Xbox News

Flashback will contain secret elements for fans

We sampled the delights of Flashback at Ubisoft’s April Digital event showcase earlier this week and had a chat with the game’s co-writer Simon McKenzie who stated that the game was something creator Paul Cuisset would have liked to have made in the 90s but obviously due to technical limitations

Xbox Entertainment Awards finalists

Microsoft has released details of the finalists of its Xbox Entertainment Awards where gamers can vote from their Xbox consoles. The video shows what categories there are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adygOEThvR0 The nominations have been made so sign into your console with Xbox LIVE between 9 – 16 April 2013 and start voting

Halo Week: Drop Shock that launches today

Halo Week: Drop Shock launches today, and to give you a heads up on some of the awesome Halo content that’s available over the course of the coming days, take a look at this schedule of happenings. Monday, April 8 Castle Map Pack launches which includes three medium to large

LucasArts closes its doors

After many years in the development business, famed studio LucasArts has closed its doors after its parent company Disney laid off staff this morning as reported by Kotaku. The studio had two games in development, Star Wars: First Assault and Star Wars 1313 but it’s uncertain as to their fate

Earn with XBLA rewards

Microsoft has announced a new scheme where gamers can now earn XBLA rewards on select arcade games released in the month of April. Gamers who are signed up for the Xbox Live Rewards program can black out three “punchcards” to earn greater VIP rewards. Punchcard One: Play 20 hours of

Bioshock tops the UK charts

As expected, 2K Games’ latest release has topped the UK all formats software sales chart as it knocks last week’s top dog into second place. Interestingly, Tomb Raider is still selling well as it surpasses the Xbox exclusive Gears of War Judgement. CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS All formats Week ending 30