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Microsoft has released an update for the Xbox One's wireless controller for those of you who have purchased the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter. There is a draw back to updating your Xbox One's wireless controller through this download. There are a bunch of steps in order for it to be updated! Once you are signed into your Xbox One and on Xbox Live, plug in the Stereo Headset adapter into the bottom of your wireless controller followed by plugging in the other end to the Xbox One. Make sure to also plug in a headset! Next you will want to plug the USB cord into both your wireless controller and the Xbox One. According to IGN, the update should begin right away, however…

Looking to add to more games to your PS4 gaming shelf, however have yet to do so? Amazon has discounted some PS4 titles to the tune of $20 to $30 off retail. Fifa 14 $59.99 $39.99Call of Duty: Ghosts $59.99 $39.99Battlefied 4 $59.99 $39.99Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition $59.99 $39.99Skylanders: Swap Force Starter Pack $64.99 $37.49NBA Live 14 $59.99 $26.96The discounts are also for the Xbox One versions of these games, however the percentage of the discount is lower with some games. For example, the NBA Live 14 discount on the Xbox One is only $24.35 compared to the PS4's discount of $33.03.via Video Game Specials Click here to view the article

Good news if you are still playing Minecraft on the PS3 and are planning on purchasing or already have a PS4. Your Minecraft world's will transfer over to the PS4 and possibly the Vita. Owen Hill from Mojang made the announcement stating, "The plan is to enable users to transfer from PS3 to PS4. We're still working out how it'll work with the Vita version." Minecraft is expected to release on the PS4 and Vita between the the second and third quarters. Unfortunately for gamers on the Xbox 360 there is still no news on whether your worlds will transfer over to the Xbox One. Microsoft's Phil Spencer was caught stating that the saves will not transfer over from the Xbox 360 t…

During Wondercon, DC let it slip that Batman: Arkham Knight may have possibly been delayed from seeing a release in 2014. How far has the game been pushed back? According to DC's All Access panel at Wondercon, DC showed a trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight that featured Bruce Wayne and Two-Face and afterwards told those in the audience that the game will now be seeing a a release date sometime in 2015. Rocksteady Studios has yet to comment on whether or not Batman: Arkham Knight has indeed been delayed. Batman: Arkham Knight is still scheduled for a worldwide release on October 14th, 2014. via Bleeding Cool Click here to view the article

Microsoft fan boys everywhere have officially wet their pants with the recent announcement coming from Microsoft Japan that showed that the Xbox One has at least 32 unannounced games from Japanese developers and publishers waiting to be revealed. The list; courtesy of DualShockers, shows that some of these Japanese developers and publishers like Nippon Ichi who have previously been strictly Sony, will now be developing games for the Xbox One. Arc System WorksArtdinkAccess GamesAcquireAltusIntergrowExperienceSNK PlaymoreElectronic ArtsKadokawa GamesCapcomGung Ho Online EntertainmentQuteGroundingG.revKlonCaveGenkiTecmo KoeiCodemastersKonamiCyberConnect2CyberStepSilicon S…

343 Industries Frank O' Connor has had enough of game leaks coming from inside the industry and wants everyone to know that "leakers" are not doing anybody any favors. "Breaking embargos is not prophesy, "Nor does it require any particular skill or insight. Ultimately he is taking or being given information and leaking it, illegally and often erroneously. And he isn't doing it for some noble or worthy reason. He's doing it for attention. "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. It's not fun, and for what? So you can have a mildly interesting surprise 8 h…

Bungie's supposed "Halo Killer", Destiny will be offline today for several hours as an update rolls out that is to fix many of the bugs that have been plaguing Destiny since it's release in September. The update will start at 7:00 am pacific time or for those on the east coast, 10:00 am. Among the fixes in the update; stability issues resolved when connecting to Destiny's servers, improvements in logging when there are connectivity issues, server security fixes, quick scoping on weapons, and a fix to server performance. For a complete list of the fixes that are being applied in this update, check out Bungie's Hot Fix. Click here to view the article

