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  • Party Chat Killed the Social Gamer

    Is party chat responsible for the destruction of social interaction when playing online? Gordon thinks so, and here’s why…

  • The Convenience Store

    Tony takes a look at the positive side of going digital with your console gaming

  • Fable Trilogy coming this February

    Fable Trilogy has been confirmed for release on 7th February 2014. The collection will include Fable 2, Fable 3 and Fable Anniversary, the upcoming remake of the first game. The set will be available on the same day as Fable Anniversary, and all of them can be purchased separately on the Xbox Marketplace. The new listing…

  • Far Cry series on sale for Gold members on Xbox Live

    The Far Cry series is discounted on the Xbox Live Marketplace right now by up to 75% depending on the title. You too can experience the emotional impact of having to execute your best friend in Far Cry 2 after they’ve driven out of the forest to save your life. It’s fine though, you get…

  • Microsoft Giving Free Unlock for Killer Instinct to Some

    Certain Xbox live members have been receiving an email today informing them that they are eligible for a free full unlock of the Xbox One launch game Killer Instinct. Exclusive to Microsoft’s next-gen console, Killer Instinct is a free-to-play incarnation of Rare’s much loved fighting game. With only a couple of characters being unlocked for…

  • Skydive: Proximity Flight

    Conceptually speaking, wingsuit flying probably isn’t the best extreme sport to base a video game on, which may explain why we’ve seen so few in the past. Although hurtling down the side of a mountain, hugging the cliff face and skimming the treetops to increase your points haul, may sound like fun, Gaijin Entertainment doesn’t…

  • Microsoft reveals next free games for Xbox Live Gold members

    Microsoft has announced the next titles that will come free for Xbox Live Gold members. Whilst Rainbow Six Vegas is still available until tomorrow, puzzle RPG game Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is set to be available from 1st to 15th October. Bungie’s 2007 sci-fi shooter Halo 3 will then take its place from…

  • Microsoft announces end to MS points

    In a recent post on Xbox Wire, Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten announced that, with the next XBOX 360 update, Microsoft will stop using MS points in favour of local currency. “After the next Xbox 360 system update when you go to buy something or redeem a Microsoft Points card or code on your console…

  • This August: Self-Publishing for Indie-Developers on XBOX 360

    It has emerged that Microsoft may soon allow Indie games developers to skip third party publishers and publish their games directly on XBOX Live, as early as this August! This news come days after Microsoft announced its plans for self-publishing on its next-generation console, the XBOX One. In a recent newsletter, Farsight Studios, developers of…

  • Xbox preview update rolls out, obliterates Microsoft points

    It seems Xbox Live’s future is strikingly similar to its present. This preview update, as far as we know, only really changes how currency works on the Xbox Live marketplace. Microsoft points have finally bit the dust and actual local currency is now king, but we’re seeing reports in the comments of Major Nelson’s blog…