rss:9d9437cc2bdadfdb0c2a6594385b5cf5548bd329 rss_modified:rss:9d9437cc2bdadfdb0c2a6594385b5cf5548bd329 http://www.gamespot.com/mashup/ Gamespot's Everything Feed! News, Reviews, Videos. Exploding with content? You bet. en-us Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:29:46 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/dogfighting-in-star-citizen-gamescom/2300-6420861/ 2300-6420861Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/15-of-the-best-games-from-gamescom-2014/1100-6421759/ The world's biggest games convention has just flown by, with dozens upon dozens of games being shown off in the crowded halls of Gamescom 2014 in Germany. The GameSpot crew was on hand all this week to bring you news, previews, and videos direct from the event, but in case you missed some of our coverage, below is a list of some of our top features from the last week.
PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne Features Health Regeneration, Encourages Offensive Combat
"For all of Dark Souls developer From Software's talk about Bloodborne being opened up to a "wider audience" than its spiritual predecessors, and the gameplay concessions to less experienced players that would entail, it sure as hell doesn't look like this game is going to be easy." Read more here.
There's More to Quantum Break Than You Might Think
"Quantum Break is a game about a man seeking to rescue the very fabric of time. But if you caught the gameplay demo that Remedy debuted on stage at Microsoft's Gamescom 2014 press conference, you might be under the impression that time must be rescued with a whole lot of gunfire and slow-motion punches to the face." Read more here.
Dead Island 2
Why Mortal Kombat X Has Renewed My Enthusiasm for the Series
"For the first time in a while, I'm ready to give Mortal Kombat another shot. After experiencing Mortal Kombat X first hand at Gamescom, my suspicions based on the initial gameplay videos are confirmed; Mortal Kombat X is the most fluid entry in the series to date." Read more here.
Until Dawn's Hollywood-Infused PS4 Reboot is Absolutely Terrifying
"Originally unveiled as Move game on PlayStation 3, Until Dawn has now ditched the Move controller and the PS3 for Sony's shiny new Dualshock 4 and PS4. But the biggest change to the game comes from its new stylistic direction." Read more here.
Forza Horizon 2 Lets You Hang Out in a Van Down by the River
"Microsoft and Playground Games are showing a new demo of Forza Horizon 2 here at Gamescom 2014, and it's one that's absolutely packed with new features. It includes a look at the new day-night cycle, a feature that lets you hang out in a parking lot trading liveries with other players, and the return of custom tuning settings that never made the transition from Motorsport to the first Horizon." Read more here.
Battlefield Hardline
PixelJunk Developer Reveals Details of Genre-Bending PS4 Exclusive The Tomorrow Children
"Confused by the reveal of Q-Games' The Tomorrow Children during Sony's Gamescom press conference? You're not the only one." Read more here.
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain - Horse Poop, Wolves, and Twin Snakes. Oh My!
"At the start of today's demo, Snake rode on horseback into an enemy base situated in Afghanistan. As in the E3 demo, Snake's horse, for lack of a better word, defecated in the road after riding a few meters into enemy territory, but it actually served a practical purpose this time around." Read more here.
How the Assassinations in Assassin's Creed Unity Encourage Patience and Creativity
"Its assassinations, nicknamed "black box missions" by the development team at Ubisoft Montreal, look like a return to the more sandbox-driven approach of old..but with some modern twists." Read more here.
FIFA 15
Making Friends With Yaks and Snow Leopards in Far Cry 4
"This high up, in the ruins of an old monastery, the scenery is dominated by snow, rocky cliffs, and howling winds. But though my mission seems like a challenging one, I've got one secret weapon at my disposal: yaks." Read more here.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Raises More Questions Than It Answers, and I'm Just Fine With That
"Exploring this world from a first-person perspective, I was immediately reminded of games like Gone Home or the upcoming Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. There's an unsettling stillness to it all." Read more here.
Four Reasons I'm Suddenly Interested in Assassin's Creed Rogue
"But you know what? Maybe I was too quick to write off Rogue. I'm still not entirely sold on it, but after getting some hands-on time with the Gamescom 2014 demo, I'm ready to give Assassin's Creed Rogue another look. Here are a few reasons why." Read more here.
