Xbox Live’s code of conduct has been updated to allow references to users’ sexuality in profiles and Gamertags, Microsoft announced today. Previously, “to prevent the use of these terms as insults or slurs,” Live’s general manager Marc Whitten wrote in the note announcing the changes, certain...

You might not realize that this is great news, but believe me, this is great news. One of the most underappreciated games from the last generation was The Red Star. The game is based off of a comic book and had the unfortunate distinction of being published by Acclaim, who happened to go under when...

While applauded for its gameplay and narrative, BioWare’s Dragon Age: Origins didn’t quite tick all the check boxes when it came to graphical prowess. The PC version clearly looks the best but the console versions have had more than a few complaints thrown at their feet — a problem the studio...

The BBC has said that it is unlikely to increase its focus on videogames – despite high ratings and critical praise for the ‘Electric Dreams’ season of shows on BBC Four. The highlight of the season was arguably ex-PC Zone writer Charlie Brooker’s Gameswipe, a videogame flavoured version of...

Though Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper and Rubber Soul will be soon be available for download in their entirety, not every album in the Fab Four’s catalog will be coming to The Beatles: Rock Band, according to Harmonix. “Every time we do one song, it’s not like Rock Band where we wait for the masters...

Rare is one of the industry’s more beloved studios. Or rather, it was once upon a time. Nowadays Rare is little more than a footnote in Microsoft’s gaming division. A very, very expensive footnote. Microsoft expected the studio to churn out multi-million selling hits that they peppered Nintendo...

..apparently the people at Crytek couldn’t handle the constant ‘When is it coming to consoles?’ nagging anymore. Crytek CEO and prez Cevat Yerli explains: “It’s a question of more than economics. At the end of the day we’re paying salaries and we all have to live, but that’s one side of...

Continuing from the sadness that took over the head of Activision a few days ago, we now at least have some sort of answer as to why Sony didn’t announce any price cuts at E3: it just wasn’t the appropriate place to do it. “From our perspective, this show is all about content,” said Peter Dille...