Xbox Live executive, Larry Hyb (Major Nelson) talks us through many of the new features that are coming to Upload Studio in a demonstrational video. Users can now create videos with up to fifteen segments with a maximum runtime of thirty minutes. Users will now have access to other new editing tools such as voice overs and text overlays when putting together videos.

Larry also showed off more new enhanced tools such as transitions, intros, splash screens, templates and more with many different styles and designs to choose from. Users will also be able to use their Kinect camera that adds a green screen effect for further video customization and editing. The new update has begun to roll out to Xbox One consoles.

To get the full scoop on the big update here is the video where Larry Hryb shows us everything that's coming.

What are your thoughts on the new Xbox One Upload Studio update?

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Ubisoft Games Sales Figures Revealed! (GameSpot.com)

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Ubisoft's Holiday Sales figures play an important part in both the future of the company and it's games. This holiday, by the end of December, the total sales for Assassin's Creed Unity and Rogue were at 10 million sold units. In comparison, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag garnered the same numbers within the same amount of time, while Rogue and Unity needed to be combined to reach their predecessor. Far Cry 4 reached about 7 million units, and Watch_Dogs was around 10 million. To compare, the prequel Far Cry 3 is at about 9 million units now, and it released nearly 3 years ago. Just Dance's installment this year launched to around 4 million units and Ubisoft's racing title The Crew was only a measly two million. 2015 will hold a set of sales for games like Assassin's Creed Victory, Tom Clancy's The Division, and Rainbow Six: Siege.

Mass Effect 4 Multiplayer Confirmed! (GameInformer.com)

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In the spirit of Valentine's Day and love, I'm talking about a game series that is universally loved, Mass Effect. Mass Effect 3 was the last installment and also introduced a new mode with mixed reception, a multiplayer mode. It has been confirmed that the mode will appear in the next game releasing in the next few years, as details were shared by Bioware for open job positions. They tweeted an opening for a producer for the game, and looking further confirms that one goal of this producer is to create multiplayer experiences. This is among other responsibilities, but this does confirm suspicion that they will be taking hints from Dragon Age: Inqusition, one of Bioware's most successful titles, and including multiplayer.

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth DLC Announced! (IGN.com)

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Last year, the Binding of Isaac, a psychotic journey following the horrors of an abused boy's basement as religious figures fight him, got a reboot for PS4 and PC, called Rebirth, with the confirmation that more content was on the way. It will be released in the middle of 2015 and will include a wealth of new content. It will include a wealth of new bosses, a new main protagonist, and a new alternate chapter finale. If you're a fan of collectibles and challenges, the new DLC will include 100 new items and 10 new challenges. It has been confirmed that this will extend gameplay time up to 200 hours more than vanilla gameplay. Afterbirth will include a new mode and will come with an update for hard mode, but other details were not revealed.

In Other News: Battlefield Hardline Beta Reaches 9 Million Players! (343i.org)

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My fellow news compatriot, Unease P34nut, did some awesome news recently about the Battlefield Hardline beta! For those of you unaware, the game had a public beta that released last week which allowed early access to the Cops and Robbers gameplay of Hardline. The beta apparently reached over 9 million players, which is more than many betas reach, including the Halo 5: Guardians beta which only reached about 1 million in comparison. For more on this, click the link above, and let him know I sent you there! Love you P34nut!

Staff Highlights: Total War Rome II Staff Let's Play! (343i.org)

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I must admit, as much of a fan as I am of Civilization V, I don't know much about the RTS industry, especially not Total War Rome II. However, you may get a kick out of the fact that our Events Manager Sikslik and our Site Mod RSR are doing a humourous Let's Play of Rome II. They have a thread going on that will give you more details!

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Needles to say the producer of Hardline and head of Visceral Steve Papoutsis is thrilled that so many people have given the beta a go and reported their feedback on their forums. He assures us even though the final release date is merely 5 weeks away that our feedback for the beta is being processed and implemented in the game.

"Now, I know what you’re asking yourself. We’re just five weeks away from the launch ofBattlefield Hardline, how could we possibly be acting on that feedback? Well,I can assure you we are. In fact, we’ve already been prioritizing changes for things fans are talking about. So you’ve still got a chance to be heard."

