It's a well known fact that Europeans love their football, or soccer, as it known in some parts of the world, and as a sweetener, Microsoft is throwing in a free copy of FIFA 14 with every Xbox One pre-order. The move, which is an overt attempt to pull in consumers tempted by the PlayStation 4, was announced by the Redmond company at the Gamescom trade show in Germany, and will be available to all pre-orderers while stocks last.
The days of playing a game for personal gratification are long lost in the modern era of gaming, for aside from flexing your thumbs against some of the world's best in online multiplayer lobbies, one can also clock up the achievements offered by every title released to market. Now, given that Grand Theft Auto 5 is set to be one of the biggest releases of 2013, it stands to reason that hardcore fans might like to know exactly what kinds of achievements are on offer from Rockstar's forthcoming blockbuster, and even though the game won't be around for a month yet, Xbox360Achievements has come through with the juicy details. We run through them after the break, although we wouldn't be fulfilling our duties if we weren't to issue a spoiler alert!
The Forza Motorsport series has been a mainstay of Microsoft's Xbox range of consoles. The first edition launched on the original Xbox, and with the subsequent releases also spanning the Xbox 360, it's no surprise that Forza Motorsport 5 has been penciled in among the initial titles to be available for the Xbox One. Today, the Redmond company has lifted the lid on the limited edition version of the title, which brings an abundance of added goodies to all those die-hard racing fans out there.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is easily one of the most anticipated titles to be releasing this year, and in the wake of NVIDIA's revelation that the title would also be arriving for PC by the end of the year, Rockstar Games has just dropped the official online gameplay trailer. Hitherto, we've seen cinematics, snippets, and a deluge of screenshots illustrating just how advanced GTA 5 will be both graphically and in playing terms, but nothing beats a feature-length gameplay trailer. Check it out after the break!
According to prominent GPU maker NVIDIA, Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 5 will be arriving for PC later on this year. The title, which was expected to make its console debut this spring before being pushed back to September, is one of the most eagerly anticipated of the year, and with both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 seeing support from the get-go, it looks like PC gamers will also be able to get their fill before long.
Enjoying video games was once something we actually had to factor into our lives. Sitting down in the lounge, firing up our consoles and switching on our televisions before sitting through cumbersome loading times before we could finally enjoy a bit of Tekken, Lemmings or Super Mario. But in today's world of the App Store and Google Play, gaming can be done pretty much anywhere, and despite this new-found freedom to play at any moment, an infographic compiled by Talk Mobile reveals that we actually like to play in the bathroom.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is one of the most eagerly anticipated titles to release in the past couple of years, and despite having been delayed from the spring to a now-confirmed September release, fans just as anxious to get their hands on it as ever. As has been the case throughout the past year, Rockstar has dropped yet another bundle of tasty GTA 5 screenshots, and even though we already knew that the developer-publisher was going above and beyond with regards to the graphics of GTA 5, these latest snaps will surely blow your mind.
If the excitement over the soon-to-be released Xbox One and PlayStation 4 hasn't quite managed to ramp your adrenaline levels, then thankfully EA is on hand to try and raise the stakes a little more. As part of the ongoing push to publicize the latest iteration of the Need for Speed franchise, EA has released an extended version of the Rivals trailer that was shown off during the E3 Conference, with a lot more emphasis placed on the Cops Vs. Racers aspect of the next-generation video game.
As we keenly await for the GTA 5 release date, Rockstar Games has been continually teasing us with GTA 5 screenshots and cinematics of the game. To really gauge how good a title is and more importantly, whether we can see ourselves going out and buying it, a gameplay trailer always helps, and today, Rockstar has, as promised, delivered just that.
Both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are set to hit the market later on this year, and although gamers have been a little distracted by the respective launch ceremonies of each, we can now begin to kick back and actually look forward to getting some game time under our belts this fall. Bungie and Activision's collaborative effort Destiny, which will be available on both Sony and Microsoft's next-gen machines, is easily one of the most eagerly awaited FPS titles of recent years, and now, a full game walkthrough is available to watch on YouTube in 1080p.
