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  • Titanfall Will Have A Season Pass, Costs $25

    For a multiplayer-centric game like Titanfall, a season pass was a foregone conclusion. After all, what’s better than making gamers pay up front for content that doesn’t even exist yet? The games industry has yet to find something better so a season pass it is.

    Respawn Entertainment announced today that Titanfall will be getting three map packs this year after its launch on March 11. Those three map packs can be purchased individually, but you can get them all at a discount with the season pass for $25. That alone tells us that each map pack will cost the usual $10.

    The season pass will be available on all three platforms – Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC – but it’s not cross platform. In other words, buying the season pass for Xbox One will only get you the map packs for the Xbox One version of the game. If you switch to the PC version down the road, you’ll have to buy the season pass again.

    Speaking of the PC version, Respawn is now offering what it calls the Titanfall Digital Deluxe edition on Origin. This edition of the game includes the base game as well as the season pass content for $80.

    Interestingly enough, it looks like Titanfall won’t just be getting new maps though. In the FAQ section of the announcement, Respawn says each content pack in the season pass will contain new maps, but that’s not the only thing it’s working on. The other non-map content “is still to be determined,” however, and will be revealed at a later date.

    With only a week left until its launch, hype is at an all time high for the first big shooter of 2014. Here’s a launch trailer to hold you over:

    Image via TitanfallGame/YouTube

  • Xbox One Update Brings Party Chat, Friends List Improvements

    A major Xbox One update rolled out on schedule this week, bringing with it tons of changes meant to bring a better multiplayer experience for Xbox One owners. The update was an important one for Microsoft as it comes just one week before the launch of Titanfall, the game the company is banking on to create a large Xbox 360-like multiplayer community on its new console.

    The update is likely one of the most-previewed updates in the history of video game console updates. As promised, the update will put an “Invite friends to game” option in Xbox One multiplayer titles, separate party chat from in-game chat, and turn on party chat audio by default – all inexplicably missing features that helped make the Xbox 360 a popular multiplayer gaming console. Also included in the update is better surfacing for the friends list and a list of recently-met players.

    On the technical side of the update, the Xbox One will now support Dolby Digital 5.1 playback and Dolby Digital surround sound support over HDMI. The console will also now support 50Hz output – an important feature for European Xbox One owners.

    All of these features are previewed in yet another trailer for this update. Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb walks through all the specifics, with a liberal amount of Titanfall gameplay featured:

  • Xbox One Gets Bing Web Search Today

    Xbox One Gets Bing Web Search Today

    Are you finding your Xbox One search experience a bit underwhelming? Sure, you can use Bing to search through your console’s online marketplace, but the same can’t be said for the Web. Well, that’s all changing this week.

    In the latest Xbox One system update, Bing Web Search was added to the console. In other words, you can now search the Web from the comfort of your couch using voice commands via Bing. To search the Web, you merely have to say the magic words – “Xbox Bing” – and then continue with your query. The app will now bring up results from your console as well as an option to search the Web.

    Here’s what it will look like:

    Xbox One Gets Bing Web Search

    In the latest update, you can now also launch searches from within Internet Explorer. You just simply have to highlight text on a Web page and press the menu button to launch a search through Bing.

    Bing also notes that a previous update has helped improve the voice search functionality on the Xbox One. When using voice search, the Xbox One will show “what you are saying while the search [is] conducted in parallel.”

    Xbox One Gets Bing Web Search

    The updates to Bing Web Search is just one of many new features hitting the Xbox One today as part of a system update. For more on that, check out Microsoft’s blog post.

  • Batman: Arkham Knight Announced For PS4, Xbox One And PC

    Last year, Warner Bros. Games released Batman: Arkham Origins as a prequel to the much loved Arkham series of Batman games that began with 2009’s Arkham Asylum. While it was a good game in its own right, it definitely felt like something to hold us over until the next proper entry from series creator Rocksteady Games. Well, our gut feeling was on the money as Rocksteady is back with a new Batman game that wraps up the Arkham franchise.

    WB Games and DC Comics announced today that Batman: Arkham Knight will be the final game in the Arkham franchise when it hits PS4, Xbox One and PC later this year. The game takes place after the events of Arkham City with a Gotham City overrun with the usual rogues gallery led by Scarecrow.

