A video game retail company says that next-generation gaming consoles will not have an anti-rental system that will lock out games if the console detects that the game was not purchased as new. According to rumors, the next Xbox will be having this anti-used game technology on board, but according to Gamestop, this is very unlikely. If a console uses an anti-used games technology, this means that if one player purchases a game, he won’t be able to sell it to Gamestop or he will be unable let a friend borrow it since the game will...
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We’ve been hearing rumors about next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles are currently under development. Well, both Microsoft and Sony have denied these claims, but some players in the gaming industry are saying otherwise. Game development company Crytek has revealed that the biggest names in gaming have been staying in London trying out Microsoft’s newest Xbox offering. Microsoft, who has been very sneaky, used the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona to cover up this Xbox 720 (codenamed Durango) summit. “Enjoying...
Yesterday, the upcoming Assassin’s Creed poster has been leaked by an employee from Best Buy, showing that the new game will be set during the American Revolution. Ever since Assassin’s Creed 2 was released, gamers have been speculating about where the third installment of the game will take place. Some said that it can be during the Russian Revolution or another game about the game’s main character, Ezio Auditore. Now, a Best Buy employee has leaked a poster showing the new game’s main character with an American...
Game publisher Electronic Arts will release its upcoming basketball game NBA Live 13 later this year, after failing to release NBA Elite 2011 less than two years ago. This new game will bring back the classic “Live” branding that it used before it was changed to “Elite.” It was confirmed by Electronic Arts that NBA Live 13 will be launched in autumn, after setbacks made by its Elite title that led to its cancellation. The move made 2K Sports’ NBA 2K11 the only basketball simulator in the market for the year. Earlier...
When Call of Duty: Black Ops was first released, it took the gaming world by storm, shattering all kinds of sales records (to be broken by last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3). So it will not be surprising to see Activision to develop another Black Ops game for future release. Now, rumors point to a 2012 launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Gameblog.fr, a French gaming website that revealed that the second Black Ops game is under development, said that Activision has retaliated by pulling out all advertising and cancelling...
Microsoft might release its next-generation gaming console, the so-called Xbox 720, soon and it might include a touch screen in its controller. The rumor of a touch screen-equipped Xbox 720 controller comes from the Xbox World Magazine, a print-only publication that reports Xbox-related news. The publication reported that the controller’s touch screen will be strategically placed between the buttons and will feature an HD display. The source of this information was not cited, however, they directed their information from Microsoft....
Rumors about the release of Microsoft’s next-generation gaming console, currently known as the Xbox 720, have been flying around lately, but that does not mean that a launch is imminent. In an interview with French publication LePoint, Cedrick Delmas, marketing director of Microsoft France, said that he is sure that no new Xbox will be released this year. This contradicts reports that Microsoft will finally unveil the successor of Xbox 360 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012 (E3 2012), followed by its release in late 2013....
Microsoft is planning to build on the success of its Xbox 360 console by launching its popular Xbox Live gaming platform to iOS and Android devices. Selling more than 66 million units of Xbox 360 consoles and around 18 million units of its Kinect peripheral since its launch, Microsoft is looking to generate more revenue when it releases Xbox Live to other platforms. Xbox Live are only available to Windows Phone at this time. “While the Xbox Live experiences and games always work best on the Windows platform, we understand that some...
Legendary game developer Hideo Kojima has confirmed in an interview with Famitsu magazine that the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will appear at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2012 event as a playable game. The magazine features an interview with the famed director, who is famous for being the man behind the Metal Gear Solid series, alongside Atsushu Inaba and Tatsuya Minami of Platinum Games. Formerly branded as Metal Gear Solid: Rising, the team changed it to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to differentiate the original...
Last week, reports have surfaced claiming that Sony and Microsoft are going to unveil their next-generation gaming consoles that will succeed the current PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). It has been reported that Microsoft has signaled to its partners plans to unveil the new Xbox 720 gaming console at E3 2012, according to gaming news site MCV. Sony executives, meanwhile, have pledged to developers that the company will now be left behind and is expected to unveil the PlayStation 4 right...