NetherRealm Studios released another Mortal Kombat X trailer showcasing more of what's to come or who is to come on April 15th when this long running franchise hits store shelves. Kitana, one of the more popular female characters in the franchise is shown slicing and dicing with her fans in her usual scantily blue clad attire. Perhaps what is more interesting about this announcement is that in the previous Mortal Kombat game, Kortana died along with Kung Lao who is also a returning character. As many know in the world of Mortal Kombat, characters that have died and returned is not exactly unusual, however it was previously stated that Mortal Kombat X intends to pickup imm…

When I first got the email offering to review a Hatsune Miku game, I had to go out and see what Hatsune Miku games were. Looking at screenshots, I realized they were generally Dance Dance Revolution or Beatmania style games. So, I decided to give it a go. Now, I didn't watch videos or do much research in to what I was getting myself in to...That said I wasn't prepared. I wasn't prepared at all. Let's get in to this thing and see what I signed up for in my time with Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone. Graphically this game has a TON going on and this can be extremely distracting when you're trying to actually play the game. As you play you will try…

Want to roll the dice and see where it lands when it comes to buying a new Xbox 360? GameStop has announced that as an online special only, gamers can purchase Xbox 360′s for a low price of $99. Before you pull that credit card out there is a catch. The Xbox 360′s that are on sale are refurbished and are the 20 GB Pro models. Keep in mind that you would have no way of knowing if the refurbished console that you may be thinking of buying during this sale suffered from the enormous three red lights or better known as the ”RROD” outage that plagued Microsoft for the first couple of years that Xbox 360 released. Each refurbished console comes with the usual console standar…

Jumping on the service pass bandwagon this week is Warner Bros and NetherRealm Studios. Both companies have announced the “Mortal Kombat Season Pass” which is exclusive for Mortal Kombat fatality loving players on the Xbox 360. Included in the pass are the downloadedable characters Skarlet, Kenshi, Rain, and a yet to be named character. As each character becomes available on Xbox Live you will have to download a free compatibility pack that allows you to use each character in your online multiplayer fights. The “Mortal Kombat Season Pass” will put you back 1200 points. If you do not want to purchase the pass, do not worry. These characters along with the klassic skins…

This looks too amazing to pass up. Check Out Ebil’s Frightmas in July. Sure to incite some scares. http://justin.tv/ebi...nny/b/288287909 Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Developed by: Cold Beam Games Published by: Cold Beam Games Platforms: PC, PS3 Players: 1-2, online and offline Rated E for Everyone by the ESRB Beat Hazard in itself was an extremely fun music visualizer slash space shooter often compared to Geometry Wars. Rightly so, as the basic gameplay is much the same, with the onslaughts of enemies coming at your omnidirectionally firing ship, equipped with devastating, screen clearing bombs. The twist is that the gameplay is powered by your music. Your firepower is immediately influenced by the intensity of a song, while enemy and boss spawn patterns are determined by various factors throughout the entire song. Every song g…

Episode 1 FREE (for now); Episodes 2-5 Available for Purchase Tomorrow!!! Telltale Games’ award-winning Monkey Island Tales HD series is back on iPad with more swashbucklin’ adventure than you can shake a wooden leg at! And Telltale Games is offering iPad owners some serious booty! As of today the first episode of Monkey Island Tales HD is available for free on iPad until July 22nd! It’s available and ready to plunder as you read this – so get to plundering! And here be another bit of news…starting tomorrow (June 23rd) Monkey Island Tales HD Episodes 2-5 are available for $6.99 per episode on the AppStore. That’s right mateys, the remainder of the entire Monkey Island…