    In the explosive finale to the Arkham series, Batman faces the ultimate threat against the city he is sworn to protect. The Scarecrow returns to unite an impressive roster of super villains, including Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn, to destroy The Dark Knight forever. Batman: Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady’s uniquely designed version of the Batmobile, which is drivable for the first time in the franchise. The addition of this legendary vehicle, combined with the acclaimed gameplay of the Batman Arkham series, offers gamers the ultimate and complete Batman experience as they tear through the streets and soar across the skyline of the entirety of Gotham City.

    The first trailer for the game doesn’t have any gameplay, but it definitely appeals to the Batman fan:

    There’s still no release date for Batman: Arkham Knight, but it will be out later this year. It’s also the first major multi-platform game to skip last generation consoles in favor of focusing exclusively on current generation systems which is exciting in its own right.

    Image via Batman Arkham/YouTube

  • Titanfall Gets The Inevitable Live-Action Ad

    Titanfall is hardly realistic. The very concept is absurd really. A bunch of robot pilots duke it out on a small map and then call down giant mechs to do further battle until one team has to evacuate. It’s like the plot of an 80s cartoon, but it’s strangely compelling.

    It may be compelling, but it’s still an 80s cartoon. In fact, I could see Titanfall being advertised as if it were a cartoon out of the 80s – kind of like Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. Of course, that kind of advertising is a little tongue-in-cheek and might turn off the hardcore brogamers that EA and Microsoft are so desperately marketing Titanfall too.

    That’s where the live-action ad comes in. Why not throw in a couple of good looking young adult men walking around the city with their online persona (i.e. titan) in tow while you’re at it. While the small children and brogamer that will eventually populate Titanfall servers will never look like this, they certainly wish they did.

    Go, brogamer, be the ridiculously photogenic mech pilot you always wanted to be and do battle with your adversaries in the middle of a crowded city. Civilian casualties be damned and all that.

    Titanfall will be out March 11 for Xbox One and PC. The Xbox 360 version will launch later on March 25.

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  • Here’s Some Fresh Titanfall Gameplay

    Did you get into the Titanfall beta? No? Well, you missed out on the coolest multiplayer shooters of the past five years. While you wait to play the final game on March 11, EA has some fresh gameplay footage to hold you over.

    In the new gameplay trailer, we get four minutes of gameplay from the Angel City map. This was one of the two maps available in the beta and it was my personal favorite of the two. The close quarters combat between the buildings made some interesting strategies available for players willing to learn wall running and double jumps.

    The only downside to the map is that the streets make moving around in titans a little difficult. That’s the point, however, as the map favors pilot combat over titans and those who decide to enter their titan are vulnerable to choke points and attacks from pilots with anti-titan weaponry on the rooftops.

    Titanfall will be out March 11 on Xbox One and PC. It will come to the Xbox 360 on March 25.

    Image via Official EA UK/YouTube

  • Trials Fusion Tricks Its Way To Consoles, PC On April 16

    At last year’s E3, Ubisoft introduced us to two new games in the successful Trials franchise – Trials Fusion for consoles and PC, and Trials Frontier for mobile. Today, Ubisoft has shared a new trailer for the home console version.

    In a new trailer for Trials Fusion, we’re treated to a look at what’s being described as the best looking Trials game yet. Of course, you would assume that would be the case as this is not only the first Trials game launching on multiple systems, but it’s also the first Trials game for next-generation consoles.

    True to their word, Trials Fusion is a very pretty game. While part of that is due to better hardware, the aesthetics go a long in making it look good as well.

    As for gameplay, the physics-based gameplay that fans have come to know and hate love is back and ready to give you a few weeks of frustration as you attempt to nail every jump and stunt. Speaking of which, the trick system is back with a host of new improvements.

    Trials Fusion launches April 16 for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PC.

    Image via Ubisoft/YouTube

  • Here’s That Super Expensive Titanfall Collector’s Edition

    It’s becoming pretty standard to offer some kind of collector’s edition with any big name game release these days. Those collector’s editions generally only cost about $20 more over the standard edition, however, and throw in an art book and soundtrack CD. That’s not the case with Titanfall as its collector’s edition comes in at $190 over the standard edition’s price.

    Announced last year, the Titanfall Collector’s Edition is a $250 box that includes the retail game, a hardcover art book, a Titan schematic, a certificate of authenticity and a massive Atlas Titan statue complete with pilot and two grunts on the base. It also lights up and can switch between blue and red.

