Today, the rumors that Microsoft is buying Mojang were confirmed. Both companies released statements in which they announced that the Swedish developer is being sold to Microsoft for $2.5 billion. According to the same source, the acquisition is expected to close by the end of the year. Mojang explains the reasons for the sale through the fact that they didn’t ...
Read More »Diablo 3 getting a pet fixing patch in the near future
A lot of Diablo 3 players have been complaining about pet survivability and the fact that pets are almost useless against many challenging creatures. Blizzard said a while ago that its looking into the situation, but still hasn’t announced a fix for the problem as of yet. However, Game Designer John Yang recently went on the Diablo 3 forums and said ...
Read More »Destiny takes the crown as the most successful new IP launch in the UK
Some of us were truly amazed by the amount of hype surrounding Destiny, especially since the game generally only got average reviews from critics. However, this didn’t stop millions of people worldwide from purchasing Bungie’s latest title and helping it become even more popular in the process. Destiny was particularly well received in the UK where it managed to become ...
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Unity’s side-missions include sending (innocent) people to jail
Besides the usual story-missions, every main entry in the Assassin’s Creed franchise features a plethora of side activities, and – as expected – the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity makes no difference. In a recent interview with Total Xbox, Unity’s creative director Alexandre Amancio has revealed that one of protagonist Arno’s activities while off-duty from his creed is to investigate various ...
Read More »Paul McCartney’s contribution to Destiny’s soundtrack was ‘on the house’
According to Bungie’s community manager Eric Osbourne, Paul McCartney helped Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori compose the Destiny soundtrack without requesting any financial compensation. According to Osbourne, McCartney decided to contribute to the soundtrack for free in order to reach audiences that would otherwise not be interested in him and his music. Paul McCartney contributed with orchestral elements to Destiny’s ...
Read More »GTA 5 PC, PS4, Xbox One release date officially announced, PC version delayed till 2015
All the rumors regarding the PC, PS4 and Xbox One versions of GTA 5 can finally stop as we finally have official confirmation from developer Rockstar. The company announced earlier that GTA 5 will arrive for the PS4 and Xbox One on November 18th while the PC version will only launch on January 27th, 2015. Well, it seems that Rockstar’s previous ...
Read More »Xbox One vs PS4: Sony still leading for the eight consecutive month
The NPD results for August 2014 are in and there are very few surprises to talk about. Seeing as how there were few game releases last month, software sales were not exactly incredible and we’re actually looking at an 21% decrease compared to August 2013. On the other hand, PS4 and Xbox One consoles continued to sell very good, which resulted ...
Read More »Dying Light’s release date revealed
Shortly before this year’s E3, publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment had announced that developer Techland’s upcoming zombie-themed first-person parkour-focused title – Dying Light – has been delayed to 2015. Now, the game’s official Facebook page has revealed its actual release-date, which is January 27th. The game will be launching on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and ...
Read More »Destiny will get many new events in the near future
Any good MMO should ideally have lasting appeal in order to keep players hooked and convince them to return to the game time and time again. While Destiny is considered a pretty good game by most, there are many who criticized the fact that it’s too grindy and there aren’t a whole lot of interesting activities available. Luckily Bungie is ...
Read More »Mass Effect 4 Salarians look better than the trilogy ones says Bioware Producer
A pretty long time has passed since we heard any real news regarding Mass Effect 4, but we did learn an interesting detail from a Bioware dev recently. Mike Gamble is the Producer of Mass Effect 4 and you probably already know him if you watched the San Diego Comic-Con 2014 panel. Anyway, Gamble didn’t reveal much more about the game since then, ...
Read More »