TrueAchievements news archive for February 2014

• WP

  XBL Content Roundup: February 28th, 2014

  Miracles do happen -- we have a new Windows Phone title! Long gone are the days where new WP releases were frequent enough for a weekly article, but this does show that the platform has not been enti

  Posted 11 years ago 21

• Screenshots

  Platoons Now Available in Battlefield 4

  Earlier this year, DICE revealed that the fan-favorite feature, Platoons, would be returning in Battlefield 4, and sure enough it is now available for all users. This new feature allows members to cr

  Posted 11 years ago 28

• Video

  Two Dark Souls II Trailers Released

  Gamers who thirst for challenge have to be giddy with anticipation over the fact that Dark Souls II is a mere two weeks away from release. Namco Bandai has done an exceptional job giving us enough ma

  Posted 11 years ago 23

• Free with premium

  Games With Gold Titles for March Revealed

  February is just about to close and along with that will come not only the last few hours of Toy Soldiers: Cold War being available for free to Xbox LIVE gold members, but a fresh pair of titles on o

  Posted 11 years ago 258

• Community

  Achievement of the Month for March 2014

  Before we set into the new achievement challenge format, let's see how we all did with a galaxy at war and unlocking the Unwavering achievement in Mass Effect 3. Last week, on February 21st, 14,643 g

  Posted 11 years ago 97

• DLC

  Burial at Sea - Episode Two 1998 Mode Announced

  In BioShock Infinite, the hardest mode available to players was the "1999 Mode", a throwback to games of that era. Today, Irrational Games have announced a similar throw-back mode for the second epis

  Posted 11 years ago 39

• Patch

  GTA Online Business Update Coming Next Week

  Following on from this month's "Valentine's Day Massacre Special", another update will be hitting Grand Theft Auto V, bringing with it a suite of vehicles, weapons, and clothing. http://www.trueachie

  Posted 11 years ago 52

• Release

  Trials Fusion Gets Release Date [UPDATE]

  Update: Trials Fusion will be available for $19.99 or your regional equivalent when it launches in April. A retail version of the game will also be released for the Xbox One. This will cost $39.99 an

  Posted 11 years ago 47

• Industry

  More Developers Sign On for ID@Xbox

  Back in December, Microsoft offered a first glance at some of the developers who had signed on for the ID@Xbox program. Putting out the call to all interested independent developers, the ID@Xbox prog

  Posted 11 years ago 26

• Video

  Titanfall New Trailer Released

  While some of us were lucky enough to get hands on with the title during the recent Beta for hugely anticipated futuristic FPS title, Titanfall, it hasn't stopped EA from continually teasing us with

  Posted 11 years ago 43

• Release

  Constant C Dated

  First announced in September as a Japanese only title, we brought you the news a month later that puzzle platformer Constant C would in fact be making its way to western territories as well. Now, we

  Posted 11 years ago 12

• Video

  TWD: Season Two Episode Two Trailer Released

  Just last week, Telltale games promised us that they would release a brand new trailer for the upcoming second episode of The Walking Dead: Season Two, "A House Divided". Today, the developer has del

  Posted 11 years ago 23

• Site news

  Do You Want to be a Newshound?

  Update: Just a quick reminder that applications are due next Friday, March 7th, so you still have time to apply! Original Story The Newshounds are looking to raise their numbers quite a bit with this

  Posted 11 years ago 105

• Content roundup

  Red Stripe Deals: February 27th, 2014

  If you like frenetic games where bullets constantly whizz across the screen and it's hard to make out where the next safe spot will be, you'll really like this week's Windows Phone 8 Red Stripe Deal.

  Posted 11 years ago 41

• Video

  Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Screens & Trailer

  Back in September last year, we covered a pretty heavy and detail-filled reveal on Arc System Works upcoming Persona 4: The Ultimate Ultra Suplex Hold. The game's had another name chop again as the g

  Posted 11 years ago 21

• Site news

  Pre-Release Game Forums

  Hi TAers! It recently occurred to me when playing the Titanfall beta (which, by the way, looks !*$?% awesome!) that we don't have game-related forums to discuss pre-release games. We've had the Game

  Posted 11 years ago 28

• Achievement spotlight

  Achievement Preview Spotlight: South Park: TSOT

  This special edition of the Achievement Preview Spotlight is being brought to you by fish sticks, Hot Pockets, Crème fraîche, and chocolate salty balls, all of which had nothing to do with the fact t

  Posted 11 years ago 46

• Xbox One

  EA Details Madden NFL Competition

  If you're a fan of the Madden franchise from EA and happen to love drawing and designing, then this newly announced competition is highly likely going to be of interest to you. Madden fans have an am

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• DLC

  MGS V Ground Zeroes/Phantom Pain Crossover Content

  As the release of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes swiftly approaches, Konami have revealed details of some crossover content with the next game in the series, a second-screen Smart Glass app and a

  Posted 11 years ago 38

• Release

  Risen 3: Titan Lords Announced

  Developer Piranha Bytes and publisher Deep Silver have announced the next sequel in the Risen franchise, Risen 3: Titan Lords. The third game in the series promises to offer a "diverse, authentic and