~Steve Papoutsis

With this staggering amount of people playing this beta it beats the former record holder Destiny, which had around 4,6 million people playing at its time and was the biggest beta on the new generation consoles, by a longshot. Though it should be noted that the Destiny Beta did not release on PC.

The beta ends tonight, which is the 9th of February, 9PM PST. So if you haven't tried this out yet or want a few more hours in, this is your chance. And don't forget to provide your feedback, even now!

The full game becomes available the 19th of March this year for the PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Playstation 4 and Playstation 3.

What was your opinion on the beta, and has it gotten you convinced to buy the game?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

Sources:

Eurogamer

EA

Dark Souls II is 1080p and 60fps on PS4 Remaster! (GameStop.com)

If you're like me, and you skipped out on Dark Souls II last year, you're probably a bit excited to get your hands on the Current Gen version of the game. It has been revealed by the developers that the remaster will run at 1080p/60fps on PS4. The Xbox One's resolution is still unknown to this date, but we do know the update is quite a bit better than it's Xbox 360 and PS3 counterpart, which ran at 720p/30fps. The Scholar of the First Sin bundle, which releases on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and the last generation will include the game's previous DLC content, as well as more unannounced details. The game will cost $60 and will release on April 7th.

Destiny Gets Weapon Tunes - Pulse Rifles, Fusion Rifles, etc. (Bungie.net)

Destiny has some great weapon mechanics, with the exception of a few guns being under-powered and OP in some areas, and it seems Bungie is now working to fix that. A new update is coming that will change some weapons in the game involving core mechanics and combat functions. The main issue is with Pulse Rifles, which are the most under-appreciated guns in the game due to their blatant disabilities in combat. Bungie will be increasing their damage by 9.7% and... That's it. But you could be sure Auto-Rifles and Fusion Rifles were getting damage nerfs, being knocked down to about 2.5% on the Auto Rifle side of things. Fusion Rifles will now have a wider burst spread, meaning now less of your shots will actually hit your intended target. Hand Cannons will be slightly touched up on the subject of range as to not be getting kills from halfway across the map, and Shotguns had a nerf on the PvP side but a slight buff on the PvE side. And Shotguns and Fusion Rifles will now spawn with less ammunition in the Crucible, meaning get the ammo hunt fired.

The Crew Gets Fixes and Addtions! (IGN.com)

The newest racing title coming from Ubisoft, The Crew, will be receiving a few patches as well to change some things around. Some side tweaks are ones like the frame-rate being improved while looking through your car's first person window, and other things of that matter. The game will get a new PvP race mode and 4 additional faction missions for no charge. As far as online fixes go, PvP lobbying as a whole is being improved and bugs have been fixed that made co-op a chore. UI bugs when attaching certain car parts, AI behavior (particularly from the Police), and some car handling and speed issues have been fixed as well. There are other minute changes that will be made to car design, but nothing notable that you'll be able to see. If you want the full list, head on over to the link.

In Other News: Halo 5 Beta Feedback Improvements! (343i.org)

I for one loved the Halo 5 Beta but felt a few details could be changed, and it seems I wasn't alone, but as Selfie Destruct has reported, 343i is listening to feedback from US, the fans! They released some new awesome statistics about the Beta, like the fact that there were over 1 million individual IDs, which surpassed Halo 3's Beta in the Summer before it's release. As well, they showed that the final product will have a few differences. The big one is that you can turn off ALL spartan abilities in Custom Games, as well as some weapon tuning and spartan chatter options. All of this and more can be read in his article above!

Staff Highlights: Weekly YouTube Highlights! (343i.org)

Do you love YouTube? Don't lie, of course you do. Well, either way, if you click the link above, you will be taken to a sweet compilation of all of OUR recent videos, such as the Podcasts, of which I was delighted to be a Special Guest on one, and a few other gaming highlights from recent events. Go check it out, you'll have a blast!

IT'S 11:59 AM AS I WRITE THIS I AM NOT LATE.

BYE.

