TrueAchievements news archive for February 2015

  • TA Clips of the Week - Feb 22nd to Feb 28th

    It's time for another TA Clips roundup, where we reveal which of your clips have received the most favourites over the course of the past seven days, along with a couple of honourable mentions that d

    Posted 8 years ago 36

  • Easter Eggs: Retro City Rampage

    Welcome to Easter Eggs, where the TA Team shines the spotlight on games that many gamers might have missed, perhaps hidden away behind the millionth copy of Call of Duty or FIFA. Much like a gamer w

    Posted 8 years ago 18

  • We Happy Few Announced

    Indie developers Compulsion have announced their next title will be We Happy Few, a game set in a "retrofuturistic" version of 1960s England in which the populace of Wellington Wells lives in a state of enforced jollity through the use of psychotropic drugs and creepy smile masks. Compulsions's pre

    Posted 8 years ago 54

  • More Pre-Order Details for Project CARS

    Back in August last year, we covered details on a limited edition and pre-order details of Slightly Mad Studios' upcoming racer Project CARS. Within the pre-order details, one of the included vehicle

    Posted 8 years ago 16

  • Winners: Hand of Fate

    It's time to reveal the three winners of our latest competition, each of which will be receiving a download code for Hand of Fate, courtesy of the game's developers, Defiant Devlopment. http://www.tr

    Posted 8 years ago 28

  • Twin Stick Shooter AIPD Announced

    Indie developer Blazing Badger have announced their debut title AIPD, a top-down twin-stick shooter that pays homage to the 80’s neon art style of films like Tron and boasts an impressive 100,000 pos

    Posted 8 years ago 25

  • Lords of the Fallen DLC Coming Next Week

    The first DLC pack for last year’s action RPG Lords of the Fallen, "Ancient Labyrinth", will be available to download from next week. The new campaign tasks players with exploring a long-forgotten li

    Posted 8 years ago 17

  • Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries Dev. Diary

    Developer GriN are seeking your help in casting the voice for Granny in their upcoming game http://www.trueachievements.com/Woolfe-The-Red-Hood-Dia....htm. The public voting is being held on the Wool

    Posted 8 years ago 10

  • Pneuma: Breath of Life Review

    Nowadays, we are saturated with a multitude of games that ask us to learn all sorts of button combinations and controls that need to be implanted in our memory so we can continue playing. As gaming a

    Posted 8 years ago 37

  • The Evil Within DLC Trailer & Release Date

    A new trailer has been released for the first piece of DLC from last year's horror title, The Evil Within. "The Assignment" sees main game protagonist Sebastian's partner, Juli Kidman, take the lead

    Posted 8 years ago 25

  • Fable Legends to be Free to Play

    Last month, Lionhead Studios confirmed that not only would its upcoming action-RPG, Fable Legends, be coming to Windows 10 PCs, but it would also feature cross-platform play. This means that Windows

    Posted 8 years ago 101

  • Battlefield Hardline EA Access Trailer

    We have some very good news for Battlefield fans who happen to be a part of EA Access. In this newly released trailer, EA has revealed early access to the upcoming Battlefield Hardline for those who

    Posted 8 years ago 19

  • RIDE Takes Us Through the Streets of Milan

    As with any racer, we could have figured that Milestone s.r.l.'s upcoming title, RIDE, would inundate us with news about featured vehicles and tracks. Whether you were curious about vehicles such as

    Posted 8 years ago 7

  • Payday 2: Crimewave Edition Details

    It had been so long since we'd heard anything about the next-gen version of Payday 2, some may have worried that it was quietly cancelled. We can allay those fears however, as developers Starbreeze S

    Posted 8 years ago 58

  • Velocity 2X Coming To Xbox One

    Velocity 2X, a mixture of side-scrolling platformer and top-down shoot-em-up, will soon be coming to Xbox One thanks to Sierra Entertainment - who have certainly been busy since their relaunch six mo

    Posted 8 years ago 25

  • Red Stripe Deals: February 26th, 2015

    We have different titles for the two platforms this week, although we haven't seen either for the past six months. Both games are at the same price as they were when they were on sale back in August.

