Xbox One has its own SmartGlass app

November 20, 2013 by masterbedgood in Mobile, Videogames, Xbox and tagged Android, Gaming, iOS, Microsoft, smartglass, Windows Phone, XBOX, Xbox One | 1 Comment

Gamers looking to get Microsoft’s new game console should note that it will feature its own, updated SmartGlass app. The current app available for using the feature on 360 is not compatible with the Xbox One. The updated app is definitely worth a download for gamers looking to expand their Xbox gaming experience. Dead Rising 3, an Xbox One exclusive launch title, will feature exclusive missions using the SmartGlass feature. The app is available for free download on Windows Phone, Android, and iOS.

Dead Rising 3’s SmartGlass features unlock exclusive missions

June 23, 2013 by masterbedgood in News Snippets, Videogames, Xbox and tagged Capcom, Capcom Vancouver, Dead Rising, Dead Rising 3, Dr., DR3, E3, Gaming, Microsoft, Microsoft Studios, Smart Glass, smartglass, Video Games, Videogames, XBOX, xbox game, Xbox One | Leave a comment

Capcom’s upcoming Xbox One exclusive Dead Rising 3 will give gamers a reason to boot up the Xbox extension SmartGlass. The game re-skins players’ SmartGlass devices to look like the character’s phone within the game universe. From there, players will receive calls which will grant them exclusive missions otherwise inaccessible. Capcom has stated that the missions players gain access to via SmartGlass will expand the game’s story but will not be essential to it for gamers who don’t have access to a SmartGlass capable device.

SmartGlass will also grant players access to bonuses like air strikes. Completing missions in-game grants players codes which can be used in the SmartGlass application to purchase the special attacks and such in-game. Josh Bridge, Dead Rising 3’s executive producer, confirmed that the game does not have microtransactions and that all these purchases will be “within the game’s own ecosystem.”

Dead Rising 3 is coming exclusively to Xbox One as a launch title this November.

Source: VG247

Halo Reclaimer Trilogy is now a “saga”

June 21, 2013 by masterbedgood in News Snippets, Videogames, Xbox and tagged 343, 343 Industries, E3, fps genre, Halo, halo 4, Halo 5, Halo Trilogy, Halo Wars, Microsoft, Microsoft Studios, Reclaimer, Reclaimer Saga, Reclaimer Trilogy, smartglass, XBOX, Xbox One | 2 Comments

Halo 4 was originally announced as the beginning of the Reclaimer Trilogy by 343 Industries, but that idea has apparently been expanded to a “saga.” The next entry in the Halo franchise was recently announced at this year’s E3 featuring a cloaked figure in a wasteland–with the cloaked figure being revealed as, gasp, Master Chief. 343 has specified that this is the next “legitimate” entry in the franchise and is expected for Xbox One in 2014.

With the expansion of the trilogy into a saga, it makes me wonder if we should expect to see more numbered entries in the franchise set in the current story arc or if we’ll be given a few spin-offs between the numbered entries. Personally, I’d love to see the brand expand beyond the FPS genre in the future. I loved Halo Wars and would love to see another Halo RTS. A controller-based RTS game with SmartGlass and Kinect enhanced features would be phenomenal, I think.

The Haloverse is a wonderful place just begging to be expanded in other genres–especially ones more welcoming to more robust storytelling–so I’d really like to see it step back out of its comfort zone and explore new gaming territories. Whatever 343 has planned for the future of the franchise, I’m sure it’s exciting.

Source: GameSpot