Borderlands The Pre-Sequel
]]> 1100-6421759Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:53:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/diablo-iii-ultimate-evil-edition-act-v-co-op/2300-6420868/ 2300-6420868Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:39:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-the-biggest-sony-playstation-news-from-gamesco/1100-6421758/
Gamescom gets bigger and bigger every year, and although it might not quite rival E3, the show has more than its fair share of bombshell announcements. Here's a rundown of the biggest Sony news from the show so far.
If you've got the time, you can also catch up on the entire Sony press conference right here, or get a rundown on our thoughts in the video above.
PlayStation 4 Games News:
Sony's presser was almost E3 like in the number of new games they showed off. Well, new games related to PS4, anyway. You'll notice a distinct lack of Vita and PS3 news at this year's show. Also no Last Guardian...but we still have the Tokyo Game Show, so don't lose hope yet.
Everything Else Sony:
We have even more coverage of the games and stories around Gamescom throughout the weekend, but you can check it all out on our hub page here.
]]> 1100-6421758Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:44:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-top-5-silent-hills-will-ruin-pants-tomb-ra/2300-6420855/ 2300-6420855Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-sky-players-would-need-5-billion-years-to-/1100-6421757/We know the universe of No Man's Sky is truly massive, thanks to its procedurally generated worlds. Even if developer Hello Games could share the exact number of worlds players can visit, it would be incomprehensibly big. What it can provide is a rough estimate of how long it would take to visit every planet in the game: five billion years.
That figure was shared with IGN by Hello's Sean Murray. It's an extraordinarily long time, but what makes it more impressive is the fact that it's merely how long it would take to visit each planet for a single second. What we've seen of the game so far suggests you'll need far longer than one minute, let alone one second, to fully explore any given world, so suffice it to say, you're never going to run out of new places to visit.
This is made possible because Hello opted to use 64-bit numbers to generate its worlds, rather than 32-bit numbers. When 32-bit numbers were being used at one point, it still would have meant taking several thousand years to visit each planet for one second. By moving to 64-bit numbers--which can store the astronomical sum of 2^64 total values, substantially more than the 2^32 total of 32-bit numbers--Hello was able to ensure it's even more difficult to fathom just how many planets No Man's Sky contains.
You can expect to hear more about the game before long, as Murray teased that Hello "will have something big to show soon."
The open-world game was first revealed last December and is expected out in 2015 for PlayStation 4. (A PC version is also in the works.) For more, check out our Next Big Game coverage from July, which dives into just how massive the game is and the tools Hello is using to make this all possible.
| Chris Pereira is a freelance writer for GameSpot, and you can follow him on Twitter @TheSmokingManX |
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The Xbox One's next system update is now live for those enrolled in Microsoft's preview program, providing access to many of the features announced earlier this week at Gamescom. As an extra surprise, some previously unannounced--if somewhat minor--features are also included in today's update.
This update adds major new features like the Media Player app and a new friends area. It also includes a redesigned Party app that makes it easier to see what everyone in the party is doing, and gives control to one person who can remove party members and dictate whether people need an invite to join.
There are other, smaller features added in this update that Microsoft didn't mention earlier this week when it previewed some of the features being added in the next few months. These include a way to save your Avatar gamerpic to your OneDrive account, a tool for tracking your Xbox One's bandwidth usage, and new options to "help you manage your controllers and accessories." One addition I'm particularly thankful for is a way to delete multiple Game DVR clips at once, which should be a real help when trying to clear out all of those automatically recorded Peggle 2 highlights I've been amassing.
If you're enrolled in the preview program that provides early access to Xbox One system updates, you'll be able to download this update now. Microsoft has yet to say when many of these features will be made available to all Xbox One owners, but we do know an update is coming for everyone this month that will include an enhanced activity feed and 3D Blu-ray movie support, among other things.
The previously unannounced features in today's update are listed below; check out our story on the original announcement for details on the others.