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Battlefield Hardline Beta Bonus in Battlefield 4 + Details! (GameSpot.com)

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If you're a Battlefield fan and cannot wait to play the Hardline beta on February 3rd, you may also have an interesting Battlefield 4 bonus awaiting you after playing. Just for playtesting Hardline you'll snag a nice looking Battlefield 4 dog-tag with the Hardline logo on it after the game's next patch in March. The tag will from then on be usable in Battlefield 4 only going right along with Hardline's launch in March. Playing the beta will not have content transfer to the final game. The beta will be available on all platforms except in Japan where the Xbox players will not have access to it. You can download it on Origin or over your respective console when it launches this Tuesday.

Lead Writer of Borderlands Leaves Gearbox! (IGN.com)

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Borderlands is known for it's quirky pop culture based humour that, love it or hate it, has been prevalent in the series and part of it's identity for a long time, but that might be changing. Anthony Burch, the lead writer of the Borderlands series, who has worked on all of them to date, will be leaving Gearbox to pursue opportunities with television working with Hulu on a new series. While Gearbox hasn't commented publicly about his departure yet, he tweeted his support and thanks to the company and to the fans of Borderlands. This may be why Gearbox is choosing to look for help in building Borderlands 3, it is possible that after the Pre-Sequel many began to look for other opportunities like Burch. Either way, it's sad to see Burch leave the team, though I wish him luck in his future endeavors.

Square Enix Announces Ultimate Stealth and Action Bundles! (GameInformer.com)

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It seems that many companies are bundling their latest or most acclaimed titles together to receive a nicer payout and give fans a good deal, Square Enix is no different. The company is releasing two different bundles on March 31st at $29.99 a piece, each including three of their most critically acclaimed titles. The first bundle, called the Ultimate Action Triple Pack, will include Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider, and Just Cause 2. The second, the Ultimate Stealth Bundle, includes Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Thief, and Hitman: Absolution. These bundles are only coming to the Xbox 360 and PS3, so no current gen release for games like Hitman and Deus Ex unfortunately.

In Other News: Games With Gold February 2015 (343i.org)

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This month has some awesome games as reported by the wickedly talented Adam91! Some great games are on display this month, 2 for the Xbox 260 and 1 for the Xbox One. Adam did a great article on these games so I definitely recommend you go check it out! You won't regret it! And leave a comment letting Adam know I sent ya there!

Staff Highlights: USF Policy Update (343i.org)

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On a very serious note to harass others is very wrong, and is no longer being tolerated in any fashion, especially not in the USF election, which is nearing it's final days. To slander any candidate or gloat is unappreciated and according action will be taken if you're found responsible. A 7 day ban is the main punishment for those who abuse and berate others, candidates or supporters, so be warned. If you want more details, check the above thread.

Welp, that's all this week, Merry February everyone, I'll see you next week. Take care.

PLAY ME OFF JIMMY.

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For the month of February Xbox Live Gold members can get their hands on another three games for free with the Games with Gold program. Let see what the February freebies are.

First up is for the Xbox One, members can download the ID@Xbox indie game #IDARB from February 1st and for the rest of the month. #IDARB (or It Draws a Red Box) is a 2D platform 8 player multiplayer action game developed by Other Ocean Interactive.

For the Xbox 360, Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons will available for download for free from February 1st through Fevruary 15th. Brothers is a puzzle adventure game developed by Starbreeze Studios. Then from February 16th Sniper Elite V2 will be free to download until February 28th. Sniper Elite V2 is a tactical shooter set during the Battle of Berlin during World War II

Let us know what you'll be downloading next month.

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DayZ Sells Over 3 Million Units! (GameSpot.com)

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Yes, you heard that news right, the highly played PC Early Access Survival MMO DayZ has sold over 3 Million units on Steam! Bohemia Interactive, DayZ's developers, announced this and had some kind words to say so fans, thanking them for their support in this early stage of development.

"You all have helped make DayZ the best open world, zombie survival game. This is an amazing achievement, and we are really looking forward to start sharing with you all of our game design improvements, anti-hack solutions and other optimizations we have been working on for a majority of the last year." ~David Durcack, Project Lead

Impressive numbers are not new for DayZ considering it's amazing reception at launch and the amount it sold in 4 weeks (1/3 of this). The game still has a long way to go though, as it was recently announced that DayZ would be coming to PS4 and likely Xbox One in 2016, with beta issues being ironed out on the PC along the way. Consider purchasing the game now though if you intend to as the price will raise when the game gets out of beta stage sometime in 2015.