    Posted 8 years ago 20

  • Some Screenshots For There Came An Echo

    There Came an Echo recently launched on PC and, to coincide with said launch, developer Iridium Studios has released a launch trailer and some screenshots. While there's no release date on the horizo

    Posted 8 years ago 9

  • Slender: The Arrival Set to Stalk Xbox One

    Just over a year ago, it was announced that Blue Isle Studios would be bringing Slender: The Arrival to XBLA, thus marking the first time the game would be available outside of PCs. In addition to re

    Posted 8 years ago 34

  • Another Video For DmC: Definitive Edition

    The past few DmC: Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition videos have shown off some of the new features coming to the remaster, such as Turbo Mode and Must Style. Not this time. In true Devil May Cry fash

    Posted 8 years ago 8

  • A Trailer For Batman: Arkham Knight

    Batman: Arkham Knight is sneaking ever closer now and a new trailer has been released to build some more anticipation for Rocksteady's return to the franchise. Featuring a variety of Batman's favouri

    Posted 8 years ago 27

  • TA Competition: Hand of Fate

    Our latest review for Hand of Fate was published earlier today (or yesterday depending on your timezone), and if you haven't read it already, our reviewer, MarcC29, loved it and awarded it four and a

    Posted 8 years ago 1251

  • Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious Announced

    In a move that makes so much sense that it's odd it hasn't happened until now, the Fast & Furious film franchise will be crossing paths with Xbox's own famous racing franchise, Forza. Titled Forza Ho

    Posted 8 years ago 98

  • Destiny Releases Patch 1.1.1

    It's that time of the year again for another Destiny patch. After a brief preview yesterday, we now have the full list of fixes that this patch will be addressing. Weapons General Fixed an issue in w

    Posted 8 years ago 23

  • March Games With Gold Revealed

    A new month approaches and with it a new mixture of games comes to Games With Gold. Before that however, the usual reminder to pick up February's offerings of #IDARB and Sniper Elite V2 before the en

    Posted 8 years ago 200

  • Neverwinter Release Date Confirmed

    Following on from the game's closed beta, we now have an official release date for Neverwinter (HK) on the Xbox One. You've got little over a month to wait, as the game will be coming to your console

    Posted 8 years ago 31

  • XBL Content Roundup: February 24th & 25th, 2015

    Due to illness, Friday's content roundup wasn't published. As such, the content that was released on February 19th and 20th will be included in this roundup. XBLA Delistings I'm trying hard not to ma

    Posted 8 years ago 24

  • LA Cops Gets The Job Done On Xbox One

    After introducing us to the game via a handful of recent trailers, we have now had it confirmed that LA Cops will be coming to the Xbox One. Available on Steam now, LA Cops has brought us yet another

    Posted 8 years ago 20

  • Pure Hold’em Coming to Xbox One

    VooFoo Studios and Ripstone Publishing, the developer and publisher that brought the well-received Pure Pool to Xbox One, have announced that they are currently developing Pure Hold'em for the consol

    Posted 8 years ago 39

  • Composer For Warhammer: End Times Revealed

    Fatshark, developers of Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide, have announced that they have a composer for the upcoming game and they've certainly picked a good one. Jesper Kyd, of Hitman and Assassin's

    Posted 8 years ago 3

  • Hand of Fate Review

    Hand of Fate is a shining example of what ID@Xbox can bring to the console. The game's ability to provide the same gameplay over and over again, while still making every encounter feel fresh and challenging, is what makes the expe

    Posted 8 years ago 34

  • Aganos Dated for Killer Instinct

    Last week, Iron Galaxy revealed that Aganos would be coming to Killer Instinct. Now, a full launch trailer for the character has arrived. While getting a good look at the upcoming addition to the ros

    Posted 8 years ago 10

  • Pneuma Trailer Takes Us Through the Game's World

    A relaxing new trailer for Pneuma: Breath of Life shows us some of the different environments in the first-person puzzler, which exudes a strong Myst vibe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jiqTExKK7A

    Posted 8 years ago 9

  • The Frost Moon Rises in Terraria

    An update was released recently for the console variants of the Engine Software developed Terraria. Included in the update was the release of the Frost Moon, "the second of the two 'Moon Invasion' ev

