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Microsoft explained today at its "New Generation Revealed" event what you'll be getting when you pick up your shiny new Xbox One. On offer are USB 3.0 support, Wi-Fi Direct, a Blu-Ray drive, native 64-bit architecture, HDMI, ...
| Chris Carter |
While Microsoft is busy talking up its impressive-looking entertainment features for the Xbox One, let's look at something more relevant to gaming: the controller. Here it is! I'm glad to see that the form is similar to the X...
| Jordan Devore |
Microsoft has shown off what the Xbox One can do in a live demonstration, starting by simply saying "Xbox On." Kinect's new voice recognition allows you to switch the machine on and sign in with one single command. ...
| Jim Sterling |
During its Xbox reveal event today in Redmond, Microsoft unveiled the first details on its new home console. It's called the -- wait for it -- Xbox One. Didn't see that one coming, now did you? No real launch window was confi...
| Jordan Devore |
[Update: Official trailer has been added.] The new Xbox is on center-stage today, but the new Call of Duty game swooped in a few minutes early and stole a bit of the spotlight. Thanks to a leaked advertisement, we now k...
| Brett Makedonski |
Update: We've just witnessed the unveiling of Xbox One, Microsoft's next generation console here in Redmond, Washington. You can watch the video presentation on loop every few minutes here, or check our breakout stories with the best videos and news.
| Dale North |
They're leading us to believe the future of Xbox is inside this tent. The Xbox Tent. The Xtent. Boxtent. Infinitytent. 8tent. They're leading us to believe this thing will shield us from the Seattle drizzle. They're leading us to believe it's warm inside. I hope it's Cirque du Soleil. Please, God. Please.
| Dale North |
We all know Peter Molyneux lives in a gumdrop world of magic and make-believe, but perhaps none of us realized he was so far gone as to live in a world where Nintendo and Sony apparently don't exist. According to the 22 Cans ...
| Jim Sterling |
I know you're all worried to the point of a nervous breakdown over whether or not the recently released console version of Resident Evil Revelations will have lots of downloadable content. You may now put your terrors to bed,...
| Jim Sterling |
The original Shantae is coming to Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on June 20, WayForward has announced. Originally released in the dying days of the Game Boy Color, the acclaimed platformer managed to garner a pair of seque...
| Kyle MacGregor |
Want a new BlazBlue game? Well too bad! Settle for this anime adaptation instead. Animation studio teamKG and Hoods Entertainment are behind BlazBlue Alter Memory, set to air this Summer. Gundam 00's Seiji Mizushima is direct...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
Are we past the point where I can stop warning people about spoilers? Well just in case, don't watch this if you haven't beaten BioShock Infinite yet. Actually, this won't even make sense until you have gotten all the way th...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
Tearaway is one of my most anticipated games of the year now thanks to some recent hands-on time. It's a wonderful little platformer that makes use of all the Vita's features in creative ways. It also has quite the wonderful ...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
It's another videogame-themed episode of Man at Arms. This time, he recreated Cloud's Buster Sword from Final Fantasy VII. I love this show so much. A master blacksmith recreates videogame weapons and then goes around smashing a bunch of stuff. I love it!
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
Watch Dogs is a pretty cool game, and if you think you're going to be picking this one up then you may want to take advantage of these pre-order bonuses. GameStop will give you the Palace Pack, which includes an investigation...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
Jordan and I are pushing further in our play of the tragically existent Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel. The mayor of Carbon, Texas is sending us down to the bottom of a crater where he swears the people we're looking for...
| Conrad Zimmerman |
Steam's week long deals sees five Unreal games packed into one sweet package. For $10.00 you'll get Unreal 2: The Awakening, Unreal Gold, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Unreal Tournament 3 Black, and Unreal ...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
The future of gaming is with the next Xbox. The cartridge is back, baby!
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
So, Denis Dyack put together a lengthy video to establish how he's not scamming the people supporting his Kickstarter. What do you think? I'd have an opinion on it myself but I fell asleep after the first three minutes. On t...
| Brett Zeidler |
[Dtoid community blogger UsurpMyProse has seen into the future and been given a glimpse of tomorrow's Xbox event, and what he saw was... well, it's about what we all expected. Want to see your own words appear on the front pa...
| UsurpMyProse |
The PlayStation Store is rolling out a new sales promotion that's packing ten different games with ALL of their downloadable content offerings. The Ultimate Edition bundles are all being offered at 65% off, with PlayStation P...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
I feel like we've been hearing a lot about The Last of Us lately, but that's far from a bad thing, as I'm finally starting to get a better idea of how it'll actually play. Here's more talk about the action-survival game, dir...
| Jordan Devore |
[In light of recent criticisms, Dtoid community blogger Voltech took it upon himself to defend Japan's games and culture, and argues that they aren't so different from the West's. Want to see your own words appear on the fron...
| Voltech |
We're slowly learning more about the enigmatic Hardware: Shipbreakers, the sci-fi RTS from the makers of Homeworld. Blackbird Interactive has just released a new trailer showcasing the "Baserunner," the versatile, custo...
| Fraser Brown |
The final installment of Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness quadrilogy is set to release on June 9. To celebrate the completion of the series that seemed doomed when Hothead dropped it in 2008 af...
| Darren Nakamura |
Nintendo of America's Twitter announced today that the next Nintendo Direct, which will take place before E3 starts, will discuss the new Smash Bros., a 3D Mario game, and the next Mario Kart. Are you really excited yet? I'm ...
