News - June, 2014

Tuesday24th Jun 2014

  • Review Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Xbox One)

    Masterpiece theater

    Though a few videos have been published leading up to the release of Valiant Hearts: The Great War, not a lot of them did very much to explain what the game actually was. Clearly, we could see that it was being built on the UbiArt Framework and from what we read, we could clearly see that a lot of care and attention was being...

Thursday19th Jun 2014

  • Review Sixty Second Shooter Prime (Xbox One)

    A new ruler?

    Sixty Second Shooter Prime isn’t officially related to Geometry Wars, but it may as well be. A twin stick blaster, the game sees your triangular ship trying to blast its way through enemy cubes, triangles, and coils. There’s no health bar, and no extra lives. Colliding with something means that your game is over. The goal is to rack...

Monday16th Jun 2014

Friday13th Jun 2014

  • Review Blood of The Werewolf (Xbox 360)

    Murder, she wrote

    Blood of the Werewolf is a tough-as-nails action platformer that marries core genre conventions with modern mechanics and ideas. If you took the "try, die, repeat" appeal of Super Meat Boy, the gothic themes of Castlevania, and combat elements similar to those in Final Exam, you’d have a reasonable idea of what to expect here...

Thursday12th Jun 2014

  • E3 2014 Nyko Brings Modular Accessories Range to Xbox One

    Cooling and controlling

    Nyko Technologies has confirmed a new range of peripherals for the Xbox One which form a part of their "Modular" line. Chris Arbogast, director of marketing at Nyko Technologies said “The Modular Line was built to augment the console’s functionality, ease of use, and convenience. Each Modular item is designed to attach...

  • News Kinect-free Xbox One Flies Off Shelves

    "It's a huge win" says GameStop

    Last month we reported that Microsoft would be releasing a new Kinect-less Xbox One SKU and that the unit would go on sale on June 9th, the day before E3, at a cheaper price point. Now, the Kinect-less Xbox One is on the shelves and according to Bob Puzon, GameStop senior vice president of merchandising, they are...

Saturday7th Jun 2014

  • E3 2014 Microsoft Conference LIVEBLOG

    Monday 9th June - Game on.

    E3 2014 is going to provide some great surprises, we feel, and we'll be covering the entirety of Microsoft's "Game On" conference with a liveblog, allowing you to jump in and have your say about the things that are going on at the show. [liveblog=microsoft_e3_conference_2014]#XboxE3 #E32014

  • Review Watch_Dogs (Xbox One)

    Connected chaos

    To be blunt, Watch Dogs’ lead anti-hero Aiden Pearce is a straight up smartphone addict. For most of the game, Aiden can barely take his eyes away from his device. And who can blame him really, especially with all the cool things one can do? No, he isn’t checking to see what’s trending on Twitter or playing a round of Candy...

Wednesday4th Jun 2014

  • Guide Moving Games and Content to Your Xbox One External Drive

    Logical progression.

    So, you've set up your external drive on your Xbox One, and you want to take the logical step of making a little breathing room on your internal drive, by moving some stuff to your shiny new storage. Fortunately, it's as easy as 1, 2, 3...well...1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, anyway. 1) Head into the "Games & Apps" area of the Xbox...

  • Guide Setting Up External Storage on Xbox One

    Step by step.

    The Xbox One June System Update is now live, and it gives you the ability to add external storage to your Xbox One console. All you need is a USB3.0 compatible external drive which is 256GB in size or larger, and you're away. But, how do you set it all up? Well, let us show you via the medium of dance. Or just with some screenshots...

  • News Games With Gold On Xbox One Has Officially Begun

    Don't pass these up

    Xbox 360 gamers have been enjoying their two free games every month courtesy of Microsoft's Games With Gold program ever since it launched a year ago. As of today, that program has now extended to Xbox One. As previously reported, Halo: Spartan Assault and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood can be downloaded free of charge as long as...