    Posted 8 years ago 27

  • GTA Online Heists Release Date & Screens

    Rockstar Games' very popular Grand Theft Auto V has been out since September 2013 on the Xbox 360. Passionate players have waited for a very long time for the addition of Heists to be added to the ga

    Posted 8 years ago 105

  • Monster Go! Coming to Windows Phone and Win 8

    In November of last year, Game Troopers announced their intention to publish Windows Phone and Win 8 games. For owners of WP, this was welcome news as the amount of LIVE-enabled content coming to the

    Posted 8 years ago 52

  • XBL Sale Roundup: February 24th, 2015

    In this week's Deals with Gold we get a handful of Assassin's Creed and Square Enix titles discounted on both consoles, including three that were previously "Games with Gold" freebies. There is no sp

    Posted 8 years ago 97

  • Win a Trip to Wrestlemania 31 Courtesy of 2K Games

    2K Games, publishers of WWE 2K15 have announced a very attractive contest for keen wrestling fans, where the winner could win a trip to the upcoming Wrestlemania 31 event. The all expenses paid trip

    Posted 8 years ago 24

  • Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Screens Emerge

    Square Enix's game developing foot is still pressed firmly on the press releasing pedal as another batch of screens come speeding into our news pile. The fresh batch of Final Fantasy Type-0 screensho

    Posted 8 years ago 24

  • Gamesoft Announces Clockwork

    Gamesoft, a game development team all the way from Sydney have made their debut into the gaming world with the announcement of their upcoming platform-puzzler Clockwork. http://www.trueachievements.c

    Posted 8 years ago 26

  • Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires Weapon Video

    A single weapon is brandished into the spotlight today as Tecmo Koei release yet another weapon trailer for their upcoming fighter Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires. The War Trident, as expected, is another

    Posted 8 years ago 2

  • Edge of Eternity Heading to Xbox One

    With just over 2000 backers so far pledging a generous amount of $80,461, smashing the goal of $44,000, Midgar Studio's kickstarted Edge Of Eternity is shaping up very nicely. The title is an "indie

    Posted 8 years ago 30

  • Matchmaking Added to Heroics in Destiny

    The long awaited and highly anticipated update 1.1.1 for Bungie's Destiny is almost here! While players wait eagerly for its release, Bungie have released a bunch of details as to what's to come in t

    Posted 8 years ago 43

  • Battlefield Hardline Dev Diary Talks Beta

    The recent open beta for Visceral Game's Battlefield Hardline is now over. Seven million players took part in the alternate Battlefield action in which cops took on robbers in games of Heist, Hotwire

    Posted 8 years ago 16

  • Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae Screens

    Another hunger-filling serving of screens have been released for Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy XV. Following on from the last set of screens we covered recently, these screens showcase Noctis

    Posted 8 years ago 28

  • Winners: Roundabout

    Our latest competition has come to a close, and it's now time to reveal the two winners who will each be receiving a download code for Roundabout, courtesy of the game's developers, No Goblin. Commen

    Posted 8 years ago 20

  • Retail Releases: Week Of February 23rd, 2015

    There's definitely a lot more choice this week than there was in last week's roundup. Test your fighting skills in either Dragon Ball and/or Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires, get muddy and grubby with big

    Posted 8 years ago 22

  • Blockbuster or Art House Indie?

    If you're anything like me, and who's to say you're not, you spent at least a few minutes watching last night's Academy Awards show and probably had a favorite or two for whom you were rooting. With

    Posted 8 years ago 17

  • TA Gaming Stats - February 9th to 15th 2015

    This report is for the period February 9th to February 15th 2015. Welcome one and all to the stats for the second full week of February here on TA. This week was Valentine's Day so I got all romantic

    Posted 8 years ago 20

  • Zombie Army Trilogy Gives Us Reasons to Buy

    Developer Rebellion are stepping up their game for the upcoming collection of their zombie-slaying series, which includes a new instalment, as Zombie Army Trilogy closes in on its release for Xbox On

    Posted 8 years ago 66

  • TA Top Five: In-Game Pastimes

    It is tough being a gamer at times; saving the planet from a zombie outbreak or alien annihilation, pulling off the perfect heist against overwhelming odds, or simply trying to survive as a lone wand

