http://auth.gamespot.com/ Gamespot's Everything Feed! News, Reviews, Videos. Exploding with content? You bet. en-us Wed, 21 May 2014 06:57:15 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/check-out-the-first-gameplay-trailer-for-batman-arkham-knight/1100-6419778/ <p style=""> </p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418899" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418899/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Rocksteady Games today released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC action game <a href="/batman-arkham-knight/" data-ref-id="false">Batman: Arkham Knight</a>. Titled "Evening The Odds," the trailer shows off the Batmobile, as well as city of Gotham and the enemies Batman will face along the way.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The video ends on a serious note, with the mysterious Arkham Knight saying, as he holds a gun to Batman's head, "There is no savior. No more hope. No more Batman." Batman: Arkham Knight is expected to launch this fall.</p><p style="">Batman: Arkham Knight is set 12 months after the events of 2011's <a href="/batman-arkham-city/" data-ref-id="false">Batman: Arkham City</a>, and allows you to drive the Batmobile in an open world that is said to be <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-batman-arkham-knight-details-no-multiplayer-and-getting-the-best-out-of-xbox-one-ps4/1100-6418119/" data-ref-id="1100-6418119">five times the size of Arkham City</a>. In terms of story, Scarecrow has returned to Gotham and he's scheming to bring together a group of supervillains like Penguin, Two-Face, and Harley Quinn to take down Batman.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p> Wed, 21 May 2014 06:28:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/check-out-the-first-gameplay-trailer-for-batman-arkham-knight/1100-6419778/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/batman-arkham-knight-evening-the-odds-gameplay-tra/2300-6418899/ Gotham's Dark Knight is bringing the Batmobile to the fight in the first gameplay trailer for Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Knight. Wed, 21 May 2014 06:19:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/batman-arkham-knight-evening-the-odds-gameplay-tra/2300-6418899/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/unreal-tournament-iii-random-encounter/2300-6418895/ Danny O'Dwyer follows the announcement of a new Unreal Tournament game by firing up Unreal Tournament 3. Is he as good as he used to be? Join the chat and find out! Wed, 21 May 2014 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/unreal-tournament-iii-random-encounter/2300-6418895/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-gets-external-storage-support-real-names-for-friends-next-month/1100-6419776/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537363-external.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537363" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537363-external.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537363"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2537363-external.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Microsoft announced today that June's Xbox One system update will bring a range of new features and functionality to the console, including external storage support and the ability to identify yourself on Xbox Live with your real-world name if you want to. There's no word yet on when the update will arrive, but we have a detailed breakdown of what it will include.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Regarding external storage support, when the system update rolls out next month, you can connect up to two external hard drives at once. Drives must be at least 256GB and use USB 3.0, and they'll need to be formatted. After your drive is formatted (the Xbox One will do this for you), you'll be able to copy and move games, as well as apps and downloaded adds-ons, to your external hard drive.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Microsoft says external hard drive support for Xbox One is a "great way" to bring your content to a friend's house and get started playing right away. Of course, you'll still need sign into Xbox Live if you purchased the content digitally or insert a disc to verify that you bought the game. But the major benefit is that you won't need to re-download your game or DLC if you want to play at a friend's house.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">By comparison, Sony's PlayStation 4 does not support external hard drives, but <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-to-install-a-playstation-4-hard-drive/1100-6416162/">you can replace the on-board 500GB hard drive with a new one if you want</a>. Today's confirmation of external hard drive support for the Xbox One is not much of a surprise, as it comes just days after an <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-external-storage-support-teased-in-new-image/1100-6419679/">Xbox One developer teased that this functionality was going to be introduced soon</a>.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537365-xboxnames.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537365" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537365-xboxnames.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537365"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2537365-xboxnames.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">The other major component of next month's Xbox One system update is the introduction of real names for friends. Importantly, this feature is entirely optional, and if you do elect to use your real name, you can choose who can see it and who cannot. PS4 owners can also elect to use their real name when playing online.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">June's Xbox One system update also tweaks the second-screen SmartGlass app for Xbox One and brings the entire OneGuide and universal remote control functionality to SmartGlass. This means you'll be able to view your TV listings through SmartGlass and even set programs to record from inside the app. SmartGlass for Xbox One will also be updated with the ability to reorder your pins, meaning you'll be able to organize your pins in categories based on your specific preferences. The update will also bring your Xbox One activity feed to SmartGlass, allowing you to get notifications about what your friends are up to via your smartphone, PC, or tablet.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In addition, the forthcoming Xbox One system update makes OneGuide available in more markets. Starting in June, people in Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy can use OneGuide. Finally, June's Xbox One update brings an automatic sign-in option and a hub where <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-games-with-gold-kicks-off-in-june-resembles-playstation-plus/1100-6419602/">users can explore the new Xbox Live benefits for subscribers</a>, like Games With Gold.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The Xbox One launched in November and Microsoft has regularly released system updates ever since. The console sold more than <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-sold-3-million-units-in-2013-microsoft-says/1100-6416955/" data-ref-id="1100-6416955">3 million units by the end of 2013</a>, though Microsoft <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-sells-115-000-units-in-the-us-during-april/1100-6419671/">has not announced a new total sales figure for the system so far in 2014</a>.