Marcus Lehto, President and Game Director at V1 Interactive as well as the co-creator of the Halo universe and of Master Chief himself, uncovered an interesting surprise. Apparently Lehto found all the old cinematics for Halo 2 on a random old hard drive he found in his attic, so he decided to share one of
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As 2019 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2019 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just
As we sail closer and closer to the edges of 2019, nearly every website, game, or company is pushing out their yearly statistics. Rare is one of the developers taking part in this by bringing forth, to the public, results of their pirate-themed title Sea of Thieves. Sea of Thieves originally launched in 2018, but throughout
As one of the upcoming Xbox exclusives on the horizon, Ori and the Will of the Wisps is easily one of the most anticipated games of next year as the follow-up to the acclaimed Ori and the Blind Forest. While it’s been some time since we last saw the game at an event, a new trailer has
The battle royale genre sure is a popular one. So much so, games you would never expect have implemented the mode in some interesting modes. The Forza Horizon 4 battle royale mode is the newest example of this, pinning a large group of players against each other across its open-world. Aptly named “The Eliminator,” up
When I got my original Xbox Elite Controller back in 2015, it immediately became my favorite controller that I had ever used. The level of customization, the high-quality build, and overall sleekness of the controller made it a joy to use and actually swayed me into playing games on my Xbox One more than other
Even though VR won’t be something that the team at Xbox is focused on moving forward, that hasn’t prevented the company’s head Phil Spencer from appreciating experiences within the realm of virtual reality. In a recent exchange on Twitter, Spencer revealed that he was able to play Valve’s upcoming release of Half-Life: Alyx earlier this summer
While Xbox head Phil Spencer has previously seemed to have an interest in bringing virtual reality functionality to the Xbox platform, that no longer seems to be in the cards. Speaking to Stevivor recently, Spencer seemed to shoot down any hopes of bringing VR to Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Scarlett console in the future. Spencer claimed
In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, Dontnod Entertainment’s Florent Guillaume says the developer didn’t set out to have a transgender main character at first for Tell Me Why, their latest game. “We didn’t start the project setting expectations or having an agenda to push for inclusivity,” says Guillaume, Tell Me Why‘s game director. “We started this
With the acquisition of many studios around the games industry over the past year or two, it stands to reason that Microsoft has quite a number of first-party games cooking at the moment. Now, in a new interview, Xbox head Phil Spencer has revealed which type of game he would like to create more of
It might look like a fancier and magical Sea of Thieves which lets you boop wild animals on the nose, but Rare’s new IP Everwild which was revealed last night during the X019 live stream is still only in pre-production. According to VGC, the title has a team that is approaching 50 people behind the development of the
After two years of silence, Age of Empires IV from Relic Entertainment and the newly named World’s Edge was fully unveiled by Microsoft at X019 Its developers claim that, like any good sequel, it will still serve as an evolution of the classic RTS series in many ways. Today, a new behind the scenes video
Prior to launching in early 2020, Moon Studios and Xbox Game Studios seem to have another reveal of sorts planned for Ori and the Will of the Wisps next month at The Game Awards 2019. Announced by the showrunner and host of The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley, today, Ori and the Will of the Wisps will be
After being briefly revealed back at E3 2018, Gears Tactics, the spin-off strategy game set in the Gears universe, hasn’t been seen or heard from whatsoever. At long last though, it seems as though The Coalition and Microsoft are finally ready to break that silence and show more of the game in just a few short
With only about a year left until Microsoft will release its next-gen platform known as Xbox Scarlett, Phil Spencer, the Head of Xbox, has started to talk more about how the company plans to compete with Sony and the impending launch of the PS5. In a new conversation with The Verge, Spencer talked about Scarlett
Much as rumors earlier in the day indicated, Microsoft confirmed today at X019 that Halo Reach is finally joining The Master Chief Collection in just a few short weeks. Halo Reach will be added to The Master Chief Collection on December 3 for Xbox One. In addition, Reach will also begin the launch of MCC on PC, meaning it’ll
With just a day away from Microsoft’s big XO19 presentation, reveals have been teased suggesting much of the devs that make up Xbox Game Studios will have something to show. This includes the recently acquired Obsidian Entertainment, who will reportedly be announcing a new IP on stage at the London venue. According to a tweet
With only a day left until Microsoft is set to kickstart X019 in London with a new edition of Inside Xbox, rumors are starting to circulate about just what will be revealed during the showcase. According to one new report, it seems that developer Rare will have a rather major announcement to make on the
It has been over two years since Microsoft announced that it would be working on Age of Empires 4, but since that time, pretty much no news on the project has come about. Fortunately, it seems as though this silence will finally be ending tomorrow during the publisher’s X019 event in London. In a new tweet
It looks like there may be a new promotion on the horizon for new Xbox Game Pass users as Neowin has reported that it received a tip showing a “string” from messaging service Discord indicating a new promotion. According to the tip from Mishaal Rahman, a string that was uncovered through Discord’s 9.8.3 beta for
As November prepares to hit us with more autumnal leaves falling from the trees and cold blustery winds, Games with Gold is also bringing us another four free games providing you’re a member of Xbox Live Gold or even Xbox Game Pass Ultimate which comes with Xbox Live Gold. The next handful of titles brings
Following Halo Infinite’s most recent appearance at E3 2019, the team at 343 Industries took a moment to reiterate all of the information for the game that has been divulged and in the process made clear some additional details of the project. In a new blog post on the Halo Waypoint website, it was stated that
Outside of Banjo-Kazooie, Killer Instinct, and Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Battletoads may be one of the most famous classic original Rare IPs because of how crushingly difficult the NES original was. That being said, the series actually hasn’t received a new game since 1994’s Battletoads Arcade. It was a series primed for a major revival,
We’ve written these E3 Dreams pieces here for three years now at DualShockers, and I feel like every year I have a very underwhelming dream compared to some others on our staff. Back in 2017, the only thing I wanted to see was some gameplay for Marvel’s Spider-Man. Last year, I was just dreaming that
With only mere days left until E3 2019 formally kicks off, more and more publishers continue to tease what they will have to share in Los Angeles. As of this afternoon, Microsoft has now made a rather interesting new tease of its own that could indicate what we should expect this weekend. In a brief
Last month, we reported on a leak that seemed to reveal both the box art and potential release date of Xbox Game Studios’ upcoming release of Gears 5. At the time, we weren’t exactly sure how credible the leak was but now, thanks to official information directly from The Coalition, that rumor is seeming pretty
With every passing hour, it seems we continue to learn more about what’s in store once E3 2019 gets underway. Most recently, we have now learned more about Microsoft’s E3 2019 briefing and what will be shown. In a new tweet from Xbox head Phil Spencer, he gave fans more of an indication of what to
Microsoft’s initiative to bring free games to Xbox owners every month is like giving us twelve mini-Christmases every year, and the Xbox team has revealed their newest presents. On the Xbox One side, console owners will be able to play NHL 19 and Rivals of Aether in June. At the same time, Xbox 360 owners
Earlier this year, 343 Industries and Microsoft announced that Halo: The Master Chief Collection would soon be coming to PC. This was an announcement that many had waited years to hear but perhaps the most surprising part of the reveal is that the game was also planned to be released on Valve’s Steam platform as well. As
E3 season is in full swing which means we’re starting to learn just more about what we’ll be seeing in about 10 days when the year’s largest gaming event starts to take place. As of this afternoon, we now know of two new instances in which we’ll be getting a look at Xbox Game Studios’