    Posted 8 years ago 109

  • Halo: TMCC Content Update Details

    A small flood of details have been released on various updates for 343 Industries' huge overall package that is Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Starting with the content updates, work has continue

    Posted 8 years ago 83

  • World of Tanks Xbox One Announcement Trailer

    After unleashing the news of their free-to-play title making its way to Xbox One, game developer Wargaming have now released a new trailer to further increase the excitement of the upcoming World of

    Posted 8 years ago 36

  • Three Weapons Put to Work in DW 8 Empires

    The range of weapons in Tecmo Koei's upcoming fighter Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires seems to be endless as yet another set of weapon videos have been released, showcasing the usual display of crowd-dest

    Posted 8 years ago 2

  • Let's Talk With OfficerBarbrady

    Hello all and welcome back to another Community Interview! This week, our guest is OfficerBarbrady, and while South Park fans may be intrigued, we'll soon find out that there's a lot more to this guy

    Posted 8 years ago 40

  • TA Clips of the Week - Feb 15th to Feb 21st

    We're back for another Clips of the Week roundup, allowing us to showcase the five clips which have received the most favourites over the course of the past week, along with a couple of honourable me

    Posted 8 years ago 65

  • TA Competition: Roundabout

    Yesterday we published our review for Roundabout, the latest ID@Xbox title to hit the Xbox One store, and if you haven't already taken a look, our reviewer, MegsonGrove, found it a very fun and addic

    Posted 8 years ago 1519

  • XBL Sale Roundup: February 20th, 2015

    As promised when the week-long Ultimate Game sale kicked off on Tuesday, the discounts continue this weekend with additional offers. As with the main sale, these discounts continue the new two-tiered

    Posted 8 years ago 89

  • Winners: Blue Estate

    The three lucky winners of our Blue Estate competition who will each receive an Xbox One download code for the game are: Comment 386 by ShadowMachine X: I want this game because of what I read on the

    Posted 8 years ago 54

  • Bladestorm: Nightmare Demo Coming Next Month

    Koei Tecmo’s upcoming historical Troop Command Action title Bladestorm: Nightmare may have recently suffered a slight delay, but fans who are eagerly awaiting the title will be able to download a dem

    Posted 8 years ago 8

  • Career Mode Detailed For Project CARS

    Slightly Mad Studios, developers of Project CARS, have certainly kept people informed about the upcoming racer and this continues with an in-depth look at the career mode. Nearly five minutes long, t

    Posted 8 years ago 16

  • Roundabout Review

    The ID@Xbox program is continuing to throw out some curveball games to the Xbox community, with recent releases The Escapists and Blue Estate both being well rated by our reviewers. The next offering

    Posted 8 years ago 23

  • New My Games and Achievements Pages

    Hi! Earlier we told you about the new http://www.trueachievements.com/n19462/site-platform-ch....htm, and we have built some additional functionality around those. My Games Page The My Games page has

    Posted 8 years ago 157

  • Site Platform Changes

    Hello everyone! We’ve had a number of cross-platform titles on the site for a while, but with the recent Windows 10 announcements we’re expecting a lot more. So we’ve decided it’s a great to time to

    Posted 8 years ago 233

  • Mastering the Stele in Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires

    Another weapon trailer has been released for Tecmo Koei's Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires following up on the very recent Mandarin Duck Hooks and Bladebow coverage. This time we take a look at the Stele,

    Posted 8 years ago 4

  • Killer Instinct Unveils Aganos

    Last week saw Iron Galaxy unveil new character Omen in their hour long live stream for Killer Instinct known as Tender Moments. Now, we get a new reveal in the latest Tender Moments, as the hulking g

    Posted 8 years ago 16

  • ElemenTales Headed To Xbox One

    Indie developer Total Monkery has partnered up with Creative England and Microsoft to bring their ElemenTales to the Xbox One console later this year. The developers promise colorful design with inve

    Posted 8 years ago 8

  • Silence - The Whispered World 2 Introduces Spot

    Since its announcement in October, http://www.trueachievements.com/Silence--The-Whispered-....htm has seen limited information released. While we had reported on the main protagonists, Noah and Renie