</p><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Wed, 21 May 2014 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-gets-external-storage-support-real-names-for-friends-next-month/1100-6419776/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/wolfenstein-the-new-order-now-playing/2300-6418896/ We give you a longer look at the new Wolfenstein game and take questions from the viewers. Join us and tell us if this game is all you thought it would be! Wed, 21 May 2014 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/wolfenstein-the-new-order-now-playing/2300-6418896/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/after-a-limited-test-ea-launches-fifa-world-open-beta-on-pc-worldwide/1100-6419777/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537371-fifaworld.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537371" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537371-fifaworld.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537371"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2537371-fifaworld.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Previously only available in a limited fashion, Electronic Arts has extended the ongoing beta for its free-to-play PC game FIFA World to users around the world. Effective immediately, you can play the game by <a href="https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/fifa-world" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">downloading through Origin</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Developed by EA Canada, FIFA World features "HD console gameplay" and will work on "almost any PC," according to producer Alex Grimbley. An "average spec" laptop or desktop should do the trick, EA says. (Full PC specs are below.) There's also support for FIFA Ultimate Team, the <a href="http://news.ea.com/press-release/company-news/electronic-arts-reports-q4-fy14-and-fy14-financial-results" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">massively popular</a> fantasy game mode; and you can use a gamepad, too.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In all, FIFA World has over 16,000 players and 600 clubs from more than 30 officially licensed leagues. Supported languages are: English, German, French, Russian, Mexican, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, and Turkish. Game modes include Seasons, Accomplishments, Tournaments, and Match Invites, where you can play head-to-head against friends.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">FIFA World's global beta arrives after EA held four closed beta sessions and a limited open beta for the game. In total, more than 1.5 million people registered to play in that time, EA said.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Recommended FIFA World PC specs:</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><strong>Processor:</strong> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz / Athlon II X4 600e @ 2.2GHz</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>OS:</strong> Windows XP SP3 2GB / Windows Vista / Windows 7 4GB</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>RAM:</strong> 2GB</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>Graphics card:</strong> DirectX 9.0c, Shader 3.0, GeForce 8800 GT / Radeon HD 3870</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>Disk space:</strong> 3.96GB (1.96 for the initial download)</li><li><strong>Required Internet connection:</strong> 1Mbit/s download, 256kbit/s upload.</li></ul><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Wed, 21 May 2014 05:41:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/after-a-limited-test-ea-launches-fifa-world-open-beta-on-pc-worldwide/1100-6419777/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/demon-s-souls-dark-souls-director-named-president-of-from-software/1100-6419775/ <figure data-align="left" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537358-miyazakinew.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537358" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537358-miyazakinew.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537358"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/1179/11799911/2537358-miyazakinew.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Hidetaka Miyazaki, the man who created and directed acclaimed role-playing games <a href="/demons-souls/" data-ref-id="false">Demon's Souls</a> and<a href="/dark-souls/" data-ref-id="false"> Dark Souls</a>, is now president of franchise developer From Software. <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/218200/Dark_Souls_director_is_From_Softwares_new_president.php" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Gamasutra</a> reports today that Miyazaki's promotion was part of<a href="http://www.fromsoftware.jp/corpinfo/release/release140521.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> many personnel changes at From Software</a>, including Demon's Souls producer Masanori Takeuchi taking on the role of senior managing director.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Gamasutra notes that Miyazaki joined From Software, based on Japan, in 2004. He was instrumental in the creation of both Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, titles for which he also served as director. He contributed to this year's<a href="/dark-souls-ii/" data-ref-id="false"> Dark Souls II</a> in a supervising role while he worked on another, unannounced game.</p><p style="">Miyazaki's promotion to president of From Software comes just a few weeks after the studio was <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-souls-developer-from-software-purchased-by-lollipop-chainsaw-publisher-kadokawa/1100-6419249/" data-ref-id="1100-6419249">purchased by Kadokawa</a>, which gamers know best as the publisher of video games like <a href="/lollipop-chainsaw/" data-ref-id="false">Lollipop Chainsaw</a> and<a href="/killer-is-dead/" data-ref-id="false"> Killer Is Dead</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Wed, 21 May 2014 04:57:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/demon-s-souls-dark-souls-director-named-president-of-from-software/1100-6419775/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-boss-on-insider-leaks-it-s-annoying/1100-6419774/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537347-haloart.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537347" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537347-haloart.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537347"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2537347-haloart.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">When details about in-development projects leak out ahead of schedule, it's a headache not only for developers and publishers, but also fans, Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor says. In a post on <a href="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=112248691&postcount=708" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">NeoGAF</a> (via <a href="http://mp1st.com/2014/05/20/halo-5-boss-annoyed-industry-insiders-breaking-embargoes-doesnt-require-skill-insight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=halo-5-boss-annoyed-industry-insiders-breaking-embargoes-doesnt-require-skill-insight#.U3yJiPldUzB" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">MP1ST</a>), O'Connor did not hold back when addressing leakers.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"Breaking embargoes is not prophesy. Nor does it require any particular skill or insight. Ultimately [leakers are] taking or being given information and leaking it, illegally and often erroneously," O'Connor said. "People, including nice people with kids and families and stuff, work super hard on this stuff and wake up in the morning to find some of their effort blown up."