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Forza Horizon 2 will let you Race against a Steam Train!
Forza Horizon 2 may contain all sorts of lovely dynamic weather effects and run at 1080p, but that’s small change compared to the fact you can race against a Steam Train in the game. Yes. A train. The ability to race a locomotive comes into play during ‘showcase races’ which is the racer’s version of challenge races. In short, for this particular instance, players will need to get to the finish before the Steam Train. There’s also a video posted below, which shows off loads of speed in an interesting mix of weather patterns off the coast of Italy. Froza Horizon 2 is out on September 30 for Xbox 360 and Xbox One, and according to developer Playground Games, the racer doesn’t contain lobbies and players can form their own clubs with up to 1,000 players. Source : VG247
Halo: The Master Chief Collection has a new trailer
This weekend saw the release of a new trailer for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Halo 2 will receive additional visual treatment for its 10th anniversary, similar to what Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary got for Xbox 360 in 2012. However, the 343 panel at RTX said there are no plans to do the same for Halo 3. Keith David, of course, reprises his role as voice of The Arbiter in the re-release, in which players may tour a remastered Halo: Combat Evolved through Halo 4 — every mission, every difficulty, every game mode unlocked from the start. Additionally, 343 Industries told the RTX audience that the popular “Coagulation” map will be one of the six remastered for multiplayer.
Kinect is your backseat driver in Forza Horizon 2
Forza Horizon 2’s Creative director Ralph Fulton revealed that the game will feature a “digital personal assistant”, ANNA, who has Something To Do with Kinect. Voice controls for steering? Car doorlocks with retina scanners? The ability to detect when you’re zoning out, and activate the autopilot just before you plough into a 15th century chapel? Time will tell. Forza Horizon 2’s massive new world could last you “over 100 hours”. ANNA is Forza Horizon 2’s equivalent of a GPS system, and will allow you to quickly set waypoints on the map and find nearby events. The entire system is integrated with Kinect voice control, so you don’t have to whip out the map and manually do things. That’s the way gaming worked in the past, friends. “It offers op...
Game4u begins Pre-order for Xbox One
Game4u, India’s premium multichannel retailer of PC and video games, game consoles and related accessoriesand a part of Milestone Interactive Group, has started accepting pre-orders for Microsoft’s eight generation and highly anticipated gaming console, Xbox One. The console will be launched in two variants, Xbox One and Xbox One with Kinect. Pre-ordering the Xbox One will guarantee customers are shipped the console on launch. Xbox One standalone console is priced at Rs. 39,990 and Xbox One with Kinect is priced at Rs. 45,990. The Xbox One launch date in India is set for 23rd September 2014. The console will be available for purchase across Game4u retail outlets and www.game4u.com, the first and only retailer currently offering the pre-order.
Batman Arkham Knight : Batmobile Battle Mode Revealed
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have unveiled the first footage of the highly anticipated Batmobile from Rocksteady Studios’ Batman™: Arkham Knight as it transitions into “Battle Mode.” The teaser highlights the Batmobile’s versatility as it morphs into a full combat ready machine. Batman: Arkham Knight is based on DC Comics’ core Batman license and will be available exclusively for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC. Batman: Arkham Knight brings the award-winning Batman: Arkham trilogy from Rocksteady Studios to its epic conclusion. Developed exclusively for New-Gen platforms, Batman: Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady’s uniquely designed versio...
Quantum Break Gets a New Gameplay Teaser Trailer
Remedy Entertainment just released a gameplay teaser trailer of the upcoming Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break, even if a large part of the video is actually an introduction by the title’s creative director Sam Lake, while the actual gameplay part is quite brief towards the end. Yet, it definitely looks good, and you can check it out at the bottom of the post. The studio also announced that the full reveal will come at Gamescom in August, at that the game is now scheduled for a 2015 reveal. You can check out the screens here.
Quantum Break Showcases Impressive Effects
Xbox One Exclusive Quantum Break Showcases Impressive Effects which also accompany the new teaser trailer, Remedy Entertainment sent in new screenshots of Quantum Break in shiny 1080p. According to the developer, the screenshots feature actual gameplay, and they definitely match the visuals of the video. This is to say, they look absolutely stunning, especially because of the lovely lighting and the post-production effects that give the game a great atmosphere.. You can check them out below, while we wait for the full reveal at Gamescom in August.
Halo 5: Guardians Slated For 2015
Today Microsoft and 343 announced the next installment in the Halo universe. It’s called Halo 5: Guardians, it’s all about Master Chief’s journey in moving on from the events of Halo 4, and it’ll be out in the fall of 2015 on Xbox One. The cover art, in addition to the Master Chief, also shows a mysterious second Spartan who would be a completely new male character. In the announcement, 343 Industries also revealed that there would be even more exciting news about the Halo universe in Microsoft’s forthcoming E3 presentation, and strongly implied that we might be seeing another Halo game before the year’s end. “I’m happy to reveal that “Halo 5: Guardians,” the next installment in the legendary saga of the Master Chief, will launch on Xbox One in fal...
Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to Xbox One this year
Master Chief is getting a facelift with an HD collection of his exploits. We’ve learned thatHalo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4 are being collected in a Master Chief-focused HD remaster coming from Microsoft. Our sources say that the set will zero in onHalo‘s most famous soldier to refresh audience’s memories ahead of Halo 5: Guardians‘ release, so curiosities like Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach likely won’t be a part of the package. The game’s developer is unknown at this point, but considering that Saber Interactive handled Combat Evolved Anniversary and is also working on an unannounced Xbox One project, the team is a likely suspect. Also unclear are plans for digital distribution, resolution and frame-rate (Microsoft bragged that that the n...
Halo to become a TV series?
This is quite a surprise for many as Microsoft is currently in “deep” negotiations to bring the Halo live-action TV series to premium cable channel Showtime according to reports. Microsoft said that they were planning to join forces with Steven Spielberg for the show last year. Spielberg will act as executive producer, and he’ll be working with developer 343 Industries and Amblin Television. According to some reports, the plan is to have each episode air on Showtime first and then on Xbox which will have added interactive material. Apparently, these interactive elements (and Microsoft wanting to be careful with its prized property) caused delays. Variety says the companies are now close to a deal. Source: Gamespot
PS4 nearly outsold Xbox One by 2:1 ratio in US last month
Sony are going on boasting about how well their sales did in the US last month. They outsold the Xbox One by nearly two-to-one. Sony add to this by saying that they managed such figures even though stock of the console was “severely constrained”. New figures from NPD also portray that Sony’s advantage also has a lot to do with the software sales too- new release Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition sold twice as many copies on PS4 than on Xbox One. This doesn’t mean that Xbox One sales have done bad. In fact, figures reveal that the company’s next-gen console is selling 2.29 times faster than the 360. Xbox also sold the most games, keeping in mind that’s both the 360 and the One they’re referring to. Combine, Microsoft’s two consoles were responsi...
Microsoft admit Xbox One install time needs improvement
Since its release, most Xbox One owners have had an issue with the software installation, which is required for all games, is way too long. Microsoft has heard the complaints and themselves feel that it is a concern which should be dealt with, said Xbox executive Phil Spencer. “I agree. We need to get better at chunking our games so the partial install allows game to start sooner,” Spencer said on Twitter. Many gamers were of the opinion that they’d buy more games if installs didn’t take as long as 30 minutes. By “we” we can assume that Spencer is referring to Microsoft Game Studios, which publishes titles like Ryse: Son of Rome and Dead Rising 3 to name a few. Even though all Xbox One games must be installed, you can start playing before the installatio...