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Oculus acquires the company that designed the Xbox 360 controller
When you're trying to design the next great thing, you can't afford to fumble it. Even when you're designing a product as cutting-edge as VR goggles, you need to have the support of those who have gone before you in designing the very best of human-interaction devices.
As such, Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus Rift, has announced this...
Just a Flesh Wound: Games for Windows Live not dead yet, according to Microsoft
Microsoft is still supporting its Games for Windows Live service, despite rumors claiming otherwise.
Last year, Microsoft has published (and has since removed) the following statement on the Xbox.com support page for Age of Empires Online:
Games for Windows Live will be discontinued on July 1, 2014. Although it is available through Steam, Age of Empires Online requires features of the Games for Windows...
LittleBigPlanet 3 is coming this November, so you better meet the new characters
LittleBigPlanet 3, coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 this November, will feature not just good ol' Sackboy but 3 more playable characters. The idea behind each character is to be as different as possible and really add a new twist to gameplay - to really feel unique.
XDev's Pete Smith intorduces each one:
Swoop was the first one we came up...
Lionhead is trying to create a new IP
Lionhead, the studio most famous for its Fable franchise, is working on a completely new IP.
In an interview with Eurogamer Germany, Studio head John Needham confirmed that a team of eight developers, headed by Lionhead's creative director Gary Carr, is working on the next non-Fable IP for the studio. While not providing any more specific information as to what, when...
Steam Summer Sale: It has begun
After yesterday's teaser, Steam's Summer Sale has officially kicked off. Lasting from today (June 19th) to the end of June 30th, every day will offer:
A batch of 9 games chosen by Valve with a new batch available every 24 hours.
Another batch of 4 games chosen by Valve to go on a "Flash Sale" for an 8 hour period.
Yet another...
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Escalation Mode trailer escalates quickly
In Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, "Escalation Mode" is a defense mode played co-op with friends against hordes of enemies. You and your co-op mates will utilize many tower-defense-esque techniques to survive and defeat your enemies in this action-packed mode.
A trailer showcasing some eye candy has been released, just for you:
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is coming...
One is the loneliest number: The Xbox One and Kinect story
In the beginning, Microsoft vehemently claimed that there can be no Xbox One without the Kinect. To any and all who would listen, the "mandatory", "vital" and "integral" piece of equipment was touted as the greatest thing to happen to console gaming since the wireless controller. In fact, prior to the Xbox One release, Microsoft stated that the console...
Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls massive content update announced
Blizzard has announced the upcoming 2.1.0 patch for Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls.
Coming soon to a PTR near you, the content update is enormous in size, encompassing everything from new competitive content in the form of seasons and leaderboards, to the usual gameplay balancing. Among the upcoming additions are the aforementioned seasons, a new kind of rift ("Greater Rift"),...
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End revealed, could be the last in the series
This is what we've all been waiting for: Naughty Dog have released a gorgeous-looking, completely in-engine teaser trailer for Uncharted 4, fully titled "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End". While the video itself reveals very little apart from the beautiful graphics, the voice-over accompanying the two-minute teaser hints towards an end to the series.
All we know at this time is that...
Scalebound announced: Thar Be Dragons!
What would happen if you were to take Hideki Kamiya's brilliant mind and combine it with Microsoft's deep pockets? Scalebound, that's what. Announced E3 2014, information about this fresh new IP is scarce at best but one thing is for sure: it was dragons in it.
See Scalebound for yourself in this first-reveal trailer, right below:
So, what do we have...