Square was also on the shopping list This year sees the 20th anniversary of Microsoft’s first foray into the console market, Xbox. While today the brand is a powerful name in gaming in its own right, things could’ve been quite different. Bloomberg’s Dina Basshas conducted several interviewswith key players involved in the conception, design, and marketing of the then black-and-green brand. The conversations have turned up some fascinating tidbits regarding Microsoft’s efforts to enter the console market....

Ten years later… TheTwitter accountfor theMight & Magicseries teased a secret page, which of course didn’t stay hidden from the crazy power of the internet for too long.This pagejust has a big “X” and “Meet us at PAX East!” It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to piece together thatMight & Magic Xis coming. It’s been over ten years sinceMight & Magic IXhappened, so it’s interesting that they waited this long to continue the popular series....

Take a breather Gaming hasn’t slowed down since 2023 began. Hit after hit after hit has ensured that cash has been frequently relinquished from our wallets. Fortunately, the industry is cooling down a little with these July 2023 games. Disney Illusion Island (Switch) Publisher:Disney InteractiveDeveloper:Dlala StudiosPrice:$29.99Release Date:July 28Trailer Mickey Mouse is a keyblade wielder, a mascot at Disney’s theme parks, and a part of the Funhouse Friends, but he hasn’t been in a platformer for a long time....

All the children are insane, waiting for the summer rain, yeah Tales of Zestiriais on display at Tokyo Game Show this week, but those of us not cavorting around Japan will have to settle for this extended peek at the forthcoming role-playing game. Bandai Namco aims to releaseTales of Zestiriain Japan on June 01, 2025. No word yet on when exactly the publisher plans to localize the PS3 title for western audiences, though....

Need for Theed The last quarter of 2017 will be an inescapable black hole ofStar Wars. Mimicking 2015, there’s a major motion picture in December, and aBattlefrontgame in November. (Actually, the game releases on the same day, November 17.) And, also like 2015, there will be aBattlefrontbeta in October. As announced onEA’s website,Star Wars Battlefront IIwill have an open beta on PC, PS4, and Xbox One from October 6 through October 9....

He’s already appeared as a weird puppet monster inGuitar Hero: World Tour, playing to a crowd and a gigantic bucket of KFC chicken. But now Ozzy Osbourne’s music will be making its debut in the competition’s game, with a six song track pack hittingRock Bandnext week. The pack will consist of three songs off of his latest album,Scream— which hits stores next week — as well as older tracks from Prince of Darkness’ solo career....

Persona amiibo! Persona 5will have a special 20th anniversary edition that includes a 5-disc soundtrack, art book, and a heck of a lot of DLC costumes when it launchesin Japan on September 15. But if all of that ain’t enough for you, Japanese retailerebtenis selling a “Famitsu DX Pack” of both the regular (11,998 yen) and special editions (17,388 yen) ofPersona 5that includes a couple cute Niitengo protagonist (63mm) and Morgana (45mm) figurines....

WTF? Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux was a guest on the Engadget Show. During the show, theFable IIIdemo assistant mentioned that Molyneux was looking for a box of Lucky Charms as he can’t get the terrible, Magically Rotten cereal in England. He must have snapped. Or he really loves Lucky Charms. Somehow he got the idea to give the first person that came to theEngadget Showwith a box of Lucky Charms a character appearance inFable III....

Even among solid state drives, there is a wide range of performance despite the large improvement over traditional hard disk drives. A couple weeks ago, IreviewedtheOCZ Solid 3 ($167.49)and it turned out to not be the fastest, nor the most stable. Today, we’re going to look at two different drives in particular, theOCZ Vertex 3and theCrucial M4. Whereas the Vertex 3 is reportedly faster across the board, the Crucial M4 is known for its stability and consistency....

Well, I guess we’ll wait for February 27 We’re nearly through the “remake-verse,” as it were, with mainlinePokemongenerations: if this rumored project comes to fruition (it probably will one day, the real question is whether or not it’s this year). We’ve trekked throughRed, Blue, Gold, Silver, Ruby,andSapphireall over again, butaccording to a report from CentroPokemon, DiamondandPearlmight be coming as soon as 2021 on Switch. If that happens, the next remakes on the slate would be theBlackandWhitegames (1+2), and at that point we’re nearly into the modern era withX&Y....

A rather interesting Rumortoid has come out of the woodwork this morning, as it’s been whispered that the inevitable PS4 development cycle and feelings of deja vu caused Phil Harrison to quit Sony. “He could see he was about to get involved in another PlayStation cycle, and obviously wanted something new,” a source toldVideogaming247. “The same thing was happening again and he’d been through it enough times to want to move on....

Schedule 1has taken the gaming community by surprise, as the solo developer-backed game has been a surprise hit so far. If you’re enjoying the in-game content and expanding your drug empire, there’s more stuff waiting for you. Theofficial Trelloconsists of a host of plans posted by the developer, and here are some of the highlights of what could appear next. It’s worth keeping in mind how some of the planned features might take a longer time to arrive....

Egg meet face Stalker 2NFTs? Well, not anymore! In what is becoming an increasingly teachable moment for game studios,Stalker 2went all-in on NFTs on Twitter today, and were met with a less-than-celebratory reception.While the original tweet was deleted, we saved a version of it which you’re able to view below. Here’s the gist: “We did we choose NFT? It’s a new technology, and we are eager to do NFT right: give certain fans an opportunity to get into the game without interfering with other players’ experience....