  Posted 11 years ago 28

• Release

  LEGO The Hobbit Dated

  I went to see The LEGO Movie today, and I must say... everything is awesome!. What better way to make my day even more LEGO-tastic than to find out the release date for the next instalment in the bri

  Posted 11 years ago 29

• Video

  Get Your Voice in Dragon Age: Inquisition

  Have you ever sat down and thought to yourself, "Self, I could totally do voices in video games?" I know I have. ...seriously, an honors degree in Theatre will do that to you. Fortunately, BioWare is

  Posted 11 years ago 25

• Game review

  The LEGO Movie Videogame Review

  When you were younger, do you remember when you used to play with LEGO? You would have the sets spread out across the table and/or the floor in a random order. It didn’t matter that you had a pirate

  Posted 11 years ago 21

• Community

  The Closing Ceremonies of the TA Winter Olympics

  This past weekend saw the Closing Ceremonies of the 22nd Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. There was pomp, there was circumstance, there was a sense of humor (In Soviet Russia, Olympics ring you

  Posted 11 years ago 159

• DLC

  Batman Arkham Origins DLC Confirmed

  Very early on this year, we were able to tease the new DLC for the action-adventure title, Batman: Arkham Origins. Although the original teaser image was not very subtle and left little to the imagin

  Posted 11 years ago 47

• Patch

  Battlefield 4 on Xbox One Update Details

  The latest in a long line of updates has arrived for Battlefield 4 in an attempt to further enhance the experience for players. This update only applies to the Xbox One version of the game, and has a

  Posted 11 years ago 35

• Video

  YAIBA: Ninja Gaiden Z New Developer Video Released

  Following on from the most recent set of screenshots and latest combat trailer, the folks over at Tecmo Koei have released another new clip in their series of developer videos for their upcoming hash

  Posted 11 years ago 4

• Podcast

  TA Podcast: Freakin' February

  February is the shortest, cruelest month of the year. Between North America's Polar Vortex and Snowpocalypse, and Rich coming down with some weird, mutated case of rhinovirus, this month has been the

  Posted 11 years ago 18

• Content roundup

  Burnout Paradise Legendary Cars One Day Sale

  As most people already know, film legend Harold Ramis tragically passed away on February 24th after a long battle with illness. One of his best known roles was that of Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters,

  Posted 11 years ago 53

• DLC

  XBL Content Roundup: February 26th, 2014

  After all of yesterday's releases, today will seem quiet. We have one new Xbox LIVE Arcade release with promised free DLC, plus DLC for a retail title that was seemingly forgotten yesterday. Xbox LIV

  Posted 11 years ago 48

• Video

  A Look at the Creation of Titanfall's Titans

  In case of possible withdrawal in these post-Titanfall beta days, the best remedy is to get right back into it and learn more about how this game came to be. The latest example of this is a new video

  Posted 11 years ago 12

• Hardware

  Xbox One Party and Friends Improvements Detailed

  What helped to make the Xbox 360 such a force for multiplayer gaming was the simplicity of inviting your friends to a game, and grouping up for a party chat. However, when the Xbox One launched last

  Posted 11 years ago 75

• Video

  Twitch Streaming Coming to Xbox One in March

  When the Xbox One released back in November, it came with some unfortunate news. While the Twitch streaming app was available right away, the ability to stream right from the console had been delayed

  Posted 11 years ago 23

• DLC

  XBL Content Roundup: February 25th, 2014

  This week's regular content roundup returns with DLC and new Games on Demand for both consoles. While we don't have any demos, there is still plenty here to suit most tastes. Xbox 360 DLC and Xbox On

  Posted 11 years ago 24

• Screenshots

  New Wolfenstein: The New Order Screens

  Wolfenstein: The New Order is creeping up on us now and is only 3 months away! Thankfully, I did not write this article just to announce the game's release date. We have some new, shiny screenshots f

  Posted 11 years ago 21

• Content roundup

  XBL Sale Roundup: February 25th, 2014 [UPDATE]

  Edit: As expected, Xbox One gamers are being treated to discounts on DLC starting from today. For just 24 hours, players can get a 33% discount on the Season Pass for Ryse: Son of Rome. As the conten

  Posted 11 years ago 115

• Content roundup

  US Deal Roundup for February 25th, 2014

  Amazon - 12-months of Xbox Live Gold $39.99 - Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag $29.99 - Rocksmith 2014 Edition $49.99 - Pre-order Xbox One Titanfall (Xbox One) bundle (includes 1-month of Xbox Live, X

  Posted 11 years ago 22

• Screenshots

  Plants vs. Zombies Shows Off Plants and Zombies

  As is the case with many titles, a flood of media gets released when they are just shy of release. It may not be classed as a flood necessarily (more like a steady stream), but these latest shots for

  Posted 11 years ago 17

• Video

  Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Launch Trailer

  For the majority of us, the next chapter in Dracula's tale, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, will shortly be upon us. To celebrate his return, a launch trailer for the game has been released, showing

