In the E3 2013 trailer for Thief, released today by publisher Square Enix, Garrett, the series' protagonist, explains his one-track mind when it comes to larceny.
"Stealing is my way of life; it sets me free in the night," says Garrett in the trailer, which contains no gameplay footage. "Every rivet and stitch lets me find what I desire. The cloth that hides me, the tools that arm me, all lead to that priceless moment."
Garrett's skills and equipment, he points out, also allow him to escape just when you think you've got him in your grasp.
Thief, a reboot of the long-running stealth franchise, is in development at Eidos Montreal and set for release in 2014 on Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Polygon reported in April that problems at the studio were impeding the game's...
The latest trailer for Techland's Dying Light offers a glimpse of what is to come, a slice of action showing how quickly players must move if they want to stay alive.
The video above shows a group of survivors running and parkouring through a city at sunset on a mad dash to collect supplies recently dropped from on a plane. On the way they encounter a host of zombies that are also looking for sustenance. The scene flips and changes to various environments around the city, both inside and outisde, and we get a closer look at the tools players' will have to combat the threat as they struggle to survive.
Dying Light will launch next year for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows PC.
The Xbox One controller is the result of 200 prototypes based on an analysis of the previous Xbox 360 controller and 20 research studies conducted using over 500 participants, with the results of this research now detailed on Xbox Wire.
The new controller features four vibration motors that are placed behind each trigger and in each grip. Developer Turn 10 Studios plans to make use of this in the upcoming Forza Motorsport 5 to provide players with feedback if tires break traction from over-accelerating, while chassis rumble will convey impacts and surface irregularities such as cobblestone.
The Xbox One controller will also see an improved data transfer rate between the controller and console that will allow for higher fidelity audio between headsets for chat over Xbox live.
A new...
NBA 2K14 will feature Miami Heat forward LeBron James on its cover when the game launches later this year on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, publisher Take-Two Interactive announced today.
The PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions will be released Oct. 1 in North America and Oct. 4 worldwide. The PS4 and Xbox One versions are scheduled to be launch titles for those respective consoles; both systems are set for release in 2013.
During a conference call with members of the media earlier today, Jason Argent, senior vice president of sports operations for Take-Two's 2K Sports division, confirmed that the company will not release a Wii U version of NBA 2K14. Last year's game, NBA 2K13, was a Wii U launch title, but Argent said 2K Sports decided to concentrate its...
Diablo 3 is coming to Xbox 360 as well as PlayStation 3 and 4. Respawn Entertainment's first game is a first-person shooter with mechs called Titanfall. The E3 Nintendo Direct next Tuesday will feature the first gameplay footage of the new Super Smash Bros. game. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will be open world and feature armored enemies. Keifer Sutherland is the new voice of Snake for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. Disney Infinity will include a new playset based on its upcoming film The Lone Ranger. We went hands-on with Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 and it's all about the wardrobe.
Diablo 3 coming to both PS3 and Xbox 360 Sept. 3
Respawn's first game is Titanfall, coming to Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC
E3 Nintendo Direct will feature first footage from new Super Smash...
Xbox One's Kinect camera and microphone will not record or upload your conversations, Microsoft says in a newly published document detailing privacy concerns on the console that requires the camera accessory to be plugged in.
"You are in control of what Kinect can see and hear," Microsoft says. "By design, you will determine how responsive and personalized your Xbox One is to you and your family during setup. When Xbox One is on and you're simply having a conversation in your living room, your conversation is not being recorded or uploaded."
Microsoft adds that Xbox One owners are "in control of when Kinect sensing is On, Off or Paused."
"If you don't want the Kinect sensor on while playing games or enjoying your entertainment, you can pause Kinect. When the system is off, it's only...
Publishers will be the ones who decide whether or not to allow Xbox One games to be resold or traded though there will be no "platform fees," Microsoft announced today.
The company also said the console will not support game rentals, but that it is "exploring the possibilities."
The announcement confirms Polygon's report from last month in which our sources indicated Microsoft would not charge a fee for playing used games.
Disc-based games can be traded in and resold at retailers like GameStop for cash or in-store credit, and Microsoft said it will "not charge a platform fee to retailers, publishers or consumers for enabling transfer of these games." The Xbox One also lets users give disc-based titles to friends by transferring the game's license, as long as the person has been on...
The Xbox One will need to be connected to the internet every 24 hours when playing games on your home console, or every hour when accessing your digital library from a different console, Microsoft announced today.