    As far as collector’s editions go, Titanfall may be the most expensive ever made. Generally, the most expensive tend to hit $150, but rarely go over that. The price wasn’t a deterrent, however, as both the PC and Xbox One collector’s editions are already sold out at pretty much every retailer. Of course, you have to account for the fact that some of those sales were made by scalpers hoping to make a nice profit off those who forgot to preorder when it was first announced.

    Titanfall launches on March 11 for the Xbox One and PC. The Xbox 360 version launches a bit later on March 25.

    Image via TitanfallGame/YouTube

  • Xbox One Party System Update Previewed

    Some Xbox live subscribers this week are taking Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One update for a test drive through a recently announced beta test. While those gamers get to experience the console’s fully-functional party system first hand, everyone else can now see what the future holds in a new video preview of the update’s features released today by Microsoft.

    The update, scheduled to roll out on March 4, will be one of the most significant since the release of the Xbox One. Included are numerous fixes and changes to the console’s party system, just in time for the launch of Titanfall. Specifically, created multiplayer parties will have chat audio turned on by default and will have their audio separated from in-game audio. The Xbox One friends list will also get a revamp and players will gain the ability to invite friends to multiplayer game sessions in any Xbox One multiplayer title.

    All of these new features and a few more are previewed in today’s new video. In it, Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb and Xbox software engineer Richard Irving run down all of the changes coming next week:

  • Twitch Streaming Finally Coming to Xbox One

    Twitch Streaming Finally Coming to Xbox One

    Microsoft today announced that Twitch streaming will finally be coming to the Xbox One within weeks. The feature is set to debut along with a Twitch app for the Xbox One on March 11 – the same day as the launch of Titanfall for Xbox one and PC.

    Though Microsoft was first to announce Twitch streaming for its new console at last year’s E3, Sony later announced that its PlayStation 4 console would also feature Twitch streaming. In the run-up to launch Microsoft was forced to push back its Twitch streaming initiative to sometime in 2014, allowing Sony to introduce game streaming to millions of console gamers.

    The Xbox One version of the Twitch app will come with some features not available on the PS4. Xbox Live subscribers will be able to watch any content being streamed, not just what other Xbox One owners are streaming. The app will also use the Kinect with the voice command, “Xbox, Broadcast.”

    “Over the last two years, we have seen the broadcasting and spectating of video games go from a niche activity to a pastime shared by millions,” said Emmett Shear, CEO of Twitch. “As the experience grows in popularity, it’s important to provide as broad a feature set as possible for the community. Microsoft has done just that by rolling out the most robust console integration of Twitch to date and setting a new bar for others to strive for.”

    Twitch streaming is yet another feature Microsoft has slipped into the Xbox One just in time for the launch of Titanfall. The console will also get a fix for its party system just before the game’s launch. This, combined with the new Titanfall Xbox One bundle and UK price drop demonstrate just how important a successful Titanfall is for Microsoft’s new console.

  • Xbox One Price Cut Coming To The UK

    Xbox One Price Cut Coming To The UK

    Since it was announced, the Xbox One had always been at a price disadvantage. Microsoft’s insistence upon including a Kinect with every console meant that gamers were paying $100 more than those who went with a PS4. At launch, it didn’t look like the price difference didn’t matter all that much as the Xbox One moved millions of units within its first few months. Now sales are slowing down, and Microsoft is taking drastic measures in at least one territory.

    Xbox UK announced this morning that it’s slashing the price of the Xbox One in the region to £399.99 starting February 28. Microsoft will also be throwing in a free copy of Titanfall. All in all, UK gamers are saving £80 with this bundle considering that the Xbox One originally launched with a price tag of £429.99.

    So, why the sudden price drop mere months after launch? Most seem to think it’s in response to the PS4 routinely outselling the machine in the UK since the start of 2014. One of the reasons for that is obviously the PS4’s lower price. At £399, the Xbox One now matches the PS4 in price and even throws in a copy of the console’s flagship title. This is a declaration of war.

    This won’t be a war fought on multiple fronts though. Microsoft will not be dropping the Xbox One’s price in the U.S. anytime soon. Instead, Microsoft will be releasing the same Titanfall bundle but at the usual price of $499. That puts the Xbox One at a disadvantage compared to the PS3’s more affordable $399 price tag, but the sales difference may not be as large in the U.S. to warrant a price drop here yet.