    Posted 8 years ago 6

  • Two New Resident Evil Revelations 2 Videos

    Resident Evil Revelations 2 sees the return of series favourites Claire Redfield and Barry Burton alongside newcomers Moira Burton and Natalia Korda. Unlike its predecessor, Revelations 2 will featur

    Posted 8 years ago 5

  • A New Video For DmC: Definitive Edition

    One of the features added to DmC: Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition that may please fans of the Devil May Cry series is "Turbo Mode". Previously present in Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition - which wa

    Posted 8 years ago 17

  • The Evil Within Assignment Trailer

    At the end of 2014, Bethesda announced that they would be bringing some new DLC to The Evil Within in the form of "The Assignment", which is to be the first of three in total. The publisher has revea

    Posted 8 years ago 24

  • You Must Choose, But Choose Wisely

    Kyle Crane is a drone, an errand boy, and the protagonist of Dying Light. From the outset, he is dropped into zombie-filled Harran on a mission from a generic, quasi-governmental organization to reco

    Posted 8 years ago 42

  • Xbox One's March Update Detailed

    Hot on the heels of the big update to Upload Studio, details of Xbox One's March update have been revealed. Available right now to the members of the preview program, next month's update is set to in

    Posted 8 years ago 86

  • Project CARS Release Date Pushed to April

    Back in October of last year, a month before its initial release date, Slightly Mad Studios and Bandai Namco deicded to delay the release of their upcoming racing game Project CARS until March of thi

    Posted 8 years ago 30

  • Beyond: Flesh and Blood Screens

    We haven't seen anything from Manchester, UK set mech-shooter Beyond: Flesh and Blood since early December, when we got a trailer and artwork video. Today, developer Pixelbomb Games updated us with a

    Posted 8 years ago 6

  • Roundabout Dated for Xbox One

    Indie developer No Goblin has announced that their...unique...title Roundabout will be coming to Xbox One this Friday. For more on the game, in which you must drive a constantly revolving limousine t

    Posted 8 years ago 21

  • Assassin's Creed Unity Details Patch #5

    Patch #5 is rolling out for players of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Unity and will hopefully smooth out the rough and buggy-filled times the game has seen since its release. There's plenty to look at i

    Posted 8 years ago 46

  • Two More Weapon Videos for DW 8 Empires

    The weapon videos for Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires continue to roll out with great speed! Following on from the most recent display in which we saw the Paired Fans, Sabatons, and the Emei Piercers, Tec

    Posted 8 years ago 2

  • Pinball FX2 Patch Details

    A new patch has been released for Zen Studios' Pinball FX2 (Xbox 360) which aims to eliminate numerous issues with the some of the many pinball tables available in the game. From balls getting to stu

    Posted 8 years ago 6

  • State of Decay Gets Day One Edition

    Undead Labs' State of Decay is continuing its shamble towards an April release on the Xbox One. For those who plan on getting right into the action, a Day One Edition of the game has been revealed, a

    Posted 8 years ago 30

  • XBL Content Roundup: February 17th & 18th, 2015

    Windows Phone Delistings We realise that there is a chance that these titles have been missing from the Windows Phone store for a while, but they haven't been mentioned previously. Asphalt 5 (WP) and

    Posted 8 years ago 13

  • World of Tanks is Rolling onto Xbox One

    Wargaming's popular free-to-play tank combat game, World of Tanks, is coming to the Xbox One. The game will support cross-platform play, meaning that those remaining on the 360 version of the game wi

    Posted 8 years ago 60

  • TA Competition: Blue Estate

    Our review of Blue Estate was published a short time ago, and if you haven't seen it already, you can read it here and discover why Matrarch awarded the game four stars out of a possible five. Along

    Posted 8 years ago 1156

  • Blue Estate Review

    As a genre, the rail shooter has not seen a whole lot of representation over the last couple of generations. In fact, a quick look at the genre list will reveal only 15 games fit that category. The m

    Posted 8 years ago 25

  • Dragon Ball XenoVerse Goes Full Power

    Bandai Namco Games are urging us to prepare for their upcoming fighting title Dragon Ball XenoVerse with this latest trailer that achieves “Full Power” in a fraction of the time that it would have ta