On an explanatory page posted on Xbox Wire, the system's heretofore confusing online requirements were cleared up. Each game you own is digitally installed to your account using cloud services. Every 24 hours, an online check is required to ensure that you still own the license for the copy of the game you're playing. You can also access your account and its associated games on a friend's console, but online checks are performed every hour when attempting to play remotely in this manner. The policy lines up with what Polygon heard from our sources shortly after the console's...
Electronic Arts will introduce the "next generation of gaming" at pre-E3 2013 event called "The Download: EA 2013 Preview" next Monday, June 10, 2013, the company announced today.
The event, which begins at 4 p.m. ET, will include EA Sports UFC, FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, NBA Live 14, Need for Speed Rivals and the world premiere of Battlefield 4's multiplayer component. EA also hinted at "other surprises."
EA 2013 will take place June 11-13, and Polygon will be at the EA event and on the show floor to bring you all the news. For more on this year's show, be sure to check out our pre-E3 coverage.
Throughout the week of E3, Polygon will be hosting 12 live shows. Curious when you should tune in? You've come to the right place. Polygon's live programming will be viewable right here in this post, or on Polygon's Livestream page.
Here's the full schedule:
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET - Polygon + The Verge: Before E3 2013
Wondering what to expect from E3? Let members of The Verge and Polygon come forth and spew their speculative wisdom in your face!
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MONDAY, JUNE 10
9:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. ET - Xbox Press Conference and Post-Show
Watch Microsoft's press conference and, immediately following, stay tuned for a post-show wrap-up from Polygon and The Verge staffers.
1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET - Electronic Arts Press Conference and Post-Show
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NBA Live 14 will be exclusive to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; it won't be released on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, reports GamesIndustry International.
According to executive producer Sean O'Brien, who worked on the last game in the series that publisher Electronic Arts actually shipped — 2009's NBA Live 10 — the previous generational shift caused a "hiccup" in the NBA Live franchise because EA decided to rewrite the game's technology, and the series was never able to recover in the current generation compared to its competitor, 2K Sports' NBA 2K franchise.
"2K did a different approach and I think were able to gain significant momentum and overall product parity on us at that time," said O'Brien to GamesIndustry International. "And they continued with a very strong direction, and EA...
The first game from Respawn Entertainment is called Titanfall, and will be published for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows PC, according to the July cover of Game Informer magazine which has been posted to NeoGAF.
NeoGAF user "Cartman86" wrote that the cover was downloaded to his tablet by Google Play, through which he subscribes to Game Informer. According to the poster, Titanfall is multiplayer-focused and makes extensive use of the cloud, and the Xbox 360 version is in development with another studio.
"After a bitter split with Activision and Call of Duty, Respawn debuts its bold vision for next-gen multiplayer," reads the magazine cover, which bears the picture of a woman shooting down at a mech.
According to "Cartman86," the article states the first-person shooter is being built on...
Xbox Live users will receive notifications when actions have been taken based on complaints they've registered, a Microsoft spokesman confirmed to Polygon.
Eric "e" Neustadter, who works on Xbox Live at Microsoft, tweeted about the feature earlier today, writing that "Xbox Live is now letting you know after we've taken action on a complaint of yours."
The "Complaint Feedback" procedure began rolling out earlier this year, we were told, and those who registered a complaint on which action has been taken will be notified with a message on their console. They can learn more information by visiting the official Xbox Complaint Feedback website.
The program keeps the complainer's information private, the spokesperson told Polygon, and the Complaint Feedback FAQ explains that this is in...
Twitch will be broadcasting game footage, previews and interviews for upcoming titles on the E3 2013 show floor, and revealed its full schedule for the event today via press release.
Twitch's programming schedule includes video demos for titles like Saints Row 4, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Fantasia: Music Evolved and many others, including a few unannounced games which are expected to be revealed next week. All of Twitch's video content will stream live through its site and an embeddable video player. Polygon will also be on-hand at E3 all week to bring you coverage of the upcoming games in attendance.
Twitch's streaming schedule is as follows, with all times listed as PT:
Tuesday, June 11th
12:00pm - Saints Row 4 (Volition Inc./Deep Silver)
12:20pm - Dungeon Defenders 2 (Trendy...
During last month's unveiling of the Xbox One on Microsoft's Redmond campus, developers showed off how the Kinect can track eye movement to monitor how attentive a player is, use "blush technology" to monitor a player's heart rate, see movements in the dark and even extrapolate a person's mood by watching their face closely.
What Microsoft officials didn't detail, and continue to decline to talk about, is exactly how that data will be used and if any of it will leave a player's home to either be processed by Microsoft's cloud service or collected for other reasons. While Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 also has a camera, it is not required for the console to work, Sony officials told Polygon.
