Archive for the ‘xbox360’ Category

Seven Ways to Expand Skyrim

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Many are still busy plowing through the insane amount of content included in Skyrim. Maybe you're not one of them. Maybe you've unlocked and spent every perk point, cleared every dungeon and punched every NPC in the nose. Maybe you've tried out every mod and are looking for more. Bethesda ...

Game of Thrones RPG Launches in May

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Publisher Atlus announced that Game of Thrones, a new role-playing game from Cyanide Studios based on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy fiction, will launch on May 15 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC...

Spec Ops: The Line’s Breakdown of a Soldier

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

"Walker, at the beginning of the game, is specifically meant to invoke other military shooters," says Walt Williams, the lead writer on 2K Games' Spec Ops: The Line. "We want the player to feel that they're walking into a situation that they know what it's going to be. Like, 'I ...

EA’s Syndicate Will Not Use Online Pass

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

It is now common practice for Electronic Arts (EA) to include an online pass in new copies of its games that must be activated in order to access online features. However, Syndicate, which EA will publish later this month, will arrive free of any online pass. A producer at EA ...

Prototype 2: The Grunts

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

In just a few months, Prototype 2 will be upon us and we'll all be running through New York City tearing bad guys apart with arm blades and disgusting tendril moves. When that happens, you're not going to have time to sit down and ponder how the cast of this ...

The First 90 Minutes of Mass Effect 3

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

When I first started playing Mass Effect, I set out to behave like a stony-hearted space-bitch. I was going to take the universe for everything it had: credits, loot, fame, blue ladies, the lot. It didn't last long. By the beginning of Mass Effect 2, my red-headed Shepard whom ...

Mass Effect 3 Offers Temporary Xbox Gold Access

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Mass Effect 3's demo will allow players temporary access to Xbox Live's Gold service, allowing them to experience the game's new online mode...

Podcast Unlocked Ep. 44: Soul Doubt

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

If you're a proud owner of an Xbox 360, you've come to the right place. Podcast Unlocked is IGN's best (see: only) 360-centric podcast. If you want more insight into what's going on with Xbox Live, Kinect and other things in the 360 universe, download our show and revel in ...

Bungie.net Transitioning All Halo Services to 343i

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

It's nearly the very end for Bungie's involvement with the Halo franchise. In a post on Bungie.net, the company confirmed yesterday that it would be transitioning all Halo services from their website to 343 Industries by the end of next month. By March 31, Bungie will no longer update stats ...

Report: Halo 4 Reveal Coming This Month

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

A new Halo 4 reveal may be coming later this month. Finnish magazine Pelaaja is reporting that Microsoft will hold a Spring Showcase on February 29th and that a Halo 4 reveal is coming...

Street Fighter X Tekken - Diamonds are Forever

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Since its unveiling, Street Fighter X Tekken's gem system has drawn the ire of devout fight-fans who have decried its inclusion as an unnecessary gimmick that can only damage the game's delicate balance and a sign that the series has at last sold its soul in order to appeal to ...