In EA’s portion of the Microsoft press event at E3, following the announcement of Titanfall coming to EA Access for free for Xbox One this summer, Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 was announced with a teaser featuring all new plants and zombies that you can control. In the teaser, it is implied that you can play as Imps (the small ...
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider at E3
After the events of the Tomb Raider reboot, a slightly older Lara Croft is off on another adventure in the Rise of the Tomb Raider, this time taking place in Siberia. In a gameplay trailer shown at Microsoft’s E3 event, the weather is clearly one of the most deadly foes that you will have to face in the game as your ...
Read More »Hololens demoed at E3 with Minecraft
Showing off their most recent acquisitions and cross platform support between Windows 10 devices, Microsoft rolled out Minecraft and Hololens at the same time at E3. With the help of what is basically a Hololens unit mounted to a camera, the audience was given a peek at what it might look like to play a special version of Minecraft, developed ...
Read More »Mod support for Fallout 4 on Xbox One announced at E3
In a historic move, Todd Howard announced at the Microsoft press event that when Fallout 4 releases on Xbox One, mods that are developed and released on the PC will be able to be used on the Xbox One, for free. Alongside the typical in game trailer featuring the player character entering a suit of T-45d power armor and fighting ...
Read More »Microsoft and Oculus Rift, partners in VR gaming
In a rather unexpected turn of events, Microsoft and Oculus VR are now partners in the new push towards bringing virtual reality to your living room. “We’re thrilled to be working closely with the team at Oculus. Their groundbreaking work in virtual reality is inspiring, and the Oculus Rift delivers a truly next-generation VR experience,” said the Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, ...
Read More »Halo 5: Guardians- Meet the New(ish) Playable Characters, Osiris and Blue Team
For those who have played Halo 3’s campaign with 3 other people, you may be familiar with the unique playable characters that only appear in that mode, Usze ‘Taham (a purple Elite) and N’tho ‘Sraom (a blue Elite). Halo 5 will incorporate a similar co-op campaign mechanic where the other players are not mere clones of the main character, but ...
Read More »Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons coming to current gen
This holiday season, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons will come to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well as mobile devices like Android, iOS, and Windows phones. According to IGN, the remastered version will include “a director’s commentary mode, soundtrack, and a gallery of concept art”. Minor spoilers ahead: Taking place in a fantasy inspired world filled with giants, ...
Read More »The Devil’s Advocate- E3: Overpriced, Overhyped, and Over There
E3 is right around the corner, and like every year, people are eagerly waiting in anticipation for all the big announcements and trailers and who knows what that will come from the event that has gained an almost legendary status in the world of games. From an outsider’s perspective, it must look like the gaming equivalent of the Oscars with ...
Read More »Microsoft’s new approach to PC gaming with Windows 10
For years, E3 has been an event that was intended to show off whats new in the world of console gaming, oftentimes being the place where new consoles were announced to much fanfare while PC gaming was relegated to a more minimal presence. Lately however, Microsoft has been making progress on their intent to bring at least some attention back ...
Read More »E3 2015: Where to watch and what kind of coverage to expect
With one of, if not the biggest gaming press events around the corner, it is no surprise that virtually all eyes are going to be on E3 2015. The question is though, where do you want to watch the event and what kind of coverage do you want (or in some cases, what kind of personalities do you want to ...
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