- Redesigned parties -- Makes it easier to see who is playing what, to see whether others are in the same game as you, and to do common tasks like joining, inviting, or muting someone. Also adds the party-leader designation, allowing that person to remove others from the party and decide if an invite is needed to join.
- "Xbox On" expansion -- The ability to turn the system on with the "Xbox On" voice command expands to new countries, including Australia, Canada (in French), Italy, Spain, Mexico, and Brazil.
- Multiple Game DVR deletes -- Delete multiple clips at a time in the Upload app.
- Save Avatar gamerpics -- Love the way your Avatar looks in your gamerpic? Save it to your OneDrive so that you can make it your Twitter icon, print it out and frame it, or whatever else you feel like doing.
- Settings update -- The location of the Instant Sign-In option is being moved, and new, unspecified options for "manag[ing] your controllers and accessories" are being added.
- Bandwidth usage -- See how much bandwidth your console has been using from the Network Settings area.
| Chris Pereira is a freelance writer for GameSpot, and you can follow him on Twitter @TheSmokingManX |
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| Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com |
Gamescom gets bigger and bigger every year, and although it might not quite rival E3, the show has more than its fair share of big news. Here's a rundown of the biggest Xbox announcements from the show.
If you've got the time, you can also catch up on the entire Microsoft press conference right here, or get a rundown on our thoughts in the video above.
Hardware News:
Changes are coming to the Xbox One. Most of these are the result of the upcoming August Xbox One update, but here's what we learned about during the show:
New Hardware Bundles:
Xbox Games News:
The biggest talking point from Microsoft centered on Rise of the Tomb Raider. With gratuitous use of the word "exclusive," Microsoft heavily implied that Tomb Raider sequel would only be on Xbox. Microsoft Xbox head Phil Spencer later clarified that the deal with Square Enix "has a duration," implying that it will come to other, unspecified platforms at a later, unspecified date.
We have even more coverage of the games and stories around Gamescom throughout the weekend, but you can check it all out on our hub page here.
]]> 1100-6421755Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:23:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/star-citizen-constellation-trailer/2300-6420863/ 2300-6420863Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:59:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/madden-nfl-15-madden-season/2300-6420862/ 2300-6420862Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:53:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fifa-15s-cover-has-messi-and-now-pes-2015-has-mari/1100-6421753/Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 will feature German midfielder Mario Götze on its cover when it's released on November 11, Konami has announced.
That it's Mario Götze--who scored the winning (and only) goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final--and not Italy's Mario Balotelli is disappointing to me because it prevents me from saying that Super Mario (Balotelli's nickname) is on the cover of PES. It does, however, mean that the covers for this year's FIFA and PES games each have a star from the two teams that played one another in the aforementioned World Cup Final; FIFA 15's cover features Argentina's Lionel Messi (and, in North America, US player Clint Dempsey).
PES' release in November means the game is coming out much later than FIFA 15, which launches next month. Perhaps to make up for that, Konami plans to release a demo of PES 2015 on September 17, a week prior to FIFA's release on September 23. The PES demo will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3; the full game is also coming to PC. A FIFA 15 demo will be available in September, too, meaning you'll have the opportunity to see for yourself which game you prefer.
EA Sports has boasted a great deal about the enhanced levels of realism it's brought to FIFA 15. Konami, too, has spoken about striving to be the best video game simulation of the sport, saying last month that PES 2015 represents a "true return to core PES values of total control, super responsive controls, and renowned gameplay, where the user has unrestricted control over how they play." The game runs on the FOX Engine, the same technology powering Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and will also offer microtransactions, which Konami insists they are purely optional.
Based on what we've seen so far, are you more interested in FIFA 15 or PES 2015? Let us know in the comments.
| Chris Pereira is a freelance writer for GameSpot, and you can follow him on Twitter @TheSmokingManX |
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| Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com |
The company is launching the program by offering download codes for Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and State of Decay, as well as "select" map and expansion packs for Halo and Forza games. The company will add more codes in the coming months from other publishers and also plans to extend the program to more countries.
Microsoft says this new program is all about giving gamers more options for how they can purchase digital content. Of course, you can still buy digital games and DLC through Xbox.com and on your console.