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"It's not fun, and for what? So you can have a mildly interesting surprise 8 hours early and lacking context? Or get hyped or disappointed disproportionately? Or get someone fired or someone innocent yelled at? Ok. But it isn't prophecy, nor ultimately even important. It's annoying," he added.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">O'Connor's comments come just days after an Xbox One bundle called the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-getting-master-chief-halo-collection-games-1-4-report/1100-6419703/" data-ref-id="1100-6419703">Halo: Master Chief Edition </a>was revealed. Microsoft has not commented on this bundle, which will reportedly include remastered versions of Halo 1-4. In addition, an anonymous NeoGAF poster in January <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/update-white-xbox-one-coming-in-2014-halo-2-anniversary-edition-and-titanfall-console-spotted-report/1100-6417425/" data-ref-id="1100-6417425">claimed </a>that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/update-white-xbox-one-coming-in-2014-halo-2-anniversary-edition-and-titanfall-console-spotted-report/1100-6417425/" data-ref-id="1100-6417425">Halo 5 would be released in 2015</a>, and that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/update-white-xbox-one-coming-in-2014-halo-2-anniversary-edition-and-titanfall-console-spotted-report/1100-6417425/" data-ref-id="1100-6417425">Microsoft would offer a special Titanfall Xbox One bundle and a $399 Xbox One model</a> in 2014. All of these rumors have since proven to be accurate.</p><p style="">On Friday, Microsoft <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-5-confirmed-for-2015-release-on-xbox-one/1100-6419677/" data-ref-id="1100-6419677">officially announced Halo 5: Guardians</a> for 2015, but teased that the start of your "journey" will begin in 2014. Microsoft is expected to make more <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/e3/" data-ref-id="false">Halo-related announcements at E3 2014 next month</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Wed, 21 May 2014 04:31:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-boss-on-insider-leaks-it-s-annoying/1100-6419774/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-zelda-game-gets-release-date-for-japan/1100-6419772/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/536/5360430/2404991-zeldafight.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2404991" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/536/5360430/2404991-zeldafight.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2404991"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/536/5360430/2404991-zeldafight.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">Hack and slash action game <a href="/hyrule-warriors/" data-ref-id="false">Hyrule Warriors</a> will be released in Japan in August this year. The game is set in the Legends of Zelda universe, and is a collaboration between Nintendo and <a href="/dynasty-warriors/" data-ref-id="false">Dynasty Warriors </a>series developer Tecmo Koei.</p><p style="">According to <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2014/05/20/hyrule-warriors-hits-japan-august-14th/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Siliconera</a>, the most recent issue of Famitsu magazine reported a scheduled release date of August 17 for Hyrule Warriors. There has not been confirmation on whether the game will be released outside of Japan. The game is reported to be in development exclusively for the Wii U.</p><p style="">Hyrule Warriors will be set in the Legend of Zelda Universe. In it, players will control Link in melee combat to fight a large number of enemies. The game will also feature common weapons from prior games in the Legend of Zelda series including swords, bombs, and Link's signature spin attack.</p><p style="">For more on Hyrule Warriors, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/hyrule-warriors/" data-ref-id="false">GameSpot's previous coverage</a>.</p><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Zorine Te is an associate editor at GameSpot, and you can follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/ztharli" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @ztharli</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 20 May 2014 17:45:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-zelda-game-gets-release-date-for-japan/1100-6419772/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/alienware-s-steam-machine-will-be-their-least-profitable-system-ever/1100-6419770/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6416734" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6416734/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style="">After the glut of information about <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-steam-machine-roundup-prices-images-and-full-specs-revealed/1100-6416968/">upcoming Steam Machines during this year's CES</a>, new details have been hard to come by. But speaking with the<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140518-701763.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Wall Street Journal</a>, Frank Azor, general manager of Dell Inc.'s Alienware game-PC division, said that they don't expect the their Steam Machine to be a large profit driver.</p><p style="">"It's going to be very challenging. This will absolutely be the least profitable system we ever sell," Azor said.</p><p style="">While Alienware has yet to provide an official price for their upcoming system, they have said before that they plan on being competitive with current consoles. However, those statements were made before <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/399-xbox-one-without-kinect-launching-in-june/1100-6419601/">Microsoft introduced their Kinect-free $400 system</a>, putting it at price parity with the PS4. </p><p style="">The article does not delve into why Alienware feels the need to take that risk outside of the "power of Valve," but Azor has said previously that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/alienware-s-steam-machines-won-t-be-upgradable/1100-6417250/" data-ref-id="1100-6417250">updates to their hardware will come regularly</a>. "We will be updating our Steam Machines every year. The platform will continue to evolve as the games become more resource intensive."</p><p style="">Valve showed off a<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/here-s-the-latest-steam-controller-prototype/1100-6418327/"> reconfigured version of the Steam controller back in March</a>, and that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/report-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-this-fall-500-games-natively-playable-on-steamos-by-the-end-of-the-year/1100-6418978/">it will be available this fall</a>, followed by the actual Steam Machines. Valve typically doesn't have a <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/e3/" data-ref-id="false">presence at E3, but we expect to hear some new details</a> about Steam Machines from other developers during this year's conference. </p><table data-max-width="true"><tbody><tr><td><p style="">Justin Haywald is a senior editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinHaywald" rel="nofollow"> Twitter @JustinHaywald</a></p><p style="">Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p> Tue, 20 May 2014 16:55:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/alienware-s-steam-machine-will-be-their-least-profitable-system-ever/1100-6419770/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/quick-look-wolfenstein-the-new-order/2300-6418893/ Watch extended gameplay footage from Wolfenstein: The New Order featuring the Giant Bomb crew. Tue, 20 May 2014 16:01:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/quick-look-wolfenstein-the-new-order/2300-6418893/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-far-cry-4-dlc-pass-can-mario-kart-8-save-w/2300-6418891/ A Far Cry 4 season pass has already appeared, Nintendo are betting all on Mario Kart, and The Witcher 3 won't have platform exclusive content! Tue, 20 May 2014 16:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-far-cry-4-dlc-pass-can-mario-kart-8-save-w/2300-6418891/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-forest-trailer-3/2300-6418890/ Take another look into this open world survivor horror adventure. Tue, 20 May 2014 15:37:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-forest-trailer-3/2300-6418890/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gameplay-mario-kart-royal-raceway-track-comparison/2300-6418889/ Compare the Royal Raceway track originally from Mario Kart 64 pitted against the Mario Kart 8 recreation. Tue, 20 May 2014 15:26:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gameplay-mario-kart-royal-raceway-track-comparison/2300-6418889/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/transistor-review-roundup/1100-6419766/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418869" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418869/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><p style=""><a href="/transistor/" data-ref-id="false">Transistor</a>, a sci-fi game from the creators of <a href="/bastion/" data-ref-id="false">Bastion</a>, released today on PC and PS4. In the game you play as a singer named Red who takes possession of the titular sword that was going to be used to kill her. Combining action-RPG gameplay with strategy elements, the game has generally been well received by critics.</p><p style="">On review aggregator Metacritic, Transistor is currently sitting at <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/transistor" rel="nofollow">85 for PS4</a> and <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/transistor" rel="nofollow">83 for PC</a>.Here's a summary of some of the game's reviews:</p><h3 dir="ltr">Game Informer -- 9/10</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">Transistor's focus on combat lets it shine, but one battle after the next results in a strictly linear path to game completion that can feel repetitive. ... Players looking to find all the answers by the time the credits roll are likely to be disappointed. Transistor is as much about what is left unsaid as what is explained. I find that openness to interpretation refreshing; I suspect I won't be the only one. <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/transistor/b/playstation4/archive/2014/05/20/transistor-review-game-informer.aspx" rel="nofollow">[Full review] </a></p><h3 dir="ltr">IGN -- 9/10</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">Transistor's the kind of game that made me immediately jump back in to take on New Game Plus. I wanted to continue exploring the excellent combat in new, more challenging scenarios. I wanted to double back on the areas that I'd missed the first time through, and try to fill in the gaps of the fantastic story. But most of all, I wasn't ready to leave Red or her world behind. [<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/20/transistor-review" rel="nofollow">Full review</a>]</p><h3 dir="ltr">USGamer -- 4.5/5</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">Transistor is the story of a girl and her sword and their quest to save their home from an unknowable destructive force. The freedom you're given to complete that goal through battle makes an interesting contrast to the unrelentingly linear road that takes you there; and the Transistor's running dialogue - alternately defiant, lost, confused, affectionate, and mournful -pulls you into the adventure while neither spelling things out too obviously or being too needlessly obfuscatory. Over the course of the journey, the bond between Red and her sword deepens. Until the end, where a single word contains more emotion than the entirety of most games. <a href="http://www.usgamer.net/articles/transistor-ps4-review-the-touching-tale-of-a-girl-and-her-sword" rel="nofollow">[Full review]</a></p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2537048-5705293154-Trans.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537048" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2537048-5705293154-Trans.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537048"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2537048-5705293154-Trans.jpg"></a></figure><h3 dir="ltr">GameSpot -- 8/10</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">Transistor is always a good-looking game, but in these instances, it demonstrates a rare knack for combining its visuals and music to powerfully convey both narrative information and tone, driving the story forward with Red's own unwavering resolve. So in the end, yes, Transistor is a fun action role-playing game with a neat combat system, but beautiful moments like these make it more than that. They make it a game with a soul. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/transistor-review/1900-6415763/">[Full review]</a></p><h3 dir="ltr">Joystiq -- 3.5/5</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">In the end, it's the unique digital world of Cloudbank and the refreshing combat that driveTransistor. The perfectly executed turn is consistently rewarding, while uncovering the dark side of Cloudbank and untangling the motives of the Camerata proves enticing enough to draw you along, even if the story doesn't strike all of its intended chords. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/20/transistor-review-functions-and-form/" rel="nofollow">[Full review] </a></p><h3 dir="ltr">Quarter to Three -- 2/5</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">Transistor starts off strong with its phenomenal soundtrack, striking visuals, lively animation, and intriguing premise. ... But Transistor's promising start crumbles quickly, especially if you go into it thinking "yeah, these are the guys who did Bastion, all right". The story is convoluted and brimming with extraneous detail, doled out at optional terminals and on unlockable screens you might never see. Names you've never heard waft into the game and suddenly one of them is important and you have no idea why. ...When I reviewed Bastion, I wrote the review as a list of <a href="http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2011/07/19/15-things-videogames-can-learn-from-bastion/" rel="nofollow">15 things all games can learn</a>. For me, the real disappointment of Transistor is that developer Supergiant seems to have forgotten half those things. <a href="http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2014/05/20/transistor/" rel="nofollow">[Full review]</a></p><table data-max-width="true"><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong>Justin Haywald is a senior editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinHaywald" rel="nofollow"> Twitter @JustinHaywald</a></strong></p><strong>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></strong><p style=""><strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 20 May 2014 14:51:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/transistor-review-roundup/1100-6419766/