    Posted 8 years ago 10

  • Behind The Music of Ori and the Blind Forest

    Moon Studio’s beautifully crafted action-adventure platformer Ori and the Blind Forest is now less than a month away from its release into the wild, but it would seem that the team behind the game co

    Posted 8 years ago 5

  • XBL Sale Roundup: February 18th, 2015

    Before we begin, a quick apology. Sorry this is now a day late. As you can see, it's a biggun and took quite some time to put together. Because it's so big, there's also a higher likelihood of errors

    Posted 8 years ago 147

  • The Crew Gets a Speed Live Update

    Last week witnessed the arrival of the "Speed Car Pack" DLC for The Crew on the Xbox 360, although the Xbox One platform only saw the release of one of the three cars. While Microsoft has rectified t

    Posted 8 years ago 15

  • RIDE Trailer Takes Us to Sportsland Sugo

    After a scenic ride through North Wales and a tour around the legendary Imola circuit, Milestone has ridden in to show us another track set to feature in their upcoming motorcycle racing game, RIDE.

    Posted 8 years ago 3

  • Achievement Unlocked - 1000 Walkthroughs Published

    Good day to all of you! Three months ago, I replaced the previous WT Manager; thirtysmooth, who - as all of you know - did a fantastic job. Thirty served as manager since drabik and Ergo Me Smart ste

    Posted 8 years ago 61

  • Unmechanical: Extended Edition Review

    As a title that originally started out as a university project, Talawa Games' Unmechanical was eventually released on PC in 2012 before later making its way onto iOS. Now, with the help of publisher

    Posted 8 years ago 7

  • Upload Studio Receives Big Update

    The Xbox One's Game DVR and Upload Studio services have allowed gamers to share more of their gaming experiences than ever before. Without the need for any external products to record gameplay, users

    Posted 8 years ago 22

  • Privacy Issues

    UPDATE: As of 10am GMT this issue seems to be fixed. We are now scanning the entire database of gamers to get them set back to normal. Please be patient during this time, we will get to you soon. Hi

    Posted 8 years ago 105

  • Three Weapon Trailers for DW 8 Empires

    Three new weapons in Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires cut, hack, slash, slice and dice their way through masses of enemies as each gets its own new trailer. In the usual fashion of game publisher Tecmo Koe

    Posted 8 years ago 2

  • Final Fantasy XV Demo Screens Released

    The chance to try out Final Fantasy XV's demo cannot come soon enough! New screens taken from the demo itself have been released to further tease Final Fantasy fans whilst we sit and wait and watch t

    Posted 8 years ago 24

  • Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Screens Released

    After sharing a video with Final Fantasy XV last week, Square Enix's other highly anticipated and upcoming release, Final Fantasy Type-0 gets all of the news covering spotlight to itself in this new

    Posted 8 years ago 12

  • Troll and I Coming To Xbox One

    Developer Spiral House Ltd are bringing their episodic, action-adventure game Troll and I to the Xbox One console later this year. The game will be played in third person view, as are similar games o

    Posted 8 years ago 26

  • Final Fantasy XI February Update Trailer

    A new update has been detailed for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI as the team look to add new skirmishes, quests, customization options, and unsurprisingly, a hell of a lot more! Check out the video

    Posted 8 years ago 16

  • Retail Releases: Week Of February 16th, 2015

    Another quiet week from the listed retailers as just Dead or Alive 5 Last Round makes its way to some online stores for the Xbox One. North America Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (February 17th) Australi

    Posted 8 years ago 9

  • ScreamRide Demo Launching Tonight

    While ScreamRide is a few short weeks away from arriving in retail stores, developer Frontier Developments are giving gamers an early chance to play the game via a demo on Xbox Live. This demo will l

    Posted 8 years ago 15

  • The Escapists Review

    The ID@Xbox program has brought us quite a few gems from the indie developers since its announcement. Developer Mouldy Toof Studios's new offering, The Escapists, is the latest quality addition to th

    Posted 8 years ago 44

  • Space Hulk: Deathwing Rise of the Terminators

    Focus Home Interactive have revealed a brand new trailer for the upcoming Space Hulk: Deathwing, a first-person-shooter based on the classic Space Hulk board game (which itself exists as part of the