Buying digital content at a physical retailer might sound backwards, but it's already big business for retailer GameStop. In fact, more than half of GameStop's digital revenue comes from brick-and-mortar stores. One of the advantages to shopping for digital content in a physical store, according to GameStop, is that if you have a question, you can ask a store associate. If you're shopping online, you don't get that kind of customer service.
Another potentially compelling reason to buy digital games at retail is because you won't necessarily need cash or credit to do so. For retailers that accept trade-ins (like GameStop), you would be able to buy the digital games using your trade credit.
Microsoft's new digital purchasing option runs alongside the gift cards that it already sells at retailers that you can use to buy items from the Xbox Marketplace . Sony (PlayStation Network) and Valve (Steam Wallet) also sell marketplace gift cards at physical retailers like GameStop.
Do you buy digital content at physical retailers? Let us know in the comments below!
]]> 1100-6421754Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:35:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/reality-check-yet-more-pc-gfx-explained-motion-blu/2300-6420858/ 2300-6420858Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/90-wow-warlords-of-draenor-collectors-edition-reve/1100-6421752/
Following the announcement of upcoming World of Warcraft expansion Warlords of Draenor's release date yesterday, developer Blizzard Entertainment has now revealed a special collector's edition.
The full contents of the collector's edition are listed below. Blizzard did not mention a price for the premium bundle, but listings at retailers Amazon and GameStop show it will cost $90. The premium bundle, like the standard and digital deluxe versions, also includes a character boost to level 90.
The Warlords of Draenor collector's edition, which Blizzard says will be in "limited supply," includes the following items:
Physical Items:
- The expansion -- Physical DVD version
- Behind-the-scenes DVD and Blu-ray two-disc set -- Gives you an inside look at the expansion's development, including over an hours' worth of commentary and interviews
- Soundtrack -- The full orchestral soundtrack on CD
- The Art of Warlords of Draenor -- A special 160-page artbook with concept art, finished images, and CG images
- Blackhand mouse pad -- Special edition mouse pad featuring art of the warlord Blackhand
In-Game Content:
]]> 1100-6421752Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:29:00 -0700rss:9d9437cc2bdadfdb0c2a6594385b5cf5548bd329 rss_modified:rss:9d9437cc2bdadfdb0c2a6594385b5cf5548bd329 http://www.gamespot.com/mashup/ Gamespot's Everything Feed! News, Reviews, Videos. Exploding with content? You bet. en-us Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:29:46 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/dogfighting-in-star-citizen-gamescom/2300-6420861/ 2300-6420861Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/15-of-the-best-games-from-gamescom-2014/1100-6421759/ The world's biggest games convention has just flown by, with dozens upon dozens of games being shown off in the crowded halls of Gamescom 2014 in Germany. The GameSpot crew was on hand all this week to bring you news, previews, and videos direct from the event, but in case you missed some of our coverage, below is a list of some of our top features from the last week.
PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne Features Health Regeneration, Encourages Offensive Combat
"For all of Dark Souls developer From Software's talk about Bloodborne being opened up to a "wider audience" than its spiritual predecessors, and the gameplay concessions to less experienced players that would entail, it sure as hell doesn't look like this game is going to be easy." Read more here.
There's More to Quantum Break Than You Might Think
"Quantum Break is a game about a man seeking to rescue the very fabric of time. But if you caught the gameplay demo that Remedy debuted on stage at Microsoft's Gamescom 2014 press conference, you might be under the impression that time must be rescued with a whole lot of gunfire and slow-motion punches to the face." Read more here.
Dead Island 2
Why Mortal Kombat X Has Renewed My Enthusiasm for the Series
"For the first time in a while, I'm ready to give Mortal Kombat another shot. After experiencing Mortal Kombat X first hand at Gamescom, my suspicions based on the initial gameplay videos are confirmed; Mortal Kombat X is the most fluid entry in the series to date." Read more here.
Until Dawn's Hollywood-Infused PS4 Reboot is Absolutely Terrifying
"Originally unveiled as Move game on PlayStation 3, Until Dawn has now ditched the Move controller and the PS3 for Sony's shiny new Dualshock 4 and PS4. But the biggest change to the game comes from its new stylistic direction." Read more here.