Because the Xbox One will also deliver ads, stream movies and provide cable television access,...
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reportedly held meetings with numerous Hollywood TV executives in an attempt to secure exclusive content for the newly announced Xbox One console.
Sources close to the matter told Deadline both Ballmer and Microsoft's president of entertainment and digital media Nancy Tellem traveled to Hollywood to introduce the company's latest console in a number of intimate meetings. Tellem, who oversees live event programming for Xbox Live, is said to have introduced Ballmer to a number of Hollywood executives, including her former boss and CBS chief Les Moonves, Sony TV head Steve Mosko and CEOs of WME Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell.
According to the report, Ballmer offered executives a preview of the new Xbox One to emphasize the system's capabilities for sports,...
Double Fine Productions' Massive Chalice met its Kickstarter funding goal. Activision will stream a pre-E3 broadcast on Sunday focused on Call of Duty: Ghosts. Halo is going mobile with Halo: Spartan Assault. Lionhead Studios will release Fable Anniversary, an updated remake of the original Fable, this holiday on Xbox 360. Harmonix is developing Fantasia: Music Evolved, a Kinect-based spin on Disney's animated film Fantasia. We got a closer look at South Park: The Stick of Truth. Animal Crossing: New Leaf is "part sandbox, part zen garden — a combination that works swimmingly." Precursor Games pulled the crowdfunding campaigns for Shadow of the Eternals and say they will relaunch in the "near future."
Double Fine's Massive Chalice hits Kickstarter target
Call of Duty: Ghosts live...
Activision plans to stream a pre-E3 live show the Sunday morning before E3 kicks off to highlight new details about Call of Duty: Ghosts, the publisher announced today.
Geoff Keighley and Justine Ezarik will host the 30-minute show whiich will be broadcast on Callofduty.com, Xbox's Machinima app and other "online destinations" on Sunday, June 9, at 11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET. The broadcast will feature "an exclusive first look at gameplay levels," according to the blog post on the official Call of Duty website.
In Ghosts players will be part of the remnants of the world's different special forces. Players will also have dogs as part of their squad, rendered from scans of real service dogs. The dogs can protect the team and sniff out explosives. The game also features a new A.I. system that...
Fantasia: Music Evolved was recently shown at a pre-E3 event where Disney Interactive's executive producer, Chris Nicholls, explained that the game is about putting "the power and magic of music in the player's hands ... so rather than sit quietly in a dark theater and admire the creativity of others, now we allow you to step into Mickey's shoes and learn to wield the power of music."
Players take on the role of the sorcerer's apprentice, who has been tasked to perform and transform songs in order to bring life to worlds created by the sorcerer Yen Sid. In one of the levels Polygon played, we were taken under the sea into a quiet and abandoned ocean environment devoid of music. It was our job to unlock musical interactions by using gestures and, in doing so, bring life and music back...
Microsoft will hold a meet up for the Xbox Community on Monday, June 10, Major Nelson announced via his blog.
The event will take place from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Microsoft Store in Century City in Los Angeles. Attendees will have the chance to meet members of the Xbox team and demo the Xbox One controller. Major Nelson added that there may be "one or two other surprises" as well.
The event is free and will be open for all to attend. This meet up marks the first time the Xbox One will be hands-on to the public.
Microsoft could be shifting its internal structure soon to place a higher importance on executives such as Don Mattrick and Tony Bates, All Things D reports.
According to the publication's unnamed sources, the restructuring will come directly from the hands of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Details have yet to be solidified, but the change could shift Mattrick, president of interactive entertainment division, and Bates, president of the Skype communications division, into larger roles.
Skype is expected to play a huge part in Microsoft's next-gen console. Xbox One owners will be able to use the system's Kinect to operate Skype for group video calls and more on their TV. They will also be able to multitask with the service and make calls while playing a game.
In preparation for E3 2013, Microsoft released a schedule of events that can be livestreamed at home, beginning with media briefing "Xbox: A New Generation of Games Revealed."
Microsoft's main event, which kicks off its E3 announcements, will be live through a 90-minute global stream at 12:30 ET on June 10. Those at home can watch the briefing on Xbox Live and Xbox.com, or for anyone located in the US or Canada, on Spike TV. The event will also be available to watch on demand "later in the day."
From June 11 to June 13, Microsoft will air a one-hour live show from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET on Xbox Live, Xbox.com and Spike TV. The show will recap announcements, include in-game footage from various titles and feature developer interviews.
E3 2013 takes place from June 11 to June 13 in Los...
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