Game Link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/221100/

Borderlands 3 Possibly Revealing at PAX South 2015! (IGN.com)

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With the recent announcement of Borderlands: The Handsome Collection for current gen consoles and the recent release of Tales From the Borderlands, it's shocking that the next game may be on it's way soon. Borderlands 3 could be revealed at PAX South 2015 this year, as hinted from Randy Pitchford, the face of Gearbox and CEO. He slyly hinted at a Borderlands announcement when a fan asked about the sequel, though not confirming the third game. It could be a possible Borderlands 1 remaster as well, but seeing as The Handsome Collection isn't shipping with it, it seems odd for Gearbox and 2K to push two sets of remasters out at once not bundled together. What's also surprising is that Gearbox is currently (maybe not as much as we thought) pouring all resources into a MOBA for consoles called Battleborn, which looks to blend the artsy style of Borderlands with the gameplay reliant on coordination of DOTA. Either way, it will be an exciting year for Borderlands fans, you can be sure of that!

Dying Light Recieves Free DLC For Region Launch Issues! (GameInformer.com)

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Games these days are no stranger to launch issues, bugs and glitches, even gamebreaking, are common, but launch issues pushing boxed copies back in release date because of shipping issues aren't as common. Dying Light unfortunately suffered this as the game's retail copies failed to ship properly in some areas and ergo caused a delay. North and South America will still get the game on it's intended release date of January 27th, and digital copies are unaffected in these countries as well, but others may be out of luck for a while. For some reason, the digital versions will be delayed about a day in Europe, Asia, and other regions and physical copies will be delayed for a staggering month! No game has received launch issues like this in a while, which is why the game's developers will be giving out free DLC for the delay. Anyone purchasing the retail game in any country will get the Cuisine & Cargo DLC and the Ultimate Survivor Pack for free, and the best part, the 'Be The Zombie' mode will be free for all, first labelled as a pre-order bonus.

In Other News: Halo: New Blood Announced! (343i.org)

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This is what I was speaking about when I said that there would be new stuff, but from now on one piece of member news (News team or plain members, so long as it's not mine) will be added here and given a bit of traction! I hope this helps out people and gives some much needed coverage to the community's articles. Anyway, unto the news!

UNSC Spartan II did a fantastic article today explaining the newly announced Halo short book series known as New Blood. If you loved ODST and want to see Nathan Fillion (and possibly the rest of the cast back), this is going to be good news for you. The novel will follow Buck being offered to join the Spartan IVs, similarly to how Jun was offered, but this time in a combat position. The cover-art shows Buck using a modified SMG of some sort that looks really badass! Check out Spartan's awesome article for the rest and be sure to give him a like and tell him I sent ya!

Staff Highlights: Spring Suggestions! (343i.org)

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The final new addition as of yet is the Spring Suggestions thread put up by our fantastic moderator RedStarRocket, will focus on getting YOUR feedback for the future of the forum. Have any suggestions? Head over to the linked and tell us your ideas, if we like it, count on some changes being made. So far, some awesome ideas like the Calendar returning and new member groups are being tossed around, so I cannot wait to see what ideas you have for us and what comes about this spring!

That's about it this week guys, I hope you all really enjoyed this entry, I cannot wait to keep going now into 2015. See you all next time, take care!

Battlefield Hardline looks to be packed to the brim with content, while it might not all be working content at launch (let's hope it works) it still looks quite fun. On battlefield's website, Battlefield.com, new images and descriptions were given to the game's 9 launch maps, compared to Battlefield 4's 10 launch maps, and the previous entries all being 9 as well. The new maps are, Downtown, Bank Job, The Block, Dust Bowl, Hollywood Heist, Growhouse, Riptide, Everglades, and Derailed. To top all this off, the game will ship with 5 different modes, the newest one being Crosshair. The other modes are Hotwire Mode, Heist, Rescue, and Blood Money. Crosshair will follow a 5 v 5 gameplay trying to keep VIPs alive for as long as possible while trying to eliminate all of the opposing team as quickly as possible. The maps will range from medium to small and will feature the past game's levolution. The game launches March 17th, 2015 with all this content for PlayStation and Xbox consoles as well as the PC.

