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PS4 Power Means Heavy Rain Dev’s New Game Has Better Graphics and "Improves the Emotion"

A new video for Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls developer Quantic Dream’s new PlayStation 4 game, Detroit: Become Human, sheds some more light on what players can expect from it. Quantic Dream isn’t yet ready to talk specifics, but studio head David Cage did speak about how Detroit leverages the power of the PS4 […]

Halo Boss on Cortana — "She’s Not Actually Nude"

In the Halo series, central character Cortana–an artificial intelligence–appears to be naked. But that’s not exactly true, according to Halo franchise development director Frank O’Connor. In a new interview with GamesRadar, O’Connor shed new light on the “conceit” of her character and more. “She’s not actually nude because she has neither clothes nor private parts,” […]

Pillars of Eternity Publisher Acquires Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness Company White Wolf

Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive has acquired RPG company White Wolf and purchased all of its properties from its parent, CCP Games. Although White Wolf Games may not be a household name for those that don’t have an interest in tabletop or collectible card games, some of its role-playing properties have crossed over it into video […]

Man of Steel Writer Defends Film’s Most Controversial Scene

This story contain spoilers. While Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot Man of Steel was a box office smash in 2013, it proved more controversial than many superhero movies. The most contentious moment comes near the end, when Superman kills his enemy, Zod. Now the film’s screenwriter has defended the scene. In an interview on the Nerdist […]

Xbox One Kinect Standalone Price Cut Announced

The Xbox One’s Kinect camera and the newly announced Kinect console bundle are getting price cuts in time for the holidays. Microsoft has announced that the standalone Kinect for Xbox One has dropped to $99 in the United States, which is down from the $150 price it launched at last year. Microsoft’s Major Nelson writes […]

Quake Live Drops Free-to-Play Model in Favor of One-Time Purchase

id Software’s PC game Quake Live has changed business models. The arena FPS this week dropped its free-to-play model in favor of a one-time payment scheme. The change officially took place October 27, about 21 months after the game first arrived on Steam back in January 2014. Previously, Quake Live was offered for free with […]

Xbox One’s Backwards Compatibility, New Dashboard Get a Release Date

The Xbox One‘s major system update, known as the New Xbox One Experience, launches on November 12, Microsoft announced today. During the official Halo 5 launch livestream, Xbox boss Phil Spencer revealed the date. The update has been in testing since September, but only for select members of the Xbox preview program. Before now, we […]

Check Out New Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Photos

The first of next year’s big superhero films will be Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, which is directed by Man of Steel‘s Zack Snyder and will see Ben Affleck make his debut as Batman. Now Total Film, via Gamesradar, have published some exclusive images from the movie. Check them out below: Snyder also talked […]

Square Enix is Planning to Remake More of Its Classics

Square Enix has said it intends to “revitalise” its strongest properties to “meet the needs of the modern gaming market,” indicating the Final Fantasy 7 remake announced at E3 2015 is the first of many. The company’s annual report for 2015 states remakes will be a key pillar of the its future business, along with […]

Fallout 4 Video Shows Off Intrepid Wasteland Reporter Piper

Bethesda has released new gameplay footage for Fallout 4, but tucked it into a video for the latest update to Fallout Shelter. The video, which you can see below, shows Piper, a new Legendary Dweller added to the mobile game. Piper will also make an appearing in the main Fallout 4 game. Skip to the […]