Tag: gaming
Xbox One will charge players to play second hand pre-owned games
If you're a gamer on a budget, Microsoft's freshly-announced Xbox One console may not be for you, as second hand games and pre-owned titles will require an additional activation fee to play. This seems to be because all games will…
Xbox One will not be backwards compatible with Xbox 360 games
Microsoft's newly announced Xbox One console will not be backwards compatible, meaning your old library of Xbox 360 games will be unplayable on the new machine. This lacking feature was confirmed by Microsoft Xbox Live VP Marc Whitten, speaking…
VIDEO: Here's the Call of Duty Ghosts gameplay trailer from the Xbox One launch
Games took a bit of a backseat at tonight's big Xbox One console launch from Microsoft, but one title sure to inspire feverish devotion from gamers was Infinity Ward's Call of Duty Ghosts, debuting its first ever gameplay trailer at…
Xbox One – Everything you need to know: All the official specs, features, release date
Microsoft have lifted the covers on their long-awaited next-generation console, the Xbox One. A far more elegant moniker than the rumoured Xbox Infinity and Xbox 720 names, Microsoft hope the new Xbox One machine will be a single "all-in-one" entertainment…
OFFICIAL: The new Xbox is called Xbox One
Microsoft have officially unveiled their next-generation gaming console, the Xbox One. After months of speculation that saw names including Xbox Infinity, Durango and Xbox 720 bandied about, the Redmond-based company have settled on the simple Xbox One moniker. The Xbox…
Xbox Reveal: How to watch tonight's Xbox 720 launch live stream
The wait is almost over – tonight we'll finally get to see what Microsoft have been working on as their successor to the Xbox 360 console. Kicking off at 6PM GMT / 10AM PST, it's set to be one of…
PS4 to get voice recognition? Job listing suggests so
Did you enjoy the voice-controlled elements of the Xbox 360's Kinect controller? No, neither did we, nor anyone else that we can think of. But that seemingly hasn't stopped Sony from exploring the potential of voice control, with a new…
REVIEW: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo 3DS)
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D sees one of the Wii's most challenging and beloved platform games squeezed onto a Nintendo 3DS cartridge and given a 3D makeover. But has this modern-classic lost anything in translation to the handheld format, and is there any reason for owners of the Wii original to return to Kong's country? Read our full review to find out!
Gamers rejoice! EA ditching Online Pass scheme for future games
Gaming giant Electronic Arts has confirmed that it will not be continuing with its controversial Online Pass scheme in its future games. A point of great frustration for cash-strapped gamers, EA's Online Pass scheme locked out online elements of second-hand…
Gran Turismo 6 out this Christmas, headed to PS3, not PS4…yet
Sony have lifted the covers off Gran Turismo 6, the latest in the long-running, terrifyingly realistic racing series. Due out before Christmas 2013, the game surprisingly has only been announced for the PlayStation 3, not Sony's upcoming next-generation console, the…