| Patrick Hancock |
A Microsoft trademark for "Forzavista" was recently spotted by Siliconera. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office listing, this is for "A feature of interactive video game software which allows players to ...
| Jordan Devore |
When you work on titles like Grand Theft Auto III and Max Payne, you've clearly been exposed to a healthy amount of videogame violence but it was this experience that prompted a change of heart for former Rockstar producer Je...
| Alasdair Duncan |
[Mash Tactics airs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific on Dtoid.TV. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as m...
| Rick KingFoom Olson |
The prosperous settlement of Castletown had everything its residents could possibly desire. Lumbering giants had turned a once barren wasteland into a fertile coastal forest, and like titanic servants they had places mines, p...
| Fraser Brown |
Last week, it came to light that Nintendo has started making content claims for popular videos on YouTube which feature their products, including "Let's Play" and other forms of walkthrough content, taking the ad revenue whi...
| Conrad Zimmerman |
Ladies and gentlemen, a new Archie Mega Man graphic novel is arriving this Wednesday, May 22. I have confirmation from fellow editor Chris Carter that he's been picking up back issues and graphic novels to prep himself for th...
| Tony Ponce |
When Trials Evolution released last year, I played around with the level editor enough to see huge potential in it and also to understand that I could never personally tap into that potential. Thankfully, there are people li...
| Darren Nakamura |
In a guest post on Kotaku, former Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has shared his thoughts on what Microsoft and Sony need to do (or not do, as it were) to succeed with their upcoming consoles. In addition to meeting dema...
| Jordan Devore |
We recently got a glimpse of Electronic Arts and Waystone Games' multiplayer online battle arena game Dawngate from its official site, but here's the ensuing "first look" video. While it isn't all developers talking about th...
| Jordan Devore |
Dark Souls 2 is all about going in, guns blazing, and hoping to God it works. Oh dear. Namco Bandai's PR chief recently shone a spectacular light on the broken mentality of "AAA" publishers, describing the promotion of ...
| Jim Sterling |
For the love of god, somebody get me a 3DS. I made the unfortunate mistake of backing the wrong Nintendo console, grabbing a Wii U late last year, when I should have put my eggs in the portable basket. Now I'm not able to pl...
| Fraser Brown |
This trailer showing Splinter Cell: Blacklist's cooperative mode reminds me that, of all the things to get me interested in the game, it sure isn't the single-player campaign. Spies vs. Mercs and co-op, on the other hand, ha...
| Jordan Devore |
The Plants vs. Zombies IP is a particularly interesting case. After creating one of the biggest casual hits of all time in 2009, Popcap kind of just sat on the property, keeping quiet about future plans despite its popularity...
| Chris Carter |
At what point can we start calling this a trend? After McLaren of all companies hinted at an announcement during Microsoft's pre-E3 reveal event for the next Xbox, now we have EA Sports hyping up "the next generation of FIFA"...
| Jordan Devore |
Batman: Arkham Origins is a prequel in the Arkham franchise, following a Batman who's more myth than legend at this point in his crime fighting career. This is a younger Bruce Wayne, more agile in combat yet still equipped w...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
Ahead of Microsoft's next Xbox event tomorrow, McLaren Automotive has taken to Facebook to tease a gaming-related announcement of some sort -- hey, everyone's doing it! "Tomorrow, 6pm BST/10am PDT, Xbox is revealing something...
| Jordan Devore |
Last Friday we shared the details of an awesome GOG.com contest where you could win one of 41 games just by identifying five pieces of videogame music. Here are the answers! I've received word from GOG that they've already begun sending out codes. Were you able to name each of the five songs? Let us know in the comments if you were one of the lucky winners! (And which game you chose!)
| Mr Andy Dixon |
Just a few weeks ago, we were picking over Gran Turismo 6 rumors, and now here we are with our very first preview. I was surprised to walk into a hands-on opportunity just one day after the title was officially announced. Surprised and pleased. It may not have been the PlayStation 4 launch game I was hoping for, but it's never really a bad time for more Gran Turismo.
| Dale North |
E3 will be here before we know it. Can you feel the excitement in the air? Ever since February -- well, long before then, if we're being honest about it -- we have been eager to see what Sony's new console looks like. Here i...
| Jordan Devore |
It's safe to say that Nintendo is in a comfortable spot when it comes to first party development and funding. But Wario is not content with Nintendo's handling of the situation, and has launched his own "Crowdfarter" parody s...
| Chris Carter |
I love to play some videogames in a single sitting. Some call that "marathoning." Survival horror games are especially satisfying when played this way. I've done this with all of the Fatal Frame and Silent Hill titl...
| Dale North |
Europeans have a lot to look forward to today, as Kirby's Dream Course (one of my favorite Kirby games) and Kirby Super Star (one of the best platformers of all time) headline the Wii U Virtual Console. If you own Kirby's Adv...
| Chris Carter |
Flying Wild Hog, the studio behind Hard Reset, is working on a brand new Shadow Warrior game. It'll be coming to PC and next generation consoles, with Devolver Digital taking on publisher duties. Designed entirely as a...
| Jim Sterling |
Last week, I got to preview a bunch of current-gen games, which we can expect to see during E3, at a special pre-show event that entailed several different game companies. The Sony showcase in particular had a handful of game...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
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