Microsoft Increases Price of Xbox Live Gold to $60 for 6 Months
That's a 100% increase in some cases.
Microsoft has officially increased the price of Xbox Live Gold. It used to be that you could get an entire year of Gold for just $60 (USD). Now, you get just six months of Gold for $59.99. This makes a year of Xbox Live Gold as much as $120, or double what it used to be not that long ago.
Other price increases include the three-month plan for $29.99 (USD), and one-month is now $10.99. These price increases will impact new and lapsed...
Microsoft has officially increased the price of Xbox Live Gold. It used to be that you could get an entire year of Gold for just $60 (USD). Now, you get just six months of Gold for $59.99. This makes a year of Xbox Live Gold as much as $120, or double what it used to be not that long ago.
Other price increases include the three-month plan for $29.99 (USD), and one-month is now $10.99. These price increases will impact new and lapsed...
Valve Boss Says Company Still Has Games in Development
These are games that the company are "going to be announcing."
In an interview with New Zealand's 1 News, Valve head honcho Gabe Newell said that his company is still very much in the business of developing games. Though he refused to talk specifically about Citadel or Half-Life 3, Newell did give some good news to fans that are interested in Valve's game offerings.
He says that Valve "definitely have games in development that we're going to be announcing."...
In an interview with New Zealand's 1 News, Valve head honcho Gabe Newell said that his company is still very much in the business of developing games. Though he refused to talk specifically about Citadel or Half-Life 3, Newell did give some good news to fans that are interested in Valve's game offerings.
He says that Valve "definitely have games in development that we're going to be announcing."...
Valve and Other PC Publishers Fined by EU Commission
The issue revolves around the companies "geo-blocking" various games.
The European Commission has fined Valve and five publishers a combined total of €7.8 million for a breaching of antitrust rules. The other publishers in question include Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media, and ZeniMax. Valve's portion of the fine is merely €1.6 million while the rest of the €7.8 million is split up unevenly between the five publishers. The degree to which the...
The European Commission has fined Valve and five publishers a combined total of €7.8 million for a breaching of antitrust rules. The other publishers in question include Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media, and ZeniMax. Valve's portion of the fine is merely €1.6 million while the rest of the €7.8 million is split up unevenly between the five publishers. The degree to which the...
Huge New Fallout: New Vegas Mod, The Frontier, is Out Now
It's like a whole new game.
A new mod for Fallout: New Vegas, called The Frontier, is now available for public download. This mod has been in development for several years from a dedicated team. This is far more than a simple mod that adds in a few quests and characters. It's almost as if you are playing an entirely new game.
The Frontier is set in Portland, Oregon and features a map size that is roughly the same size as the Mojave from New Vegas. This map is almost as...
A new mod for Fallout: New Vegas, called The Frontier, is now available for public download. This mod has been in development for several years from a dedicated team. This is far more than a simple mod that adds in a few quests and characters. It's almost as if you are playing an entirely new game.
The Frontier is set in Portland, Oregon and features a map size that is roughly the same size as the Mojave from New Vegas. This map is almost as...
New Indiana Jones Game in the Works
Punching Nazis is back on the menu!
Machine Games, the studio behind the Wolfenstein titles, is hard at work developing a new Indiana Jones video game. A short teaser was put out today by Bethesda, the company that will be publishing this new title.
This Indiana Jones title is said to take place during the "height" of Jones's career and will focus mainly on Indiana Jones himself. Sadly, not many other details were shared with the public on this one. In fact,...
Machine Games, the studio behind the Wolfenstein titles, is hard at work developing a new Indiana Jones video game. A short teaser was put out today by Bethesda, the company that will be publishing this new title.
This Indiana Jones title is said to take place during the "height" of Jones's career and will focus mainly on Indiana Jones himself. Sadly, not many other details were shared with the public on this one. In fact,...
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This is the Nintendo Switch UI
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This is the Nintendo Switch UI
A video showing off the user interface for the Nintendo Switch went up today. A user called Hiphoptherobot uploaded the video to Vidme. It's a shaky cam video with a lot of bad audio, but it should give you some idea about what to expect when you launch your shiny new Nintendo console this March. If the below embed feature doesn't work, you can check out the video on Vidme by clicking this link. ... -
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AMD and Nvidia Hosting Special Events on February 28
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AMD and Nvidia Hosting Special Events on February 28
First, AMD announced a special "Capsaicin & Cream" event for February 28. This GDC event will be live-streamed to the world. It is expected that they will at least briefly mention their upcoming Ryzen CPUs (rumored to start going on sale in early March) and their upcoming Vega GPUs (rumored for Spring).
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Try Origin Access for Free for Seven Days
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Try Origin Access for Free for Seven Days
EA has a special offer to everyone using Origin. For a limited time, you can try out Origin Access for free for a period of seven days.
Origin Access currently includes full access to games like Battlefield Hardline, Star Wars Battlefront, Unravel, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, and many more. Once the trial is over you can decide whether or not it's something you might want to keep using. If so, it will run you $4.99 (USD) per month or $29.99 for a year.... -
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E3 2017: Microsoft Moves Press Conference to Sunday
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E3 2017: Microsoft Moves Press Conference to Sunday
Oh God, we're already doing E3 2017 news in February? Yeah, we are. Today, Microsoft announced that they're changing things up for their event. Instead of going on the Monday prior to E3, they will instead have their conference on the Sunday before E3.
The Microsoft E3 2017 press event will be on Sunday, June 11 at 2PM (PT). They made it very clear that this event is going to have a huge focus on Project Scorpio.
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Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Release Date Reveal Tomorrow
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Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Release Date Reveal Tomorrow
Activision is teasing a forthcoming release date announcement for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy via their Twitter.
The reveal looks like it's going to come tomorrow. With any luck, we'll also see some additional information. If our luck is extra special, we will hopefully get some gameplay footage too!
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Over 80 Johto Pokemon Coming to Pokemon Go
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Over 80 Johto Pokemon Coming to Pokemon Go
Over 80 new Pokemon are being added to Pokemon Go. These Pokemon are from the Johto region from Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver. The update is expected to start rolling out this week to your mobile devices.
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First Look at Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers in First-Person Mode
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First Look at Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers in First-Person Mode
If you ever wanted to play Street Fighter II in first-person, you'll have your chance when Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers is released on the Switch. The news is a twofer, with the video coming from Capcom Channel on YouTube and some gameplay snippets coming from GoNintendo.
The first-person mode is separate from the core game. It's called "Way of the Hado" and includes a number of different gameplay variants.
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Sony Ditching PlayStation Now Service on Everything but PS4 and PC
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Sony Ditching PlayStation Now Service on Everything but PS4 and PC
For some reason, Sony announced today that they are going to ditch support of PlayStation Now on all of their devices except for PlayStation 4 and the PC. This change is slated for August 15, 2017.
The following devices will no longer have the PS Now service at that date:
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update for February 14, 2017
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update for February 14, 2017
Valve is showing a little love to Counter-Strike fans tonight with this update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
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Build Your "Ultimate Team" in MLB The Show 17's Diamond Dynasty
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Build Your "Ultimate Team" in MLB The Show 17's Diamond Dynasty
Details have emerged today about the updated Diamond Dynasty mode coming in MLB The Show 17. The mode is even more "FIFA Ultimate Team" or "Madden Ultimate Team" like than ever before and it's making for the best Diamond Dynasty experience yet.
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New Mass Effect: Andromeda Screenshots
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New Mass Effect: Andromeda Screenshots
A few new screenshots for Mass Effect: Andromeda were released today. Enjoy!
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