Sega and Twentieth Century Fox today announced Alien: Isolation, a first-person survival horror experience that will focus on capturing the horror and tension evoked by Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic film. Developed by Creative Assembly, Alien: Isolation is due for release in late 2014 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
On a decommissioned trading station in the fringes of space, fear and panic have gripped the inhabitants. Players find themselves in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger as an unpredictable, ruthless Xenomorph is stalking and killing deep in the shadows. Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive.
Square Enix today released the third episode in its developer diary video series, “Inside the Square – The Making of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.”
Narrated by Ali Hillis, the voice of Lightning, the latest episode provides a detailed overview of the new ‘Doomsday Clock’ and how it affects the environments and characters within the world. The video also showcases a revamped battle system, changes made to accommodate and improve single-character combat and Director Motomu Toriyama’s vision for Final Fantasy XIII. Viewers will also be able check out new footage, featuring behind-the-scenes gameplay and interviews, including Game Design Director Yuji Abe and Producer Yoshinori Kitase.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will be available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 11th.
2K today announced the availability of new DLC for WWE 2K14. Featuring a selection of WWE Hall of Famers and more, the DLC offering – available via the Xbox Live and PlayStation Network – includes the following items:
WWE Legends and Creations Pack
Valve today announced over one dozen Steam Machine designs now in production from leading manufacturers and targeted for release in 2014.
The lineup of Steam Machines announced today offers a wide variety of price and performance options made possible by the Steam Machine’s open design, with systems starting as low as $499 and top end systems rivaling today’s bleeding edge gaming PCs.
Every Steam Machine includes a Steam Controller and is powered by the SteamOS, a custom OS built atop Linux.
The makers of first generation Steam Machines are:
Microsoft today announced that over 3 million Xbox One consoles were sold to consumers in 13 countries before the end of 2013, a record-setting pace for Xbox.
Atlus has released a new trailer for Daylight entitled “Don’t Look Back”. The first person psychological horror game from Zombie Studios will release early 2014 on PC and as a console exclusive for the PlayStation 4.
A demo version of Square Enix’s upcoming fantasy RPG, Bravely Default, is now available on Nintendo 3DS eShop. The full version launches on February 7th.
Beginning Wednesday, January 1st, ring in the New Year with two more titles for the Xbox 360 Games with Gold program, available for free for a limited time:
Microsoft Studios announced that Halo: Spartan Assault is now available on Xbox One for $14.99 via digital download. Fans who have purchased Halo: Spartan Assault for Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 prior to December 15th will be eligible to purchase the Xbox One version of the game at the discounted price of $4.99. Halo: Spartan Assault for Xbox 360 will be available in January.
Introducing the Atlus, the latest titan to be revealed for Titanfall. Known as the workhorse amongst the titan classes, the Atlas excels where all other models fall short. The Atlas continues to out-perform competing technologies on every battlefield.
Titanfall will deploy on March 11th for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC.
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