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I must admit, even though Hardline doesn't look to do much to identify itself as a Battlefield game, it has some nice graphics and an overall interesting tone to it, nothing like I've seen outside of Counter-Strike. I'm not pre-ordering after the travesty that was Battlefield 4's launch, but Hardline is sticking on my radar. What about you, what do you think of Hardline so far? Do the maps and modes impress you? Let me know down below, thanks for reading folks!

Today, at the Windows 10 Press Conference, Microsoft helmed a reveal of some of Windows 10's features. I'll be quoting Gamespot for most of this:

Windows 10

 

 

- Devices running Windows 8.1, or Windows 7 will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free for the first 12 months after it launches. It's assumed after the 12 months are over you will need to pay to continue using it

 

- The browser codenamed "Project Spartan" will ship with Windows 10 later this year

• Depending on the device used, the new browser allows users to annotate web pages using things like a stylus, mouse, or their fingers
  
• Snippets of web pages can also be shared
  
• There's a new reading mode that appears to strip out display advertisements
  

​- Cortana will be on Windows 10

• It can fetch net-based data such as web results and weather reports
  
• Voice commands can tell Cortana to queue things, like music, or emails
  
• It will apparently be available in 7 different languages at launch
  
• Supposedly, Cortana is integrated with the Spartan Web Browser
  

Gaming & Xbox

 

 

- There will be an Xbox App for Windows 10.

• The App will show all the games you've played across Xbox and PC devices
  
• It's similar to SmartGlass, as you can access messages, notifications, friends, achievements, and view Game DVR clips
  
• Game footage can be recorded using a Game DVR for Windows 10
  

- Windows 10 can run Steam

 

- There will be universal Windows 10 apps that can work on Xbox One

 

- Gamespot states that Windows 10 OS will be integrated into Xbox One in the future. Phil Spencer insisted that the platform won't be compromised by "enterprise-centric" and desktop-focused applications, "We won't see people using Excel on the Xbox, but Microsoft is making it easier to port experiences from PC over to Xbox where they make sense. We'll treat gaming on Windows 10 with the same passion as we've put into the Xbox console."

 

- Cross-Play-Functionality will be available for some games, like Fable Legends. What that means is that people on PC can play with people on Xbox One (so long as they have Windows 10).

 

- Windows 10 can stream Xbox One games

• Once you sync your Xbox to the Tablet, or PC that's running Windows 10 (and quite possibly Windows Phones in the future), you will be able to stream games, such as the console exclusive Forza Horizon 2
  

Windows Holographic

 

 

 

- The "HoloLens" is a stand-alone device doesn't need a PC, or Phone to use it

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  "It's the most advanced holographic computer the world has ever seen", Microsoft says.
  
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  It's untethered, and doesn't need a wire to run
  
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  Features see-through HD Holographics
  
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  Includes spatial sound to emulate a surrounding environment
  
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  Contains sensors that capture environment information, and a built in CPU, and GPU
  
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  A third processor, dubbed the "HPU" or Holographic Processing Unit, "-gives us the ability to understand where you're looking, to understand your gestures, to understand your voice, to spatially map your environment, to run without wires ... all in real-time.", as stated by Microsoft
  
• 
  Gamespot notes that the device doesn't really seem to be competitive with VR due to the fact that a Microsoft Representative said, "Oculus, Magic Leap, Glass developers and everyone else, we humbly invite you--come create holograms with us,"
  

- How HoloLens is supposed to work with Windows 10 is currently unknown

 

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If you don't remember, I did an article about a week back stating how Bethesda was hinting at the console versions of The Elder Scrolls Online being Free-To-Play, turns out, I was right. Today Bethesda announced over at PlayStation's

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I'm quite pleased that Bethesda is doing this, though I can understand why PC players might feel that they've been used as scapegoats and beta testers for an unfinished and fee-ridden game. So if you feel that way, it's understandable, I won't argue, still great for console players though. What are your thoughts, will you be picking ESO up now? Let me know below, and thanks for reading!

By the way I wanna thank Yang Xiao Long for linking this to me!

Today, 2K & Gearbox announced... Borderlands: The Handsome Collection for both Xbox One, and PS4. It contains a remastered Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and Borderlands 2.

Here's some of the features of the game:

• Now supports 4 Player Co-op on the same console (compared to the original 2 max)
  
• Saves from the previous-gen Pre-Sequel, or 2 carry over to the PS4/Xbox One version. You cannot cross saves from a PS3 to an Xbox One, and so on.
  
