PS4 Pre-Orders Tops Xbox One’s

Gamestop has stopped pre-orders for the Xbox One not because they are in high demand, but that they have reached their maximum quota. They are still taking orders on their online site. Polygon decided to do their own investigation and called stores all around the country to pre-order the next-gen console. The results were pretty … Read more

European retailers leak PS4’s release date

There have been unconfirmed reports generating from information derived from forums that European retailer Media Markt and Bol.com have listed PS4 as a November 13 release. The date has not been confirmed by Sony, so take this as a placeholder as of now. Media Markt has recently updated the placeholder date to December 31. Check … Read more

Call of Duty: Black Ops II to get new DLC

Come July and Black Ops II will be getting a new DLC named Vengeance. A multiplayer-only DLC, the pack will contain new weapons, four new multiplayer maps including a fan favorite Black Ops map remake and a new Zombies map named Buried. The DLC will be available on the Xbox 360 by July 2, and … Read more

EA not to resurrect Online Pass system

Following the policy changes announced by Xbox One, EA has made known that it will stand fast in its decision to not further use the Online Pass system. In the words of senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg, “[There is] no change to our decision to discontinue Online Pass. It is dead. As we said a few … Read more

Xbox One: Despite policy changes, day one update and Kinect mandatory

Despite Xbox One’s policy changes today, you will still need to have Kinect plugged-in, install your games and download a day one update, according to Xbox corporate vice-president Marc Whitten. Whitten stressed that a day one update would have been mandatory, regardless of the policy changes that were announced by Microsoft earlier. He said, “There was always … Read more

Microsoft drops all Xbox One restrictions – Too little too late

In a sensational turn of events, Microsoft has taken a complete u-turn and has decided to drop almost all its policies regarding the Xbox One which were subject to the ire of fans and gamers the world over. These include the omission of the 24-hour online check-in requirement, the ability to trade-in games, Xbox One … Read more