http://auth.gamespot.com/ Gamespot's Everything Feed! News, Reviews, Videos. Exploding with content? You bet. en-us Wed, 21 May 2014 06:57:15 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/check-out-the-first-gameplay-trailer-for-batman-arkham-knight/1100-6419778/ <p style=""> </p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418899" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418899/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Rocksteady Games today released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC action game <a href="/batman-arkham-knight/" data-ref-id="false">Batman: Arkham Knight</a>. Titled "Evening The Odds," the trailer shows off the Batmobile, as well as city of Gotham and the enemies Batman will face along the way.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The video ends on a serious note, with the mysterious Arkham Knight saying, as he holds a gun to Batman's head, "There is no savior. No more hope. No more Batman." Batman: Arkham Knight is expected to launch this fall.</p><p style="">Batman: Arkham Knight is set 12 months after the events of 2011's <a href="/batman-arkham-city/" data-ref-id="false">Batman: Arkham City</a>, and allows you to drive the Batmobile in an open world that is said to be <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-batman-arkham-knight-details-no-multiplayer-and-getting-the-best-out-of-xbox-one-ps4/1100-6418119/" data-ref-id="1100-6418119">five times the size of Arkham City</a>. In terms of story, Scarecrow has returned to Gotham and he's scheming to bring together a group of supervillains like Penguin, Two-Face, and Harley Quinn to take down Batman.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p> Wed, 21 May 2014 06:28:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/check-out-the-first-gameplay-trailer-for-batman-arkham-knight/1100-6419778/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/batman-arkham-knight-evening-the-odds-gameplay-tra/2300-6418899/ Gotham's Dark Knight is bringing the Batmobile to the fight in the first gameplay trailer for Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Knight. Wed, 21 May 2014 06:19:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/batman-arkham-knight-evening-the-odds-gameplay-tra/2300-6418899/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/unreal-tournament-iii-random-encounter/2300-6418895/ Danny O'Dwyer follows the announcement of a new Unreal Tournament game by firing up Unreal Tournament 3. Is he as good as he used to be? Join the chat and find out! Wed, 21 May 2014 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/unreal-tournament-iii-random-encounter/2300-6418895/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-gets-external-storage-support-real-names-for-friends-next-month/1100-6419776/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537363-external.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537363" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537363-external.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537363"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2537363-external.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Microsoft announced today that June's Xbox One system update will bring a range of new features and functionality to the console, including external storage support and the ability to identify yourself on Xbox Live with your real-world name if you want to. There's no word yet on when the update will arrive, but we have a detailed breakdown of what it will include.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Regarding external storage support, when the system update rolls out next month, you can connect up to two external hard drives at once. Drives must be at least 256GB and use USB 3.0, and they'll need to be formatted. After your drive is formatted (the Xbox One will do this for you), you'll be able to copy and move games, as well as apps and downloaded adds-ons, to your external hard drive.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Microsoft says external hard drive support for Xbox One is a "great way" to bring your content to a friend's house and get started playing right away. Of course, you'll still need sign into Xbox Live if you purchased the content digitally or insert a disc to verify that you bought the game. But the major benefit is that you won't need to re-download your game or DLC if you want to play at a friend's house.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">By comparison, Sony's PlayStation 4 does not support external hard drives, but <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-to-install-a-playstation-4-hard-drive/1100-6416162/">you can replace the on-board 500GB hard drive with a new one if you want</a>. Today's confirmation of external hard drive support for the Xbox One is not much of a surprise, as it comes just days after an <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-external-storage-support-teased-in-new-image/1100-6419679/">Xbox One developer teased that this functionality was going to be introduced soon</a>.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537365-xboxnames.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537365" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537365-xboxnames.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537365"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2537365-xboxnames.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">The other major component of next month's Xbox One system update is the introduction of real names for friends. Importantly, this feature is entirely optional, and if you do elect to use your real name, you can choose who can see it and who cannot. PS4 owners can also elect to use their real name when playing online.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">June's Xbox One system update also tweaks the second-screen SmartGlass app for Xbox One and brings the entire OneGuide and universal remote control functionality to SmartGlass. This means you'll be able to view your TV listings through SmartGlass and even set programs to record from inside the app. SmartGlass for Xbox One will also be updated with the ability to reorder your pins, meaning you'll be able to organize your pins in categories based on your specific preferences. The update will also bring your Xbox One activity feed to SmartGlass, allowing you to get notifications about what your friends are up to via your smartphone, PC, or tablet.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In addition, the forthcoming Xbox One system update makes OneGuide available in more markets. Starting in June, people in Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy can use OneGuide. Finally, June's Xbox One update brings an automatic sign-in option and a hub where <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-games-with-gold-kicks-off-in-june-resembles-playstation-plus/1100-6419602/">users can explore the new Xbox Live benefits for subscribers</a>, like Games With Gold.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The Xbox One launched in November and Microsoft has regularly released system updates ever since. The console sold more than <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-sold-3-million-units-in-2013-microsoft-says/1100-6416955/" data-ref-id="1100-6416955">3 million units by the end of 2013</a>, though Microsoft <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-sells-115-000-units-in-the-us-during-april/1100-6419671/">has not announced a new total sales figure for the system so far in 2014</a>.