• All DLC from both the Pre-Sequel, and 2 will be in the Handsome Collection
  

In addition a limited edition (which there are only 5,000 units) dubbed the Claptrap-in-a-box Edition will release simultaneously with the regular edition at a price of 400$. Here's what it contains:

• Remote controlled Claptrap (that can speak with iconic voice samples, and I believe stands 2.5 feet tall), that is controlled using an iOS, and Android app for Phone or Tablet: ClaptrApp. The Claptrap also has a camera in it's eye that can be streamed to the app
  
• The Handsome Jack Collection, including all the DLC
  
• 12 Vault Hunter lithographs: all the Vault Hunters from the games in the Handsome Collection.
  
• Collectible steel case for the games with custom artwork
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both the Standard, and Limited Editions of Borderlands: The Handsome Collection are now available for pre-order. The game will release in North America on March 24th, and internationally on March 27th.

While Assassin's Creed Unity stumbled a bit at launch, as of the current date the game has seen many improvements and even an awesome apology by Ubisoft, the free expansion Dead Kings. GameSpot.com showcased a new cinematic trailer for the expansion which gave attention to the brand new Guillotine Gun and the underground caverns of Saint Denis, where many dead French royalty are held. Arno Dorian, now much older bearing appearance to Ezio in Revelations, must uncover secrets buried beneath the graves of the Dead Kings (see what I did there?) and discover details left behind by the First Civilization, an interesting new twist. Arno will have to knock heads with many Raiders before he can reach these ruins though as they scavenge the dead for their loot. Ubisoft revealed the DLC would feature a new open world to explore and some side-missions to complete as well, which is pretty good for a free compensation DLC. The expansion will launch next week on the 13th and will be free of charge to anyone who owns the main game.

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Personally, I thought Unity was an overall good experience with some unfortunate launch issues that kept it from being a purchase, but now I definitely recommend the game simply due to it's amazing recreation of Paris and some phenomenal visuals, even with a bland campaign and decent characters and side-quests. What is you guys' opinions on the main game if you've played it, and are you excited for Dead Kings? Let me know down below, and thanks for reading ladies and gents.

This new development team seems to be primarily focused on dealing with systems relating to the Kinect and the enhancement thereof.

After reading the full job listing one can come to the conclusion that Microsoft is looking for a strong team that can push the Kinect to its limits.

Microsoft also seems to realize that the future of Xbox gaming may not lie in the Kinect as can be seen in this excerpt in the job listing: "If you want a comfortable, standard-role job at Microsoft with no ambiguity or risk, please don’t apply."

Still, this listing implies Microsoft is looking to greatly enhance the experience provided by the Kinect.

"But if you’re passionate about the potential for Kinect to continue to revolutionize entertainment and are a seasoned software engineer with the skills to prototype and build the future of premium Kinect-powered experiences, we have a growing team of talented people who want to take entertainment into the future."

To read the full job listing, CLICK HERE.

What do you think of this job listing? Should we expect to see another Kinect or more Kinect features in the future? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Thanks for reading!

SOURCE: MICROSFT CAREERS; IGN

To say that The Elder Scrolls Online has had a horrible life cycle as of date would be a colossal understatement, with it's lack of interesting content, buggy gameplay, and required payment service, it's not hard to believe Bethesda would do everything in their power to save this sinking ship. Kotaku.com reports they may be doing away with the game's subscription fee only a year into release as the game's option of paying for a bundled six months has been taken away. Bethesda has been alarmingly silent about the situation, possibly hinting at by the time the console versions release the game won't require $15 a month to play. Don't rush to buy the game now though, as the console version will be releasing, and I'm not kidding here, in December of 2015. It's going to be a long while before the Xbox One and PS4 see The Elder Scrolls Online, so to start hinting at Free-To-Play now seems a bit off. At any rate, hopefully ridding the game of this abhorrent practice will bring about a larger population and boost this mediocre MMO into legendary status like it's predecessor.