    As you can imagine, the announcement has not gone over well for some. VG 24/7 equated the price cut to a giant middle finger to those who bought the system at launch. For those that bought the system at launch, it surely will feel that way. Some are even calling for Microsoft to give early adopters a free game which is a little silly since every Xbox One launch unit came with a free copy of FIFA 14.

    For those who had yet to buy an Xbox One, it’s rather tempting. First and foremost, that’s what Microsoft wants – more sales. It can focus on appeasing early adopters later. For now, it has to focus on courting these potential new customers.

    Image via Xbox UK/Twitter

  • Xbox One Titanfall Bundle Announced, Launches March 11

    Titanfall is a pretty amazing game, and it will only be available on three platforms – Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC. If you were already eyeing an Xbox One, Microsoft has a new bundle that may just convince you to make the jump.

    Microsoft announced this morning that it will be releasing a limited Xbox One bundle that includes a digital copy of Titanfall. The bundle also includes what you would usually get with an Xbox One – the console itself, a controller, the Kinect and one month of Xbox Live. It would have been nice to have a year of Live to go with a multiplayer centric title like Titanfall, but Microsoft probably expects most who buy this bundle to already have Live.

    Unfortunately, the console will not be receiving a bundle-specific design. It’s just the normal black Xbox One:

    Xbox One Titanfall Bundle Announced, Launches March 11

    If you already find yourself with an Xbox One and don’t mind going digital, Microsoft will let you pre-load Titanfall. Doing so will allow you to start playing the game as soon as it launches at midnight on March 11. It’s a first for consoles, and one that I hope gains traction.

    If you’re new to the Titanfall craze altogether, you might want to check out some of our previous coverage. It’s hard not to be skeptical when a game gets this much hype, but the beta proved that Titanfall is the real deal. It’s one of the first games to really feel like a next-gen experience from a gameplay perspective even though its use of the decade-old Source engine means that its visuals won’t be quite on par with next-gen titles like Killzone: Shadow Fall or Ryse.

    Image via Xbox Wire

  • Pre-Loading Comes To Consoles With Titanfall On Xbox One

    For the past few years, PC gamers on Steam have been able to enjoy a little feature called pre-loading. In essence, it allows you to download the game before its launch and immediately start playing the second it comes out. The same functionality hasn’t been available on consoles for a variety of reasons, but the next generation has finally made it possible.

    If you visit the Titanfall page on Xbox.com, you’ll be greeted with this little notice (emphasis mine):

    Pre-purchase: You will be charged the full price immediately for this pre-purchase. Xbox One game expected to release on March 11th, 2014. You may download the game from Xbox Live before then, but it will not be playable until after 12:01 AM PST on the release date in your country.

    Titanfall may be the first console game to get the pre-load treatment, and it’s a damn good game to start the trend with. The beta test last weekend confirmed the hype for many, and sold the game for others who were far more skeptical. Being able to jump in right at midnight on March 11 is a wonderful bonus for those who will be pre-ordering the title through Xbox Live.

    As for other digital titles, it doesn’t look like a pre-load is in the cards. The upcoming Kinect Sports Rivals only has a pre-order page, but no promise of a pre-load. Granted, it’s still a little far out and Microsoft may offer the pre-loading option once we’re closer to the release date for these games.

    Still, it’s a promising trend that other should follow. Being able to download a pre-order at release is nice, but being able to pre-load before release is much nicer. The Wii U might not be able to manage such a feat for its digital releases, but Sony can surely make it happen. If it can, consumers might be more tempted to go digital for the convenience of minute one, instead of day one, access.

    [h/t: Polygon]
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  • Here’s Some More Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare Gameplay

    Over the past few months, EA has hyped Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare through a number of trailers and interviews with the team behind the new team-based shooter. Now the game is almost out in the wild, and Xbox has some final gameplay footage to get your hype up just a little bit more.

    Xbox’ Major Nelson and the Xbox Wire team played some Garden Warfare recently and shared the footage with all of us. This particular gameplay footage is far more indicative of what your experience will be like as gameplay trailers tend to come from players who have spent months, if not years, with the game.

    Besides showing some fresh gameplay, Major Nelson details some new gameplay features that we have yet to see. For instance, both sides can summon small plants or zombies that call back to the tower defense games. Players can also earn sticker packs which grant them new items, summons or even powerful class variants.

    Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare will be out February 25 for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. A PC version will launch later this year.

    Image via xbox/YouTube

  • Microsoft to Beta Test Xbox One Party System Update

    Last week Microsoft rolled out its first major Xbox One update since the console’s launch. The update included near-essential features for the console’s OS that simply didn’t make it into the system by launch day, such as hard drive storage management and an on-screen battery indicator for controllers.

    Microsoft is promising an even more significant update will be coming on March 4, and now the company has announced that it will be beta testing the update on select Xbox One consoles. The company will be sending some Xbox Live subscribers a preview build of the update.

    The testing will begin next week, and Xbox Live subscribers chosen for the beta will receive a n invitation via an Xbox Live message. The message will contain a “token” needed to register to preview the update early. Microsoft is hoping that those gamers testing out the update will help out with feedback on the changes via a private forum set up for the test.

    The March update – the one previewed in this beta test – is meant to fix the Xbox One’s largely broken multiplayer party system. The update will bring changes to the console’s friends list and the specifics of party interaction. New multiplayer parties will have chat audio (which will be separated from in-game audio) turned on by default. Players will also be able to invite friends to multiplayer game sessions in any Xbox One multiplayer title following the update.

    The party system fix is coming just in time for Microsoft, rolling out exactly one week before the release of Titanfall. Microsoft is leaning heavily on Titanfall to drive sales of Xbox One consoles, which have begun to fall behind those of Sony’s PlayStation 4.

  • Microsoft Announces a Remote For the Xbox One

    It’s been clear since the announcement of the Xbox One that Microsoft intended its game console to be a comprehensive media-watching device. The console’s announcement was filled with references to TV and sports.

    To help fulfill this dream of an all-in-one media streaming and playing device for the living room Microsoft today announced that it will be releasing a remote control for the Xbox One.

    The new peripheral, called the Xbox One Media Remote, has around 20 buttons, making it far more simple than the DVD remote that Sony released for the PlayStation 2. The remote is intended to help Xbox One owners control Blu-ray, TV, or streaming video for apps that support it, all without touching an Xbox One controller. It can also control power and volume for devices (such as a receiver) connected to the console through the Kinect using an IR blaster.

    According to Microsoft the Xbox One remote should be available sometime in March in territories where the Xbox One has already launched. The device will cost $25 in the U.S.

    Though Microsoft’s early Xbox One marketing would have consumers believe that their voices and the Kinect are all the controls they might need, it’s now clear that the Minority Report-style controls that Microsoft was envisioning aren’t yet feasible. Leaving aside the question of whether voice and motion controls are a good way to control anything at all, the Xbox One now has at least four different methods for consumers to control the console. Microsoft must hope that this doesn’t confuse the broad user base that the company is trying to lure to its media console.

  • Wolfenstein: The New Order Launches May 20

    Wolfenstein: The New Order Launches May 20

    Last year, Bethesda announced that it was putting its acquisition of id Software to good use by developing a new Wolfenstein game. That game would soon be known as Wolfenstein: The New Order and is a reboot of sorts set in a world where Nazi Germany won World War II. At the time, we weren’t given a release date outside of some point in 2014, but now we know it’s coming sooner rather than later.

    Bethesda announced today that Wolfenstein: The New Order will be out on May 20. The new game, developed by MachineGames, is a single-player only affair that promises “a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat rendered in stunning detail with id Software’s id Tech 5 engine.”

    So, what’s this about a deep narrative? Here’s how Bethesda describes it:

    Wolfenstein: The New Order once again centers around the series’ iconic war hero, B.J. Blazkowicz and this time faces alternate version of the 1960s in which the Nazis won World War II. As the only man capable of rewriting history, with the help of a small group of resistance fighters, infiltrate their most heavily guarded facilities, battle high-tech Nazi legions, and take control of super-weapons that have conquered the earth – and beyond.

    Its synopsis doesn’t sound quite as “deep” as they’re promising, but it certainly looks like a blast to play:

    As part of the announcement, Bethesda says those who preorder Wolfenstein: The New Order will get access to the Doom beta. Yes, that Doom – the Doom that’s been in development at id Software for six years now. If you want to know more about the beta, check out the official Web site.

