Yes, the Xbox One is not available yet in sunny South Africa, but this is for the importers. The latest system update has begun rolling out, bringing a host of improvements and changes. Headlining the tweaks is the adjustments to the friend system, which will now notify you when favourites and friends sign into Xbox Live. Sticking with friends, your…
Looks like GameStop jumped the gun, outing a Season Pass for Watch Dogs. It’s not a bad thing though, as it looks like the season pass unlocks some DLC. IGN spotted the listing for $19.99 which gifts a new playable character and mini-campaign of missions, much like Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s Freedom Cry DLC. The season pass will save…
DICE’s Battlefield 4 has not enjoyed a steadfast performance since launch, plagued by several performance issues. It is good to know that DICE is constantly looking to improve the performance, with the latest reported issue that the devs were working being the “rubber-banding” issues. Earlier in the month the ‘netcode’ issues took top priority. DICE has admitted that it’s still…
Bethesda marketing executive Pete Hines has defended The Elder Scrolls Online’s subscription fee, which was met with some dismay, claiming it was the “right decision.” Speaking with Games.On, Hines said the decision to make The Elder Scrolls Online subscription-based instead of free-to-play was a “mutual” choice between Bethesda and developer Zenimax Online Studios. Though Hines said he is feeling apprehensive…
Two new images have popped up and then removed from Everyeye.it, suggesting Metro games are headed to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The images are advertising a game called Metro 2033 Redux, and is listed for a July release for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Eurogamer has asked for Deep Silver to comment, so we’ll await the outcome.
A demo for EA’s 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil will be available this week, reports CVG. The Xbox 360 and EU (and therefore SA) demo launch times have not yet been confirmed, but the PlayStation US demo will be released this Tuesday, April 1, so expect the rest around then. The official Brazil World Cup game is supposed to feature…
For our international audience and locals who have imported the Xbox One, sadly the Battlefield 4 Naval Strike DLC pack has been delayed for the Xbox One. CVG report that DICE has now delayed the DLC, citing issues that need to be resolved with the Xbox One version of the DLC. The DLC is delayed indefinitely. DICE explained that the…
Well, not you the South African gamer. Not yet at least. The Xbox One is not available in South Africa, and won’t be until September. However, Xbox executive Phil Spencer says Microsoft is open to the idea of its consumers being able to loan digital games, and therefore the rights, or even giving them as gifts. Speaking with GameSpot, Spencer…
Microsoft is considering implementing a system that will reward well behaved Xbox One Xbox Live users. Microsoft has not revealed what the rewards will be, just that it is considering rewarding players who contribute positively to the community. Polygon report that Microsoft development lead, Frank Savage revealed the plan during a talk at GDC. Savage explained that “if you’re this…
Activision is pulling all downloadable song DLC for Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and Band Hero at the end of the month. Eurogamer transcribed the statement from Activision announcing that servers for the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 games will stay online and any tracks you have already purchased will be unaffected, but the song DLC will be dropped on…