Assassins Creed III – Bow Combat Thoughts

Many of the screenshots of Assassins Creed III which have been circulating recently have featured the protagonist wielding a pretty nice looking bow. However, ranged weapons have been severely flawed in the past Assassins Creed Games, such as the hidden gun which was atrocious to use. Hopefully Ubisoft have implemented a much better ranged weapon mechanic which would make using ranged weapons a hell of a lot more fun. Perhaps a more Elder Scrolls-esque type of…
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Console Start Up Sounds – Not Just White Noise

Most people, including myself, often play a variety of different consoles and never think twice about the sounds that had been floating in and out of our ears when we’re playing. However, if you ever happen to listen to the start-up sounds of a console, the music will always link back to a certain game. The first instance where I really noticed this happen was with my PS3. The very…
Read more...Microsoft Say Kinect Will Top Christmas Charts Again

Microsoft are once again hoping that Xbox Kinect will top the Christmas charts again this year. Microsoft marketing marketing director Michael Johnson told CVG at GamesCom that they think they will be able to top the Christmas charts again this year because of the innovative new features that have been implemented into Kinect. “By bringing in new entertainment properties it makes it so that we’re not just going after the…
Read more...HBO Go Is Coming To Consoles

All of the latest HBO programmes will soon be available through your console. According to Gigaom.com, CEO of Time Warner Jeff Bewkes revealed today that the HBO streaming service will soon be available on gaming consoles and internet connected HDTVs. It is not know yet which consoles will receive the service, so keep your hopes up! Source – [CVG] - https://uk.gear.ign.com/articles/118/1185934p1.html 0
Read more...Xbox 720 Will Be Able To Run Windows OS

Microsoft is hoping that Xbox, PCs and phones will soon become part of a ’single ecosystem’ Microsoft’s Andy Lees discussed earlier this week at the Worldwide Partner Conference the companies vision for a ’single ecosystem’ which would include xbox, PCs and phones. Lees stated that Microsoft is aiming to to provide a ”coherence and consistency” across all of its devices, particularly with Xbox. Most experts are guessing that Microsoft will launch a new operating…
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