Halo: The Master Chief Collection Xbox One Bundle Announced March 16, 2015

Its no secret that the Xbox has long held the title of being the Halo Delivery Console, and it looks like Microsoft is planning to make this distinction quite clear this season.  Please enjoy this short film.

It looks like the Grunts are not happy about this.  Microsoft has officially announced they will be bundling free copies of Halo: The Master Chief Collection with brand new specially marked Xbox One consoles.

Judging by price, which will be $349 US, and the box’s appearance, it does not appear that this bundle will include a Kinect Sensor.

Life is Strange Episode 2 Release Date March 14, 2015

The developers of the unique episodic adventure game Life is Strange spoke to a panel at EGX earlier today, and announced the release date for the second episode of their five episode game.

Life is Strange Episode 2 is coming March 24th, 2015 to the PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS4.  You can purchase a Season Pass right now to play all of the game’s episodes as they’re released.

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD PAX East Trailer March 10, 2015

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD made a pretty big appearance at this year’s Penny-Arcade Expo East alongside some other new games that Square Enix has been working on, like Final Fantasy XV.

With Final Fantasy Type-0 HD just days away from release, Square Enix premiered the newest trailer for the game at the PAX East convention, and now it is online for all to see.  I want to give props to the trailer’s editor, they were able to take some intense images and present them in such a way that it feels you are watching art being revealed as you are watching it.

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is coming March 2015 to the Playstation 4 and Xbox One.  Day One and Collector’s Edition copies of the game will include a playable demo for Final Fantasy XV for the exact same platform you purchased Final Fantasy Type-0 HD on.

Xbox One March 2015 Update Released March 10, 2015

The guys at Microsoft have started to release the final version of the March 2015 System Update to all Xbox One players.  The new system update brings several new features and bug fixes to the Xbox One like transparent titles, but the biggest new feature of the system update is undoubtedly the new screenshot feature.  I’ll let Major Nelson talk about that.

Dead Rising: Watchtower Trailer March 10, 2015

Dead Rising was probably one of the most unique zombie games to be released in quite some time. I’ve always described it as a cross between Grand Theft Auto and Left 4 Dead.  Now, it looks like Legendary Pictures is making a Dead Rising movie and that movie is coming to the Crackle service at the end of this month. If you would like a preview, take a look for yourselves at this awesome trailer.

Dead Rising: Watchtower is coming March 27th, 2015 exclusively on Crackle. The Crackle app can be downloaded on several different platforms including the PS4, Xbox One, iPhone, and Xbox 360.

iOS 8.2 Released March 9, 2015

Apple announced the final release date and price of the highly anticipated Apple Watch earlier today. Along with that announcement came the official release of the iOS update that is going to be needed for Apple customers to use the new Apple Watch with their iDevices, iOS 8.2.

iOS 8.2 is a massive system update which fixes many of iOS 8’s ongoing issues. It also enables support for the Apple Watch if you’re using a device like the iPhone 5 or newer.

If you’ve already installed the most recent system update for your device before today, iOS 8.2 weighs in at just a few hundred MB, final size depends on your device. It can be downloaded right now through iTunes and the iOS Software Update feature.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Release Date March 4, 2015

Kojima Team has been very busy at this year’s Game Developers Conference. They have not only shown off the multiplayer component for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, they’ve just given a solid release date for this highly anticipated multiplatform title.

For those of you interested in seeing more details about Metal Gear Online, MGS 5’s multiplayer component, check it out below.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is coming September 1st, 2015 to Xbox One, PS4, PS3, and Xbox 360. It is coming to PC September 15th, 2015.

Syndicate is Free on Origin Through On The House March 4, 2015

Classic PC gaming title Syndicate is being offered for free to all customers of EA’s Origin service. The cult classic is the newest title EA is offering through their Origin On the House promotional service, and because of that you can get it right now at no charge.

As with all Origin games offered through On the House, once it is purchased, you will never lose access to your game, even if EA resumes charging money for it.  You will need to download the Origin client installed on your PC and an Origin account to download and play the game. Both are free of charge.  Download it now, because there’s no telling for how long EA will be offering the game for free.

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Gameplay Overview Trailer February 26, 2015

We’re less than a month away from the release of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD in North America and developer Square Enix released a brand new trailer for the game just a few hours before they’re expected to speak at The Guildhall SMU.

The trailer focuses on the game’s world, story and the gameplay.  At over seven minutes in length its a pretty detailed video and perfect to watch if you are unfamiliar with the game.

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is coming March 17th, 2015 to the PS4 and Xbox One.  Anyone who purchased one of the initial versions of the game to ship will guarantee themselves a copy of the Final a Fantasy XV demo on the same platform.

March 2015’s Xbox 360 Games With Gold Offering Two Major Games For Free February 25, 2015

Major Nelson has just confirmed an earlier report that two major titles are going to be offered free of charge on the Xbox 360 to all active Xbox Live Gold Members starting next month.

On March 1st, 2015 all Xbox Live Gold Subscribers  will be able to download the recent title Tomb Raider to their Xbox 360 from Xbox Live’s Marketplace completely free of charge. The game will continue to remain free until March 15th, 2015 and anyone who downloads it in the period it is free will be able to keep it on their Xbox 360 forever, even after their gold membership expires.

On March 16th, 2015, Xbox Live Gold Subscribers will be able to download 2013’s amazing game BioShock Infinite  to their Xbox 360s from the Xbox Live Marketplace completely free of charge until March 31st, 2015.  Just like with Tomb Raider (and other Xbox 360 titles offered through Games with Gold) as long as the game is downloaded during the period of time it is being offered for free it will remain redownloadable on your Xbox 360 account even after your Gold Subscription expires.