Archive for the ‘Xbox360’ Category

Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls Beta, Mercenary Kings, Escape Goat 2 – New Releases

This week we get Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls Beta, Mercenary Kings, Escape Goat 2, The Witch and the Hundred Knight and BlazBlue: Chronophantasma!

Life in the Open World of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt may have recently been delayed to February 2015, but it’s seemingly for good reason. After watching a live demo and talking with CD Projekt Red, it’s clear that the developer will need as much time as possible to fill The Witcher 3’s vast open world with interesting and reactive content. […]

Minecraft PS3, Xbox 360 versions getting major update

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Minecraft will soon be updated with a long list of changes and additions that are already available in the PC version, the developer behind the console ports of the game 4J Studios has announced. 4J Studios has submitted Title Update 14 for testing with both Microsoft and […]

Titanfall update fixes bugs, adjusts balancing, makes the Smart Pistol less lethal

Respawn has updated the Titanfall servers with a number of balancing adjustments and bug fixes. If you felt like the game’s Smart Pistol (which locks on to enemies automatically over time) was a little overpowered, you’re not alone. Respawn has decreased both the damage the Smart Pistol does when not locked on to a Pilot, […]

How Heroes of the Storm Is Different From–and the Same as–League of Legends and Dota 2

Diablo rides a horse that looks small enough to buckle under his gargantuan weight. Just like that poor horse, Blizzard has a lot riding on Heroes of the Storm. This is the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo maker’s take on the blossoming multiplayer online battle arena, and its attempt to claim the riches and colossal global […]

Diablo III for PS4, Warlords of Draenor, Hearthstone for mobile and more from Blizzard at PAX East

Blizzard will show off more of Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition for PlayStation 4, the mobile version of Hearthstone, and new Heroes of the Storm characters at PAX East, the company has announced on its blog. Blizzard developers will be present at the company’s booth (BOOTH #848) in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center to […]

Next Mass Effect developer says games need to move beyond race, gender stereotypes

Gameplay designer on the next Mass Effect at BioWare Manveer Heir spoke passionately at GDC this week about why games should move beyond presenting certain groups as stereotypes. “Why should we reject stereotypes? Not only is it lazy, but it’s fairly boring,” Heir said, as quoted by GamesIndustry International. “We play so many games that […]

Xbox exclusive documentary about buried Atari cartridges put on hold

The New Mexico Environment Department has rejected an excavation plan from a documentary crew hoping to unearth thousands of copies of E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial for the Atari 2600 in a landfill where they are rumored to be buried. Alamogordo city commissioners approved the search in June, but state environmental officials have to approve a […]

Former Double Fine, Telltale, 2K Marin devs announce their first game: Firewatch

Small San Francisco developer Campo Santo announced a title and few details for its first project, Firewatch. Firewatch will be a single-player, first-person game where you play the role of Henry, who explores the Wyoming wilderness after taking a summer job as a fire lookout. What is supposed to be a peaceful break from Henry’s […]

You Shall Not Pass! Finding The End in Open World Games

The invisible wall has long served as a disappointing reminder to curious and adventurous gamers that the worlds they enjoy exploring have a limit. For developers, they serve as barriers created to prevent players from moving outside of the intended play space and discovering the malformed, untextured geometry beyond. But whether you’re a player or […]