Forza Horizon 2 Lets You Hang Out in a Van Down by the River
"Microsoft and Playground Games are showing a new demo of Forza Horizon 2 here at Gamescom 2014, and it's one that's absolutely packed with new features. It includes a look at the new day-night cycle, a feature that lets you hang out in a parking lot trading liveries with other players, and the return of custom tuning settings that never made the transition from Motorsport to the first Horizon." Read more here.
Battlefield Hardline
PixelJunk Developer Reveals Details of Genre-Bending PS4 Exclusive The Tomorrow Children
"Confused by the reveal of Q-Games' The Tomorrow Children during Sony's Gamescom press conference? You're not the only one." Read more here.
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain - Horse Poop, Wolves, and Twin Snakes. Oh My!
"At the start of today's demo, Snake rode on horseback into an enemy base situated in Afghanistan. As in the E3 demo, Snake's horse, for lack of a better word, defecated in the road after riding a few meters into enemy territory, but it actually served a practical purpose this time around." Read more here.
How the Assassinations in Assassin's Creed Unity Encourage Patience and Creativity
"Its assassinations, nicknamed "black box missions" by the development team at Ubisoft Montreal, look like a return to the more sandbox-driven approach of old..but with some modern twists." Read more here.
FIFA 15
Making Friends With Yaks and Snow Leopards in Far Cry 4
"This high up, in the ruins of an old monastery, the scenery is dominated by snow, rocky cliffs, and howling winds. But though my mission seems like a challenging one, I've got one secret weapon at my disposal: yaks." Read more here.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Raises More Questions Than It Answers, and I'm Just Fine With That
"Exploring this world from a first-person perspective, I was immediately reminded of games like Gone Home or the upcoming Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. There's an unsettling stillness to it all." Read more here.
Four Reasons I'm Suddenly Interested in Assassin's Creed Rogue
"But you know what? Maybe I was too quick to write off Rogue. I'm still not entirely sold on it, but after getting some hands-on time with the Gamescom 2014 demo, I'm ready to give Assassin's Creed Rogue another look. Here are a few reasons why." Read more here.
Borderlands The Pre-Sequel
]]> 1100-6421759Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:53:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/diablo-iii-ultimate-evil-edition-act-v-co-op/2300-6420868/ 2300-6420868Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:39:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-the-biggest-sony-playstation-news-from-gamesco/1100-6421758/
Gamescom gets bigger and bigger every year, and although it might not quite rival E3, the show has more than its fair share of bombshell announcements. Here's a rundown of the biggest Sony news from the show so far.
If you've got the time, you can also catch up on the entire Sony press conference right here, or get a rundown on our thoughts in the video above.
PlayStation 4 Games News:
Sony's presser was almost E3 like in the number of new games they showed off. Well, new games related to PS4, anyway. You'll notice a distinct lack of Vita and PS3 news at this year's show. Also no Last Guardian...but we still have the Tokyo Game Show, so don't lose hope yet.
Everything Else Sony:
We have even more coverage of the games and stories around Gamescom throughout the weekend, but you can check it all out on our hub page here.
]]> 1100-6421758Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:44:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-top-5-silent-hills-will-ruin-pants-tomb-ra/2300-6420855/ 2300-6420855Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-sky-players-would-need-5-billion-years-to-/1100-6421757/We know the universe of No Man's Sky is truly massive, thanks to its procedurally generated worlds. Even if developer Hello Games could share the exact number of worlds players can visit, it would be incomprehensibly big. What it can provide is a rough estimate of how long it would take to visit every planet in the game: five billion years.
That figure was shared with IGN by Hello's Sean Murray. It's an extraordinarily long time, but what makes it more impressive is the fact that it's merely how long it would take to visit each planet for a single second. What we've seen of the game so far suggests you'll need far longer than one minute, let alone one second, to fully explore any given world, so suffice it to say, you're never going to run out of new places to visit.
