Several Xbox One users who bought the console near launch are reporting that they’ve received thank you notes from Microsoft saying that they’ll get a free copy of the indie platformer Limbo when it’s released. Developer Playdead’s game, which was first released on the Xbox 360, has yet to be officially announced for the Xbox […]
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GameStop Worried Digital Games Are Too Cheap
November 22nd, 2014
Mark GameStop is worried that digital games could drive game prices dangerously low, according to a statement from the company’s president Tony Bartel in its most recent quarterly earnings report. Bartel said that GameStop estimates that $100 million-worth of games have been digitally delivered for free as part of hardware bundles like the Xbox One Assassin’s […]
Far Cry 4 Director Tackles New, Smaller Project Next
November 22nd, 2014
Mark Alex Hutchinson, the creative director on Far Cry 4, is moving on to his next project at Ubisoft Montreal, a smaller, more personal game. “I’ve got clearance along with a bunch of people from Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed IV to go off and do something new after [Far Cry 4],” Hutchinson told CVG […]
Xbox One: The Year One Review
November 22nd, 2014
Mark If you’ve grown tired of hearing the Xbox One‘s back-story of calamity and eleventh-hour reversals, imagine how Microsoft feels. The corporation refuses to dwell on its mistakes, tirelessly adding in numerous features and tweaks to the system, guided by new gamer-first principles that have reformed every root and branch of the business. And yet, Microsoft […]
Final Fantasy XIII-2 for PC Has Most of the Console DLC, but Not All
November 22nd, 2014
Mark Earlier this month, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will come to PC through Steam on December 11, and that it will include downloadable content from the original console game at no extra cost. Today, Square Enix explained that the PC version will come with most but not all of the console DLC. “We […]
Assassin’s Creed Toys Meant to Introduce Kids to the Franchise, Ubisoft Says
November 22nd, 2014
Mark Assassin’s Creed, as you’ve probably noticed, is no longer just a video game series. In the last year, we’ve reported on an Assassin’s Creed board game, an Assassin’s Creed-themed Monopoly, and an Assassin’s Creed Mega Bloks set. At the GameON Finance conference in Toronto, Ubisoft international brand manager Yannick Spagna explained that Ubisoft doesn’t partner […]
Far Cry 4 – The Gun Show
November 22nd, 2014
Mark Chris Watters shows off the weapons you need to survive, thrive, and blow stuff up in Far Cry 4.
The Relapser – 10 Years of WoW #9
November 22nd, 2014
Mark Episode nine centers on the most common World of Warcraft story. Since we went to BlizzCon and started this video series, GameSpot’s Erick Tay has once again become hooked on WoW.
Grand Theft Auto V – Peyote Trip Compilation
November 22nd, 2014
Mark From mountain lions to chickens, and even Chop the dog, here are the animals we were able to transform into after tripping on peyote.
Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System Was Inspired by Batman and Sports Games
November 22nd, 2014
Mark Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis system was inspired by elements of the Batman franchise, but the core features of the framework were built on lessons learned from sports games and pen-and-paper role-playing games. Design director Michael de Plater said that while the much-praised system, one of the game’s most standout features, seems like it would […]

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