New figures from the NPD group are showing that the Xbox 360 is leaving the competition behind as it pulls away in terms of online game sales and game point cards that sold in stores. The graphs that were released by the NPD group today showcase that the Xbox 360 has had a steady and continuious rise in the number of online games and point cards that are being sold since 2006. Sony’s PS3 appears to be staying steady with their numbers, while the Nintendo Wii looks to be hitting rock bottom during the four year period which the study was made. via Gamasutra Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Bethesda has announced a new video game with developer Arkane called Dishonored. More details regarding their new game will be available when August’s edition of Game Informer graces your mail boxes and newsstands. via Game Informer Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Game’s Release Coincides With Announcements About Bonus TMS Content, New Website, and Free DLC for the Original Splosion Man July 13th, 2011 – Austin, TX – Ms. Splosion Man releases today on Xbox LIVE Arcade, but amongst the joy comes the sudden announcement that her TMS could strike at any moment. TMS, or Title Managed Storage, is a special feature of the Xbox LIVE® service that allows Twisted Pixel to present free extra Challenges for the players on a regular basis. These week-long Challenges appear off of the Main Menu and take a level from the game and give it special rules and new content. There’s no predicting the effects of TMS, you just have to adapt to the new…

If you are still managing to play 3D Realms and 2K Games recently released Duke Nukem Forever, then you will jumping for joy with this recent announcement. The over-hyped long awaited Duke that released to mostly negative reviews will be receiving it’s first onslaught of DLC later this Fall. Included in the “Hail to the Icons Parody Pack” DLC will be new multiplayer modes and maps that include the names of Call of Duke, 2Forts1Bridge, and others. via 2K Games Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Have you grown tired of seeing all of those “x”‘s in your gamertag or maybe the word “Assassin” just isn’t cutting it anymore? Well my fellow Xbox 360 gamers you are in luck. From August 2 through August 8, the cost to change your gamertag will be temporarily discounted from 800 MS Points to 560 MS Points. Now that you are counting down the days until your new gamertag, just don’t go changing it to “xXSpartanAssassinBeNdOv3RXx”. via Major Nelson Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Batman and Bane will be fighting side by side in Batman: Arkham City. Announced at Comic Con 2011, Bane will be an AI partner who helps Batman track down chemicals in side missions. Also announced during the panel were 4 hours of gameplay as Catwoman, new gadgets, the main storyline will be longer than Arkham Asylum, and if you fail a mission you can return to it later with better upgrades. via Go Nintendo Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Xbox 360 gamers who are anxiously awaiting to get their grubby little hands on CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will have to wait beyond the end of this year. The third person RPG with multiple endings was expected to release by the end of this year, however CD Projekt RED announced that they are pushing the release date back until sometime in early 2012. “The extra time will allow us to polish the title to perfection” ~ Adam Kicinski, President of CD Projekt RED CD Projekt RED is currently in a lawsuit against Namco Bandai over the game’s distribution rights in several countries. via IGN Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Sony has changed the launch date of the Playstation Vita in the United States and Europe to early 2012, while Japan will still be getting Vita in late 2011. Sony’s soon to be Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment Kazuo Hirai made the announcement and also confirmed that the $249.99 – $299.99 Vita will not see a price drop because of Nintendo’s decision to lower the price of their Nintendo 3DS. “We packed so much into the device and made it very affordable. There is no need to lower the price just because somebody else that happens to be in the video game business decided that they were going to lower their price.” via MSN Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the …

Yes, you read that correctly. Besides Modern Warfare 3 releasing on the graphically superior Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, it will also be appearing on the Nintendo Wii. [insert sound of crickets here] Modern Warfare 3 releases to the masses on November 8th, 2011. via GameSpot Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

It appears that Xbox 360 owners will also be able to get their hands on the Devil May Cry HD Collection. While Capcom has yet to confirm anything, the ESRB appears to have beaten them to the punch. Ratings for the collection that includes Devil May Cry 1, 2, and 3 have surfaced online and those ESRB ratings clearly include both the PS3 and 360. The collection has been rumored to be a PS3 exclusive since June after it was spotted on a Spanish shop list. via Eurogamer Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

BloodRayne hasn’t had the best track record. A couple of lackluster action games from the last console generation probably doesn’t have many excited for this new iteration. Will the drastic departure from the original’s style be enough to win over new fans? Let’s delve in to this 2D blood fest and see what we get. When WayForward announced they were working on a Bloodrayne title for XBLA, it was a pretty big shock. Their last game, A Boy and His Blob was really. A button dedicated to sucking the blood out of your enemies is a HUGE departure from the dedicated button for hugging. I’ve never been a fan of the Bloodrayne series, but I think I’ve been converted after t…