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I really do hope TESO goes Free-To-Play, as much as I expect nearly nothing remotely as decent as Skyrim to come out of it, I still want to experience it for myself, but refuse to do so with a $15 a month tag on the product. I just can't part $15 a month on the game PLUS my Xbox Live or PS+ and adding the $60 for the game on top of it. At any rate, what's your take on the game going F2P so early, do you have TESO yourself? Let me know down below, thanks for reading ladies and gents, see ya next time!

For January there are the usual three free games for Xbox Live gold subscribers for the Xbox One and Xbox 360.

For the Xbox One gold members can download Dark Dreams Don't Lie which will be available throughout the entirety of January.

For the Xbox 360 gold members can download MX vs ATV Alive, this game will be available for free from January 1st through January 15th. The second free game for Xbox 360 is The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings which will be avaiable from January 16th for the remainder of the month.

So those are the first free games for 2015 leave a comment below on what you'll be downloading.

Source: majornelson.com

Since this game was released GTA V playes have waited for the illusive heist expansion. And now finally, after a year, it is finally here! HEISTS!!!

After being delayed multiple times people were starting to lose hope of ever being able to do co-op heists with friends in GTA Online. But when Rockstar confirmed that heists would be coming to GTA Online on the Xbox One and PS4 we all regained faith. But nothing was released with this announcement.

Now we have solid proof. In the form of a trailer that is.

Trailer down here:

The heists will require you to be at least level 12 and you'll need to plan it out thoroughly. The "mission leader" will have to talk with Lester to start setting everything up. He'll pick the crewmates, assign the roles, divide the money and invest the money needed.

After that is settled you'll start preperations which is different each heist. For example getting a getaway car. After that you'll need to look for an entrance, forcefully or silently. Then you'll need to find you way into the vault to steal the money again with force or silent. Next comes the grand escape. Escape succesfully to keep the cash and secure your cut. Happy hunting!

Initially we'll get more than 20 missions which translates to roughly 20 hours. The missions will be replayable and will hold different rewards for completing it in certain ways.

Sadly an exact release date has not been set yet. Rockstar states that we will see heists in GTA Online somewhere early 2015, so it'll still be a while.

Are you glad you finally get what you've been waiting for since the release?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

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Eurogamer

Bethesda and Tango Gamework's horror tale, The Evil Within, recently had some new details released about future DLC content. This comes to us from BethBlog.com, in a blog post straight from Bethesda. They confirmed that two of the three expansions will center around Juli Kidman, the main character's partner, and the third will follow the infamous Keeper. The first of these packs, called The Assignment, will release in early 2015 and be the first chapter in Kidman's story, with the next, The Consequence, being released later in the year. These two stories will tie into each other as well as the main game, and redefine the main game whilst adding to what the horror aspects have done. The third DLC, with no confirmed name yet, will be the last to release and won't be for a while. There is no confirmation of whether this DLC will act to tie into the past two expansions around Kidman, but it will certainly connect to the main story since it follows The Keeper. All of this content is set to release sometime in 2015 and the main game has already released to mixed reception.

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I haven't tried The Evil Within yet, mainly because I still haven't beaten Outlast outright confirming I cannot stomach horror, but from what I've seen I might end up picking it up at a cheaper price along with some seemingly interesting DLC. What do you think of The Evil Within so far if you've played it yet? Let me know down below folks, thanks a ton for reading, I'll see you all next time!

Battlefield 4 launched in a state of pure and true horror, from minor glitches that incited laughter to full out crashes and game losses that made people throw their controllers at the television. It's nice though now that DICE and EA are trying to get back on our good side with the announcement of new DLC over Battlefield.com. The team confirmed that Final Stand won't be the end and that new expansion maps are on their way. These maps will be remakes of popular older maps such as Noshar Canals or Grand Bazaar, and DICE is polling the fans, which I've left a link to below. These maps will be 100% free as confirmed by a DICE LA Producer over Twitter. It will act as new content to hold off for the launch of the next Battlefield, Battlefield: Hardline, which was delayed into March 2015 also as a way to show that DICE and EA are desperate to get back into consumer's hearts. The content (as of yet) will be available on all platforms for free, and no release date has been confirmed just yet.

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It's really nice to see DICE doing something good for the community, with EA's blessing, and even though Battlefield 4 had a rocky start, this will really help lengthen the time in-game and make opinions a bit more positive. What's your take on this? What map do you want to see remade most? Vote here, thanks for reading folks! Merry EAster... Wait... Wrong holiday...