This is made possible because Hello opted to use 64-bit numbers to generate its worlds, rather than 32-bit numbers. When 32-bit numbers were being used at one point, it still would have meant taking several thousand years to visit each planet for one second. By moving to 64-bit numbers--which can store the astronomical sum of 2^64 total values, substantially more than the 2^32 total of 32-bit numbers--Hello was able to ensure it's even more difficult to fathom just how many planets No Man's Sky contains.
You can expect to hear more about the game before long, as Murray teased that Hello "will have something big to show soon."
The open-world game was first revealed last December and is expected out in 2015 for PlayStation 4. (A PC version is also in the works.) For more, check out our Next Big Game coverage from July, which dives into just how massive the game is and the tools Hello is using to make this all possible.
| Chris Pereira is a freelance writer for GameSpot, and you can follow him on Twitter @TheSmokingManX |
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| Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com |
The Xbox One's next system update is now live for those enrolled in Microsoft's preview program, providing access to many of the features announced earlier this week at Gamescom. As an extra surprise, some previously unannounced--if somewhat minor--features are also included in today's update.
This update adds major new features like the Media Player app and a new friends area. It also includes a redesigned Party app that makes it easier to see what everyone in the party is doing, and gives control to one person who can remove party members and dictate whether people need an invite to join.
There are other, smaller features added in this update that Microsoft didn't mention earlier this week when it previewed some of the features being added in the next few months. These include a way to save your Avatar gamerpic to your OneDrive account, a tool for tracking your Xbox One's bandwidth usage, and new options to "help you manage your controllers and accessories." One addition I'm particularly thankful for is a way to delete multiple Game DVR clips at once, which should be a real help when trying to clear out all of those automatically recorded Peggle 2 highlights I've been amassing.
If you're enrolled in the preview program that provides early access to Xbox One system updates, you'll be able to download this update now. Microsoft has yet to say when many of these features will be made available to all Xbox One owners, but we do know an update is coming for everyone this month that will include an enhanced activity feed and 3D Blu-ray movie support, among other things.
The previously unannounced features in today's update are listed below; check out our story on the original announcement for details on the others.
- Redesigned parties -- Makes it easier to see who is playing what, to see whether others are in the same game as you, and to do common tasks like joining, inviting, or muting someone. Also adds the party-leader designation, allowing that person to remove others from the party and decide if an invite is needed to join.
- "Xbox On" expansion -- The ability to turn the system on with the "Xbox On" voice command expands to new countries, including Australia, Canada (in French), Italy, Spain, Mexico, and Brazil.
- Multiple Game DVR deletes -- Delete multiple clips at a time in the Upload app.
- Save Avatar gamerpics -- Love the way your Avatar looks in your gamerpic? Save it to your OneDrive so that you can make it your Twitter icon, print it out and frame it, or whatever else you feel like doing.
- Settings update -- The location of the Instant Sign-In option is being moved, and new, unspecified options for "manag[ing] your controllers and accessories" are being added.
- Bandwidth usage -- See how much bandwidth your console has been using from the Network Settings area.
| Chris Pereira is a freelance writer for GameSpot, and you can follow him on Twitter @TheSmokingManX |
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| Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com |
Gamescom gets bigger and bigger every year, and although it might not quite rival E3, the show has more than its fair share of big news. Here's a rundown of the biggest Xbox announcements from the show.
If you've got the time, you can also catch up on the entire Microsoft press conference right here, or get a rundown on our thoughts in the video above.
Hardware News:
Changes are coming to the Xbox One. Most of these are the result of the upcoming August Xbox One update, but here's what we learned about during the show:
New Hardware Bundles:
Xbox Games News:
The biggest talking point from Microsoft centered on Rise of the Tomb Raider. With gratuitous use of the word "exclusive," Microsoft heavily implied that Tomb Raider sequel would only be on Xbox. Microsoft Xbox head Phil Spencer later clarified that the deal with Square Enix "has a duration," implying that it will come to other, unspecified platforms at a later, unspecified date.
We have even more coverage of the games and stories around Gamescom throughout the weekend, but you can check it all out on our hub page here.
