Microsoft has locked down more details for its event at the upcoming Gamescom 2013 conference in Germany. Microsoft will host a Showcase Event on Aug. 20, featuring the Xbox One. The recently announced self publishing policies on the Xbox One will be outlined as well. Microsoft corporate vice presidents Phil Spencer and Phil Harrison will…
Konami Code Easter Egg in Google Play Games
Redditor samtate discovered a pretty amazing easter egg in Google Play Games. Just enter in the Konami code (hint: just start swiping) from within the app! Here’s the simple instructions from samtate’s reddit post: Go onto the “Play Now” screen. Swipe Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right (Konami Code) Press B, A, Start in…
In ‘Viscera Cleanup Detail’ You’re the Janitor Who Cleans Up After Space Marines
Most gamers have spent countless hours painting corridors with the guts of vicious aliens, zombies, pig cops or cacodemons. We’ve blasted BFGs into huge crowds of enemies and silently snuck up behind others and slit their throats. We’ve done it to save the world, or recover our loved ones – we acted in honor. With the…
Every Xbox One is a Dev Unit, Microsoft Opens Its New Console Up to Self Publishing
It looks like Microsoft is backtracking on another of its unpopular policies regarding its new console, the Xbox One. Microsoft has released news today that the Xbox One will be open to indie development and self publishing, in major contradiction to the company’s previous policy of tightly curated indie releases. Microsoft hasn’t released all the…
PS4 Preorders Back on Amazon – Get ’em While They’re Hot!
The pre orders for both the PS4 and Xbox One are going quick, and most retailers exhausted the ones they had available in the last couple weeks. But Amazon’s managed to scrounge up some PS4 pre orders today and units are moving quick. Amazon has the Standard Edition, which contains the console, Dualshock 4, HDMI…
Rockstar Games Titles Discounted On Google Play – Including Vice City for $2.99!
While everyone’s patiently waiting for Rockstar’s next Grand Theft Auto to blow our minds once again, 3 of the company’s classic games are available now on Google Play. If you were on the fence about snagging them, today’s price drop might sway you. You can get both Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto:…
Unity 4.2 Pro and Free now support BlackBerry 10
If you recall, we’ve already told you about Unity decision to “let BlackBerry developers in,” and now the floodgates are officially open. With the release of the Unity 4.2 update, Unity’s more than 2 million developers are now able to use the free and Pro BlackBerry 10 add-ons for Unity to publish their games for…
2 Classic PSN Games, Critter Crunch and Everyday Shooter Marked Down to $0.99
Playstation gamers can get 2 of the Playstation Network’s best games today for just $0.99 each. Toronto based developers Queasy Games and Capybara are dropping the prices respectively on Everyday Shooter and Critter Crunch. Everyday Shooter is a dual stick shooter that came out for the PS3 in 2007. It’s one of many “art games”…
Riptide GP2 Now Available In Google Play Store
The follow-up to one of the most fun racing games on Android has finally arrived! That game would be Riptide GP2, and the sequel to the very popular game is now better than ever. Riptide GP2 comes with a ton of new features that were just a dream on the original. There’s a new stunt…
Xbox Live and Other Microsoft Services are Having Outages
It looks like Xbox Live is down currently, and has been having issues all day. Several other services across Microsoft’s cloud are experiencing outages as well, including Games for Windows Live, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Xbox 360 Console and the Xbox website. The most recent update at the time of this post confirms that Live is…