Have you ever paused in the middle of your Call of Duty match and wondered how all this is possible, or stopped typing away at your keyboard about how the new Halo sucks to really regard the man/woman who made all this possible? Well, the truth is one man truly made gaming possible, Ralph Baer, and today he has sadly passed away according to IGN.com. Ralph was an immigrant from Germany at the time of World War II and left for a better life in the US in 1938. Ralph would go on to become a revolutionary thinker and inventor when he created the first ever video game console and made today's Xbox Ones and PS4s possible. Without Ralph, there would be no gaming industry, and today we celebrate the man who made our moments of sadness, happiness, and creative luster possible. Ralph passed at age 92 from natural causes with a list of accomplishments and medals under his belt.

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Share your thoughts on this tragedy and help remember such a great man. Goodbye Ralph Baer, you made all this possible, and we won't anytime soon forget your contributions. There's a special place in all gamer's hearts for you and your work.

Installation 01 is a Halo game being developed by a small, talented group of fans, and will be available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Our goal is to return Halo to it's core, arena-based multiplayer, finding the perfect balance between Halo: CE, 2 and 3. However, make no mistake: we have an intricate story-mode planned for the lore-lovers, as well.

What is Installation 01?

Installation 01 is a PC-exclusive Halo game that will be 100% free-to-play. Our goal is to deliver a true Halo-experience on the PC platform that will be accessible to as many people as possible. The game is early in development, so there aren't many details I can share with you. But you can expect me to update you along the way. A public beta is planned for the future. Date undetermined.

Plans for the future:

Like I've said, we are extremely early in development, but we do have some sort of layout planned for the game. In terms of gamemodes, you can expect your beloved Campaign, Multiplayer and Firefight options all available to you. For multiplayer, the standard CTF, Slayer and KotH game modes all make a return.

We also have multiple series planned on our YouTube page, such as:

-"Making of 'Installation 01'" - A series dedicated to provided our fans with gameplay updates on a monthly basis to show progress in development. This will be extremely cool when the game is fully released and you can watch them all one after the other and see the gradual progression of the game. Should be 1-2 minutes in length, each.

-"Music of 'Installation 01'" - A series which purpose is to release the game's soundtrack to the general public. Descriptions of each composition will include the usage and placement of the song. For example, if you're playing the third level of the campaign, and you hear a song you really enjoy, you can find it in the description of the video, saying "This song plays in Mission 3 of the Campaign - Checkpoint Beta". We will be using some of the original Halo soundtrack composed by Martin O'Donnell, and we are currently unaware if we can upload tracks that include his music. For a reference, the primary composer has said that the soundtrack will be along the lines of this. Stay tuned.

-"Developer Diaries/Video Documentaries" - Pretty much your standard videos you see developers upload. Examples include: "Working at 343" or "Out Here in the Wild". The rate at which we upload these will increase as we get closer to the launch of the game. Look forward to updates from me about this!

As for updates, the current plan is a monthly update schedule, where we tell you more about the progress made on the game. Between updates, you guys can take the part of the active community and give us input on how you want to see the game. This will help our team to be more community driven, and will help us shape the game to be the best it can be.

FAQ

Q: How much will Installation 01 cost at launch?

A: Free. We're not legally allowed to make a profit off of this, and why would we charge you in the first place? This is our gift to the Halo community.

Q: What game modes will be in Installation 01?

A: Currently we have a campaign, multiplayer, and firefight-esque mode planned. Things can always change, but these features are basically set in stone. If you were referring to gametypes, expect standard Halo gametypes such as CTF, Slayer, ect.

Q: Will the campaign be canon?

A: We have some of the top Halo-experts working on the campaign to ensure we don't break any of the established canon. Stay tuned for story-related details!

For immediate updates on all things Installation 01, you can follow us on all the following websites:

-YouTube

-Twitter

-Facebook

-Imgur

Feel free to ask more questions below. I will do my best to answer them!

Halo © Microsoft Corporation. Installation 01 was created under Mircosoft's "Game Content Usage Rules" using assets from Halo ©. It is not endorsed by Microsoft and does not reflect the views or opinions of Microsoft or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Halo ©. As such, it does not contribute to the official narrative of the fiction universe, if applicable.

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