Archive for the ‘Xbox360’ Category

Sunset Overdrive Dev Explains Why It Chose 900p Over 1080p

Back in September, developer Insomniac Games confirmed that upcoming Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive would run at 900p/30fps. Now, the studio has revealed that it had the game running at 1080p during development, but chose 900p in part because the lower resolution allowed the developer to create more on-screen mayhem. The end result, according to […]

Apple Sold 39 Million iPhones, 12 Million iPads In Last Three Months

During the three-month period ended September 27, Apple sold more than 39 million total iPhones and 12 million iPads, helping the tech giant record year-over-year increases for revenue and profit. Overall, Apple posted revenue of $42.1 billion (up from $37.5 billion) and a net profit of $8.5 billion (up from $7.5 billion) during the quarter. […]

Donations Pour in After Pro-Gamer Dies During Tournament

The tight-knit fighting game community has launched a donations campaign for the family of Terrance Moore, the Killer Instinct pro who passed away last Thursday in the middle of a live-streamed games tournament. Moore, known among friends and competitors as “PushaTee”, was said to have fallen unconscious after his play session at a Super Arcade […]

Xbox One Custom Backgrounds Coming via November Update

Microsoft has outlined numerous improvements, additions and changes coming to Xbox One via its monthly system update. The main attraction for November is the new personalisation features, which allow users to create a customised background. The corporation adds that this was the “number one requested feature” from fans. This comes weeks after the Xbox head, […]

Xbox One Digital TV Tuner Now Available in UK

Microsoft has launched its digital TV Tuner for Xbox One across the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The miniature peripheral receives TV signals from a coaxial cable (the old-fashioned wires used to air free terrestrial TV) and feeds that into the Xbox One via USB connection, though the console will need to be powered […]

Fantasia: Music Evolved – Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody

Send shivers down your spine with this gameplay of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody from Disney’s Fantasia: Music Evolved.

AU New Releases: Bayonetta 2 Launches Exclusively on Wii U

Platinum Games’ critically-acclaimed action game Bayonetta 2 will be released exclusively for the Wii U at Australian retailers this week. The game is a sequel to 2010’s Bayonetta, which was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and is included with Bayonetta 2. Like its predecessor, Bayonetta 2 follows the story of the titular Bayonetta […]

Upcoming Destiny Update Will Include Bug Fixes for Atheon Raid Boss

In a recent update posted to Bungie.net, the developers discuss fixes coming to the Vault of Glass Raid, the why behind the recent changes to auto-rifles, and changes in store for the Vex Mythoclast. Regarding the auto-rifle 2% nerf, the blog notes, “Soon after the launch of Destiny, I knew that Auto Rifles were due […]

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel’s First DLC Character May Have Been Uncovered

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel arrived on Tuesday, bringing with it four new playable characters, including series mainstay Claptrap. A fifth character now exists in the game’s code following an update, according to one modder who claims to have discovered what will become a DLC character in the future. User TechnoJacker posted the image above on the […]

Following Shadow of Mordor Comes a New Lord of the Rings Mobile Game

Free-to-play video game studio Kabam today released a brand new Lord of the Rings game called Legends of Middle-earth. The role-playing and character collection game is available today to download for free through iTunes and Google Play. You begin your journey In Legends of Middle-earth by choosing to play as a Dwarf, Elf, Human, or […]