]]> 1100-6421755Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:23:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/star-citizen-constellation-trailer/2300-6420863/ 2300-6420863Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:59:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/madden-nfl-15-madden-season/2300-6420862/ 2300-6420862Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:53:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fifa-15s-cover-has-messi-and-now-pes-2015-has-mari/1100-6421753/Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 will feature German midfielder Mario Götze on its cover when it's released on November 11, Konami has announced.
That it's Mario Götze--who scored the winning (and only) goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final--and not Italy's Mario Balotelli is disappointing to me because it prevents me from saying that Super Mario (Balotelli's nickname) is on the cover of PES. It does, however, mean that the covers for this year's FIFA and PES games each have a star from the two teams that played one another in the aforementioned World Cup Final; FIFA 15's cover features Argentina's Lionel Messi (and, in North America, US player Clint Dempsey).
PES' release in November means the game is coming out much later than FIFA 15, which launches next month. Perhaps to make up for that, Konami plans to release a demo of PES 2015 on September 17, a week prior to FIFA's release on September 23. The PES demo will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3; the full game is also coming to PC. A FIFA 15 demo will be available in September, too, meaning you'll have the opportunity to see for yourself which game you prefer.
EA Sports has boasted a great deal about the enhanced levels of realism it's brought to FIFA 15. Konami, too, has spoken about striving to be the best video game simulation of the sport, saying last month that PES 2015 represents a "true return to core PES values of total control, super responsive controls, and renowned gameplay, where the user has unrestricted control over how they play." The game runs on the FOX Engine, the same technology powering Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and will also offer microtransactions, which Konami insists they are purely optional.
Based on what we've seen so far, are you more interested in FIFA 15 or PES 2015? Let us know in the comments.
| Chris Pereira is a freelance writer for GameSpot, and you can follow him on Twitter @TheSmokingManX |
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| Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com |
The company is launching the program by offering download codes for Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and State of Decay, as well as "select" map and expansion packs for Halo and Forza games. The company will add more codes in the coming months from other publishers and also plans to extend the program to more countries.
Microsoft says this new program is all about giving gamers more options for how they can purchase digital content. Of course, you can still buy digital games and DLC through Xbox.com and on your console.
Buying digital content at a physical retailer might sound backwards, but it's already big business for retailer GameStop. In fact, more than half of GameStop's digital revenue comes from brick-and-mortar stores. One of the advantages to shopping for digital content in a physical store, according to GameStop, is that if you have a question, you can ask a store associate. If you're shopping online, you don't get that kind of customer service.
Another potentially compelling reason to buy digital games at retail is because you won't necessarily need cash or credit to do so. For retailers that accept trade-ins (like GameStop), you would be able to buy the digital games using your trade credit.
Microsoft's new digital purchasing option runs alongside the gift cards that it already sells at retailers that you can use to buy items from the Xbox Marketplace . Sony (PlayStation Network) and Valve (Steam Wallet) also sell marketplace gift cards at physical retailers like GameStop.
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]]> 1100-6421754Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:35:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/reality-check-yet-more-pc-gfx-explained-motion-blu/2300-6420858/ 2300-6420858Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/90-wow-warlords-of-draenor-collectors-edition-reve/1100-6421752/Following the announcement of upcoming World of Warcraft expansion Warlords of Draenor's release date yesterday, developer Blizzard Entertainment has now revealed a special collector's edition.
The full contents of the collector's edition are listed below. Blizzard did not mention a price for the premium bundle, but listings at retailers Amazon and GameStop show it will cost $90. The premium bundle, like the standard and digital deluxe versions, also includes a character boost to level 90.
The Warlords of Draenor collector's edition, which Blizzard says will be in "limited supply," includes the following items:
Physical Items:
- The expansion -- Physical DVD version
- Behind-the-scenes DVD and Blu-ray two-disc set -- Gives you an inside look at the expansion's development, including over an hours' worth of commentary and interviews
- Soundtrack -- The full orchestral soundtrack on CD
- The Art of Warlords of Draenor -- A special 160-page artbook with concept art, finished images, and CG images
- Blackhand mouse pad -- Special edition mouse pad featuring art of the warlord Blackhand
In-Game Content:
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