  • ‘Metal Gear Solid V’ Console Visuals Compared

    It’s been known for some time now that the PlayStation 4 is a more powerful gaming machine than the Xbox One. While the PS4 has been pumping out third-party software in 1080p at 60 fps, developers have had to scale back the resolution and/or framerate of their games on the Xbox One (with the notable exception of Forza 5).

    It’s no surprise, then, that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will run in 1080p resolution on the PlayStation 4 but in 720p resolution on the Xbox One.

    While other developers have obfuscated and hidden the differences in their games over different platforms until just before launch, Konami has instead come forward with quite a few details concerning their console ports. The publisher confirmed these facts this week through an informational page on its website.

    The PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game will, of course feature better textures and rendering than their last-gen counterparts. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions shown by Konami, which will run at 30fps at an upscaled 720p, clearly look blurry in comparison.

    Perhaps the biggest surprise, though, is just how much better the PS4 version of the game appears over all the others. As seen in the comparison video released by Konami, the PS4 version is sharper, has crisper shadows, and has a much better draw distance than even the Xbox One version.

    Image via Konami

  • Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare Is In On The Joke

    Ever since its reveal, it was pretty obvious that Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare was a parody of sorts. The modern warfare genre of first-person shooters had reached a saturation point in 2013, and it was about time somebody made fun of it. Interestingly enough, Call of Duty and Battlefield aren’t the only games being made fun of though.

    In a new trailer for Garden Warfare, the game’s producer – Brian Lindley – talks up the game’s reliance on humor. He’s quick to point out that humor has always been a core tenet of the franchise, and that Garden Warfare afforded them the opportunity to branch out in regards to humor. That humor manifested in the form of promotional posters that poked fun at most of EA’s major franchises, like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Medal of Honor and Dead Space.

    The aforementioned posters are just that though – posters. Is there any chance we might see some DLC in the future that features nods to EA’s stable of franchises? Lindley just gave us a maybe but EA is never one to shy away from monetizing their game through DLC. So fret not, you may be able to play as the Grass Effect team just yet.

    To see more of Garden Warfare’s unique brand of humor, check out its live-action TV spot featuring a dolphin gun.

    Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is out February 25 on Xbox One and Xbox 360.

    Image via Official EA UK/YouTube

  • Free DLC Track Released For ‘Forza 5’

    Free DLC Track Released For ‘Forza 5’

    Forza Motorsport 5 was one of the most popular launch exclusives for the Xbox One, but was not without its critics. At launch the game was filthy with in-your-face microtransactions, offering elite vehicle unlocks for upwards of $100. Turn 10 Studios has since taken a do-over on the Forza 5 economy, though the game still sports less expensive microtransaction unlocks.

    The game also sports some pretty funny crowd graphics.

    For all its flaws, though, Forza 5 is still one of the only Xbox One games to run at 60 fps in a 1080p resolution, making it a clear contender for early Xbox One adopters’ dollars. Now Microsoft is sweetening the deal with a little more content – and for free.

    Microsoft today released a new, free DLC track for Forza 5. The track is based on the famous Road America in Wisconsin. The track will be automatically added to career events and will feature alternate ribbons.

    Of course, Microsoft isn’t giving away everything Forza 5-related today. Along with the free track the publisher is also offering a “Road America Booster Pack” featuring five new cars free only to those who are members of the game’s “Car Pass.”

  • Rayman Legends Comes To PS4, Xbox One Today

    Rayman Legends was easily one of the best platformers of 2013 thanks to its tight controls and unmatchable charm. It has an interesting history to boot as it started out as a Wii U exclusive, was delayed so it could be ported to pretty much every other platform, and is now getting super HD ports on the Xbox One and PS4.

    After initially being announced via a silly trailer starring Snoop Dogg, Rayman Legends for PS4 and Xbox One is now available today. The next-gen port of last year’s platformer doesn’t bring much in the way of visual improvements, but both versions take advantage of each platform’s unique abilities. For example, the PS4 version supports Remote Play on the PS Vita.

    As for general gameplay enhancements, there’s not much. The team at Ubisoft does say that next gen consoles allowed them to remove loading times entirely from the game. While they weren’t really all that noticeable on the original version, they were still there. Now players can jump from level to level without having to wait a second.

    Rayman Legends is now available on Xbox One and PS4 for the more affordable price of $39.99. It’s also available on PS3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PC and Wii U.

    Image via GamersPrey