including a nasty infestation bug. The problem was infestations could not be reasonably controlled, and it caused survivors to go missing at an alarming rate. Yesterday, Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain revealed more »