</p><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Wed, 21 May 2014 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-gets-external-storage-support-real-names-for-friends-next-month/1100-6419776/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/wolfenstein-the-new-order-now-playing/2300-6418896/ We give you a longer look at the new Wolfenstein game and take questions from the viewers. Join us and tell us if this game is all you thought it would be! Wed, 21 May 2014 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/wolfenstein-the-new-order-now-playing/2300-6418896/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/after-a-limited-test-ea-launches-fifa-world-open-beta-on-pc-worldwide/1100-6419777/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537371-fifaworld.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537371" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537371-fifaworld.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537371"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2537371-fifaworld.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Previously only available in a limited fashion, Electronic Arts has extended the ongoing beta for its free-to-play PC game FIFA World to users around the world. Effective immediately, you can play the game by <a href="https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/fifa-world" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">downloading through Origin</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Developed by EA Canada, FIFA World features "HD console gameplay" and will work on "almost any PC," according to producer Alex Grimbley. An "average spec" laptop or desktop should do the trick, EA says. (Full PC specs are below.) There's also support for FIFA Ultimate Team, the <a href="http://news.ea.com/press-release/company-news/electronic-arts-reports-q4-fy14-and-fy14-financial-results" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">massively popular</a> fantasy game mode; and you can use a gamepad, too.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In all, FIFA World has over 16,000 players and 600 clubs from more than 30 officially licensed leagues. Supported languages are: English, German, French, Russian, Mexican, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, and Turkish. Game modes include Seasons, Accomplishments, Tournaments, and Match Invites, where you can play head-to-head against friends.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">FIFA World's global beta arrives after EA held four closed beta sessions and a limited open beta for the game. In total, more than 1.5 million people registered to play in that time, EA said.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Recommended FIFA World PC specs:</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><strong>Processor:</strong> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz / Athlon II X4 600e @ 2.2GHz</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>OS:</strong> Windows XP SP3 2GB / Windows Vista / Windows 7 4GB</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>RAM:</strong> 2GB</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>Graphics card:</strong> DirectX 9.0c, Shader 3.0, GeForce 8800 GT / Radeon HD 3870</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>Disk space:</strong> 3.96GB (1.96 for the initial download)</li><li><strong>Required Internet connection:</strong> 1Mbit/s download, 256kbit/s upload.</li></ul><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Wed, 21 May 2014 05:41:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/after-a-limited-test-ea-launches-fifa-world-open-beta-on-pc-worldwide/1100-6419777/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/demon-s-souls-dark-souls-director-named-president-of-from-software/1100-6419775/ <figure data-align="left" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537358-miyazakinew.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537358" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537358-miyazakinew.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537358"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/1179/11799911/2537358-miyazakinew.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Hidetaka Miyazaki, the man who created and directed acclaimed role-playing games <a href="/demons-souls/" data-ref-id="false">Demon's Souls</a> and<a href="/dark-souls/" data-ref-id="false"> Dark Souls</a>, is now president of franchise developer From Software. <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/218200/Dark_Souls_director_is_From_Softwares_new_president.php" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Gamasutra</a> reports today that Miyazaki's promotion was part of<a href="http://www.fromsoftware.jp/corpinfo/release/release140521.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> many personnel changes at From Software</a>, including Demon's Souls producer Masanori Takeuchi taking on the role of senior managing director.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Gamasutra notes that Miyazaki joined From Software, based on Japan, in 2004. He was instrumental in the creation of both Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, titles for which he also served as director. He contributed to this year's<a href="/dark-souls-ii/" data-ref-id="false"> Dark Souls II</a> in a supervising role while he worked on another, unannounced game.</p><p style="">Miyazaki's promotion to president of From Software comes just a few weeks after the studio was <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-souls-developer-from-software-purchased-by-lollipop-chainsaw-publisher-kadokawa/1100-6419249/" data-ref-id="1100-6419249">purchased by Kadokawa</a>, which gamers know best as the publisher of video games like <a href="/lollipop-chainsaw/" data-ref-id="false">Lollipop Chainsaw</a> and<a href="/killer-is-dead/" data-ref-id="false"> Killer Is Dead</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Wed, 21 May 2014 04:57:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/demon-s-souls-dark-souls-director-named-president-of-from-software/1100-6419775/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-boss-on-insider-leaks-it-s-annoying/1100-6419774/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537347-haloart.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537347" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1179/11799911/2537347-haloart.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537347"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1179/11799911/2537347-haloart.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">When details about in-development projects leak out ahead of schedule, it's a headache not only for developers and publishers, but also fans, Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor says. In a post on <a href="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=112248691&postcount=708" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">NeoGAF</a> (via <a href="http://mp1st.com/2014/05/20/halo-5-boss-annoyed-industry-insiders-breaking-embargoes-doesnt-require-skill-insight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=halo-5-boss-annoyed-industry-insiders-breaking-embargoes-doesnt-require-skill-insight#.U3yJiPldUzB" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">MP1ST</a>), O'Connor did not hold back when addressing leakers.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"Breaking embargoes is not prophesy. Nor does it require any particular skill or insight. Ultimately [leakers are] taking or being given information and leaking it, illegally and often erroneously," O'Connor said. "People, including nice people with kids and families and stuff, work super hard on this stuff and wake up in the morning to find some of their effort blown up."