    Posted 8 years ago 40

  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse Video Shows Off Gameplay

    With the release of Dragon Ball XenoVerse less than two weeks away, we've pretty much heard all we are going to about the upcoming game. That doesn't stop Bandai Games treating us to a few more strea

    Posted 8 years ago 13

  • TA Top Five: Franchises That Could Switch Genres

    Back in 2009, we had already seen three different Halo games with a fourth on the way in Halo 3: ODST. All of the games had been first person shooters and had (arguably) dominated the industry. Taske

    Posted 8 years ago 94

  • RIDE Goes Back to Bike Reveals

    When upcoming motorcycle racing title RIDE was first announced, we were treated by a series of regular videos focusing on individual bikes from the game. After four months of that, we then finally go

    Posted 8 years ago 8

  • TA Clips of the Week - Feb 8th to Feb 14th

    It's time for us to take another look at the top clips as voted for by you, the TA community over the course of the past seven days. As I mentioned in the comments last week, whilst the list is based

    Posted 8 years ago 50

  • Easter Eggs: Valiant Hearts: The Great War

    Welcome to Easter Eggs, where the TA Team shines the spotlight on games that many gamers might have missed, perhaps hidden away behind the millionth copy of Call of Duty or FIFA. Much like a gamer w

    Posted 8 years ago 58

  • New Trailer and Screenshots For Just Cause 3

    Just in time for Valentine's Day, Avalanche Software have given a couple of gifts to their Just Cause fans, namely a new trailer and some lovely looking screenshots for the upcoming sequel, Just Caus

    Posted 8 years ago 23

  • Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires Weapon Trailer

    The display of upcoming weaponry continues from Omega Force's upcoming Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires. After recently scorching enemies with the Flame Blade, the heat stays turned up as we take a look at

    Posted 8 years ago 3

  • PSA: Visit the Calendar Man in Batman Arkham City

    Love is in the air of the court house basement in Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360). Valentines day has arrived and the loveable calendar man is just itching for you to pay him a visit and make just a t

    Posted 8 years ago 9

  • Sunset Overdrive Releases Title Update 3

    With Valentines day underway, I'm sure many of us with a partner will be showing plenty of love and appreciation to them today. Sunset Overdrive's director Drew Murray is showing his love in a differ

    Posted 8 years ago 16

  • XBL Content Roundup: February 12th & 13th, 2015

    Xbox One Games After being available for pre-order since Tuesday, The Escapists is now available for purchase worldwide from here. See here for more details. Xbox One DLC without Achievements Project

    Posted 8 years ago 26

  • Project CARS Players Go Head To Head

    A new video for upcoming racing sim Project CARS has a couple of members of the public engage in some friendly racing action whilst also revealing probably a little too much information about the und

    Posted 8 years ago 14

  • Fable Legends Introduces A New Character

    Developer Lionhead Studios are gearing up to release their new ambitious project called Fable Legends. There have been quite a few characters revealed already. These include the assassin, the doctor,

    Posted 8 years ago 45

  • The Swindle Heading to Consoles

    Curve Digital today announced a partnership with Size Five Games to bring the Steampunk Cybercrime Caper The Swindle to consoles later this year. Originally announced for PC back in 2011, The Swindle

    Posted 8 years ago 21

  • Burning Enemies in Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires

    Following on from yesterday's heavy delivery of screens, details, and new videos, a single trailer makes its way across our news desk here at TA from Omega Force's upcoming Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires

    Posted 8 years ago 9

  • New Content Inbound For Dying Light

    Those of you enjoying free-running zombie slayer Dying Light will be pleased to hear that developers, Techland, have announced that more content is on its way. In the first of a series of free update

    Posted 8 years ago 41

  • Red Stripe Deals: February 12th, 2015

    We have different titles for the two platforms this week, although they have both been on sale before. The Windows Phone title was last on sale in October for the same price as it is now. The Windows

    Posted 8 years ago 37

  • DW 8 Empires Details, Screens & Videos

    New details have emerged for game developer Omega Force's upcoming Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires, as we learn more on custom scenario and Edit Modes. We also get to check out some new, colourful and vio

    Posted 8 years ago 12

  • XBL Content Roundup: February 10th & 11th, 2015

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