Xbox Live has some new features including sharing your account with all users on your console, paying with local currency and moving away from Microsoft Points, and an unlimited friends list. The account sharing will be nice and save people money and people have been clamoring for years about moving away from Microsoft Points and the friends list cap.
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Drivatar is back in Forza 5
Absent since the first game, Turn 10 is bringing back the Drivatar for Forza 5. Now syncing up with the cloud, you will be able to play against your friends based on how they race even when they’re not online.
The Drivatar was a feature in the first Forza Motorsport and allowed players to create a digital profile of how they race in-game. This allowed players to race against themselves (in a way) and allowed them to simulate races based on how they would (theoretically) perform on a track. With Xbox One’s increased power (a substantial leap over the original Xbox) and the cloud, the simulation will be able to be more realistic and precise. It’s exciting to see the return of this feature and how it will expand the possibilities of what can be done in gaming.
Killer Instinct (Update: Teaser)
We’ve been waiting for it for years now, and Microsoft has heard our cries. Killer Instinct is coming back and it will be exclusive on Xbox One. The reveal wasn’t the most robust thing on the stage, but it’s incredibly exciting.
Ryse re-re-revealed as Ryse: Son of Rome (Update: Video)
Announced back in the day as Codename: Kingdoms, then re-revealed as a Kinect game, Ryse comes back as an Xbox One exclusive titled Ryse: Son of Rome and will be available at launch. The demo they showed appeared to be entirely rendered in-engine in real time and it looks absolutely gorgeous.
Xbox 360 Redesign
At their conference today, Microsoft showed off a brand new redesign of the Xbox 360 which is available starting today. They also promised revamped features for Xbox Live including the new promotion to download (for keeps) two games per month.
Gold Live Members: Grab Fable III free
Microsoft E3 press conference
If you’re away from your Xbox or just would rather have more streaming options, you can check out GameTrailers link below to watch Microsoft’s E3 conference. It begins in 2 hours (12pm EST). Stay tuned to PowerUp Online for all the exciting news from E3.
Lords of Shadow 2 trailer
We’ve got a new trailer for Konami’s upcoming Lords of Shadow sequel just before E3. It’s good. Watch it. And, is you haven’t played the first game, I highly encourage you to do that.
LocoCycle heading to Xbox One
Announced at last year’s E3 as an XBLA title, Twisted Pixel has now revealed that their upcoming LocoCycle is coming to Xbox One as a launch title on the system’s new game marketplace. They’ve stated that the game is still (for now) in development for Xbox 360, though the release date has been pushed to a “further date.” I’m almost certain we’ll hear more about this at this year’s E3.
Source: Destructoid
Dying Light trailer
From the studio behind Dead Island comes Mirror’s Edge (With Zombies). It’s a CG trailer, but the promise behind this game is interesting, so I’m keeping my eyes on it.
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