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"It's not fun, and for what? So you can have a mildly interesting surprise 8 hours early and lacking context? Or get hyped or disappointed disproportionately? Or get someone fired or someone innocent yelled at? Ok. But it isn't prophecy, nor ultimately even important. It's annoying," he added.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">O'Connor's comments come just days after an Xbox One bundle called the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-getting-master-chief-halo-collection-games-1-4-report/1100-6419703/" data-ref-id="1100-6419703">Halo: Master Chief Edition </a>was revealed. Microsoft has not commented on this bundle, which will reportedly include remastered versions of Halo 1-4. In addition, an anonymous NeoGAF poster in January <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/update-white-xbox-one-coming-in-2014-halo-2-anniversary-edition-and-titanfall-console-spotted-report/1100-6417425/" data-ref-id="1100-6417425">claimed </a>that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/update-white-xbox-one-coming-in-2014-halo-2-anniversary-edition-and-titanfall-console-spotted-report/1100-6417425/" data-ref-id="1100-6417425">Halo 5 would be released in 2015</a>, and that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/update-white-xbox-one-coming-in-2014-halo-2-anniversary-edition-and-titanfall-console-spotted-report/1100-6417425/" data-ref-id="1100-6417425">Microsoft would offer a special Titanfall Xbox One bundle and a $399 Xbox One model</a> in 2014. All of these rumors have since proven to be accurate.</p><p style="">On Friday, Microsoft <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-5-confirmed-for-2015-release-on-xbox-one/1100-6419677/" data-ref-id="1100-6419677">officially announced Halo 5: Guardians</a> for 2015, but teased that the start of your "journey" will begin in 2014. Microsoft is expected to make more <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/e3/" data-ref-id="false">Halo-related announcements at E3 2014 next month</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/EddieMakuch" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Twitter @EddieMakuch</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Wed, 21 May 2014 04:31:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-boss-on-insider-leaks-it-s-annoying/1100-6419774/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-zelda-game-gets-release-date-for-japan/1100-6419772/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/536/5360430/2404991-zeldafight.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2404991" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/536/5360430/2404991-zeldafight.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2404991"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/536/5360430/2404991-zeldafight.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">Hack and slash action game <a href="/hyrule-warriors/" data-ref-id="false">Hyrule Warriors</a> will be released in Japan in August this year. The game is set in the Legends of Zelda universe, and is a collaboration between Nintendo and <a href="/dynasty-warriors/" data-ref-id="false">Dynasty Warriors </a>series developer Tecmo Koei.</p><p style="">According to <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2014/05/20/hyrule-warriors-hits-japan-august-14th/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Siliconera</a>, the most recent issue of Famitsu magazine reported a scheduled release date of August 17 for Hyrule Warriors. There has not been confirmation on whether the game will be released outside of Japan. The game is reported to be in development exclusively for the Wii U.</p><p style="">Hyrule Warriors will be set in the Legend of Zelda Universe. In it, players will control Link in melee combat to fight a large number of enemies. The game will also feature common weapons from prior games in the Legend of Zelda series including swords, bombs, and Link's signature spin attack.</p><p style="">For more on Hyrule Warriors, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/hyrule-warriors/" data-ref-id="false">GameSpot's previous coverage</a>.</p><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Zorine Te is an associate editor at GameSpot, and you can follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/ztharli" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @ztharli</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 20 May 2014 17:45:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-zelda-game-gets-release-date-for-japan/1100-6419772/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/alienware-s-steam-machine-will-be-their-least-profitable-system-ever/1100-6419770/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6416734" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6416734/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style="">After the glut of information about <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-steam-machine-roundup-prices-images-and-full-specs-revealed/1100-6416968/">upcoming Steam Machines during this year's CES</a>, new details have been hard to come by. But speaking with the<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140518-701763.html" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false"> Wall Street Journal</a>, Frank Azor, general manager of Dell Inc.'s Alienware game-PC division, said that they don't expect the their Steam Machine to be a large profit driver.</p><p style="">"It's going to be very challenging. This will absolutely be the least profitable system we ever sell," Azor said.</p><p style="">While Alienware has yet to provide an official price for their upcoming system, they have said before that they plan on being competitive with current consoles. However, those statements were made before <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/399-xbox-one-without-kinect-launching-in-june/1100-6419601/">Microsoft introduced their Kinect-free $400 system</a>, putting it at price parity with the PS4. </p><p style="">The article does not delve into why Alienware feels the need to take that risk outside of the "power of Valve," but Azor has said previously that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/alienware-s-steam-machines-won-t-be-upgradable/1100-6417250/" data-ref-id="1100-6417250">updates to their hardware will come regularly</a>. "We will be updating our Steam Machines every year. The platform will continue to evolve as the games become more resource intensive."</p><p style="">Valve showed off a<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/here-s-the-latest-steam-controller-prototype/1100-6418327/"> reconfigured version of the Steam controller back in March</a>, and that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/report-steam-controller-goes-on-sale-this-fall-500-games-natively-playable-on-steamos-by-the-end-of-the-year/1100-6418978/">it will be available this fall</a>, followed by the actual Steam Machines. Valve typically doesn't have a <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/e3/" data-ref-id="false">presence at E3, but we expect to hear some new details</a> about Steam Machines from other developers during this year's conference. </p><table data-max-width="true"><tbody><tr><td><p style="">Justin Haywald is a senior editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinHaywald" rel="nofollow"> Twitter @JustinHaywald</a></p><p style="">Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p> Tue, 20 May 2014 16:55:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/alienware-s-steam-machine-will-be-their-least-profitable-system-ever/1100-6419770/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/quick-look-wolfenstein-the-new-order/2300-6418893/ Watch extended gameplay footage from Wolfenstein: The New Order featuring the Giant Bomb crew. Tue, 20 May 2014 16:01:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/quick-look-wolfenstein-the-new-order/2300-6418893/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-far-cry-4-dlc-pass-can-mario-kart-8-save-w/2300-6418891/ A Far Cry 4 season pass has already appeared, Nintendo are betting all on Mario Kart, and The Witcher 3 won't have platform exclusive content! Tue, 20 May 2014 16:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-far-cry-4-dlc-pass-can-mario-kart-8-save-w/2300-6418891/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-forest-trailer-3/2300-6418890/ Take another look into this open world survivor horror adventure. Tue, 20 May 2014 15:37:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-forest-trailer-3/2300-6418890/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gameplay-mario-kart-royal-raceway-track-comparison/2300-6418889/ Compare the Royal Raceway track originally from Mario Kart 64 pitted against the Mario Kart 8 recreation. Tue, 20 May 2014 15:26:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gameplay-mario-kart-royal-raceway-track-comparison/2300-6418889/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/transistor-review-roundup/1100-6419766/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418869" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418869/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><p style=""><a href="/transistor/" data-ref-id="false">Transistor</a>, a sci-fi game from the creators of <a href="/bastion/" data-ref-id="false">Bastion</a>, released today on PC and PS4. In the game you play as a singer named Red who takes possession of the titular sword that was going to be used to kill her. Combining action-RPG gameplay with strategy elements, the game has generally been well received by critics.</p><p style="">On review aggregator Metacritic, Transistor is currently sitting at <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/transistor" rel="nofollow">85 for PS4</a> and <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/transistor" rel="nofollow">83 for PC</a>.Here's a summary of some of the game's reviews:</p><h3 dir="ltr">Game Informer -- 9/10</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">Transistor's focus on combat lets it shine, but one battle after the next results in a strictly linear path to game completion that can feel repetitive. ... Players looking to find all the answers by the time the credits roll are likely to be disappointed. Transistor is as much about what is left unsaid as what is explained. I find that openness to interpretation refreshing; I suspect I won't be the only one. <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/transistor/b/playstation4/archive/2014/05/20/transistor-review-game-informer.aspx" rel="nofollow">[Full review] </a></p><h3 dir="ltr">IGN -- 9/10</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">Transistor's the kind of game that made me immediately jump back in to take on New Game Plus. I wanted to continue exploring the excellent combat in new, more challenging scenarios. I wanted to double back on the areas that I'd missed the first time through, and try to fill in the gaps of the fantastic story. But most of all, I wasn't ready to leave Red or her world behind. [<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/20/transistor-review" rel="nofollow">Full review</a>]</p><h3 dir="ltr">USGamer -- 4.5/5</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">Transistor is the story of a girl and her sword and their quest to save their home from an unknowable destructive force. The freedom you're given to complete that goal through battle makes an interesting contrast to the unrelentingly linear road that takes you there; and the Transistor's running dialogue - alternately defiant, lost, confused, affectionate, and mournful -pulls you into the adventure while neither spelling things out too obviously or being too needlessly obfuscatory. Over the course of the journey, the bond between Red and her sword deepens. Until the end, where a single word contains more emotion than the entirety of most games. <a href="http://www.usgamer.net/articles/transistor-ps4-review-the-touching-tale-of-a-girl-and-her-sword" rel="nofollow">[Full review]</a></p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2537048-5705293154-Trans.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537048" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2537048-5705293154-Trans.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2537048"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1534/15343359/2537048-5705293154-Trans.jpg"></a></figure><h3 dir="ltr">GameSpot -- 8/10</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">Transistor is always a good-looking game, but in these instances, it demonstrates a rare knack for combining its visuals and music to powerfully convey both narrative information and tone, driving the story forward with Red's own unwavering resolve. So in the end, yes, Transistor is a fun action role-playing game with a neat combat system, but beautiful moments like these make it more than that. They make it a game with a soul. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/transistor-review/1900-6415763/">[Full review]</a></p><h3 dir="ltr">Joystiq -- 3.5/5</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">In the end, it's the unique digital world of Cloudbank and the refreshing combat that driveTransistor. The perfectly executed turn is consistently rewarding, while uncovering the dark side of Cloudbank and untangling the motives of the Camerata proves enticing enough to draw you along, even if the story doesn't strike all of its intended chords. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/20/transistor-review-functions-and-form/" rel="nofollow">[Full review] </a></p><h3 dir="ltr">Quarter to Three -- 2/5</h3><p dir="ltr" style="">Transistor starts off strong with its phenomenal soundtrack, striking visuals, lively animation, and intriguing premise. ... But Transistor's promising start crumbles quickly, especially if you go into it thinking "yeah, these are the guys who did Bastion, all right". The story is convoluted and brimming with extraneous detail, doled out at optional terminals and on unlockable screens you might never see. Names you've never heard waft into the game and suddenly one of them is important and you have no idea why. ...When I reviewed Bastion, I wrote the review as a list of <a href="http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2011/07/19/15-things-videogames-can-learn-from-bastion/" rel="nofollow">15 things all games can learn</a>. For me, the real disappointment of Transistor is that developer Supergiant seems to have forgotten half those things. <a href="http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2014/05/20/transistor/" rel="nofollow">[Full review]</a></p><table data-max-width="true"><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong>Justin Haywald is a senior editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinHaywald" rel="nofollow"> Twitter @JustinHaywald</a></strong></p><strong>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></strong><p style=""><strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> Tue, 20 May 2014 14:51:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/transistor-review-roundup/1100-6419766/
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