  Posted 11 years ago 9

• Hardware

  Microsoft Reveals Titanfall-Xbox One Bundle

  If you're anything like me (and who's to say you're not), you've waited on many things in life; love, marriage, and that interminable period of time at the bus stop when you're stuck with that one gu

  Posted 11 years ago 102

• New releases

  Retail Releases: Week of February 24th, 2014

  We're all in for a bit of a treat this week. Three titles take to the floor as both the Xbox One and Xbox 360 receive new goodies. Take on the role of a determined plant, sneak through the shadows an

  Posted 11 years ago 52

• Content roundup

  Ultimate Game Sale Daily Deals: February 24th

  The last selection of random discounts on Games on Demand and XBLA titles has arrived. Remember that these discounts are for 24 hours only, so they will be back to full price tomorrow! Arcade Titles

  Posted 11 years ago 104

• Upcoming

  Three Radicals Joins Project CARS

  Slightly Mad Studios are aiming to make their upcoming racing simulator the best, most realistic experience for driving fans to enjoy upon the game's release. In order to help them accomplish this, t

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• DLC

  Bandfuse: Rock Legends DLC Tracklist

  There'll be plenty more music to keep Bandfuse: Rock Legends fans rocking and rolling for hours on end as details are released for the second set of DLC tracks to be released for the music title. Fea

  Posted 11 years ago 4

• Video

  Four New Trailers Released for Titanfall

  Respawn Entertainment continue the relentless release of videos for their upcoming first-person shooter, Titanfall. Four new trailers have been unleashed with plenty of focus and details on the best

  Posted 11 years ago 14

• Video

  Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut Video Update #1

  Reeling and still shaking off the announcement of their upcoming title, Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut, game developer's Born Ready purchased a new green screen, set it up, hit record on the camera

  Posted 11 years ago 2

• Video

  Cobalt Dev Diary - Episode Three

  The first dev diary to come from game developer's Fatshark, for their upcoming title, Cobalt, covered the basics. The second episode focused on the multiplayer and some of the modes to be featured in

  Posted 11 years ago 3

• Site stats

  TA Gaming Stats - February 10th to 16th 2014

  This report is for the period February 10th to February 16th 2014. Howdy folks and welcome to the Stats for the middle of February. The new releases are starting to pick up (slightly) but the numbers

  Posted 11 years ago 20

• Patch

  New Minecraft Screens for Title Update 14

  A new screenshot has been released showcasing the newly updated user interface to come as part of title update #14 in Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. The screen comes in the form of a four-player splits

  Posted 11 years ago 35

• Article

  TA Top Five: Gaming Mechanics Of This Gen

  As we moved from the original Xbox to the Xbox 360, it wasn't enough just to shoot things, blow things up, or drive very fast. As gamers, we now wanted more choice in the way we were able to carry ou

  Posted 11 years ago 106

• Content roundup

  Ultimate Game Sale Daily Deals: February 23rd

  The daily discounts continue with another random selection of Games on Demand and XBLA titles. Remember that these discounts are for 24 hours only, so they will be back to full price tomorrow! Arcade

  Posted 11 years ago 118

• Screenshots

  New Tropico 5 Screenshots

  Following the series of screenshots released a couple of weeks ago, El Presidente would like to remind everyone that Tropico 5 will be coming this year and he would like to do so by presenting anothe

  Posted 11 years ago 22

• Video

  YAIBA: Ninja Gaiden Z Hacks and Slashes

  The coverage we've provided for YAIBA: Ninja Gaiden Z these past couple of months has been flowing faster than the water on a river rapids course. That isn't going to stop now, as another batch of sc

  Posted 11 years ago 9

• Video

  Project Spark Community Content Dev Stream

  In the latest of their continuing series of video streams, the guys behind game maker game Project Spark take a look at more of the community creations that have sparked up from the game's beta and g

  Posted 11 years ago 0

• Release

  Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Made Official

  Last week, it was revealed that Batman would be taking the spotlight once again with the Xbox 360 port of 3DS title, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition. We knew it was coming, but the Xb

  Posted 11 years ago 24

• Content roundup

  Ultimate Game Sale Daily Deals: February 22nd

  The daily discounts continue being completely random with another selection of Games on Demand and XBLA titles. Remember that these discounts are for 24 hours only, so they will be back to full price

  Posted 11 years ago 99

• Video

  A New Dev Diary and Tutorials for The Golf Club

  Not quite a month ago, HB Studios announced their new title The Golf Club. With its unique course generator and customization options, it promises to bring the player breathtaking places to golf. htt

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• DLC

  Ultra Street Fighter IV Shows Off Hugo

  Following on from the coverage of Poison, Hugo gets his time to shine under the spotlight as he showcases his range of moves in this new trailer from the upcoming Ultra expansion in Super Street Figh

  Posted 11 years ago 6

• DLC

  XBL Content Roundup: February 21st, 2014

  We don't usually expect a lot of content on Friday, but today sees content that has been delayed, as well as a couple of surprises in Games on Demand. Xbox LIVE Arcade Games Takedown: Red Sabre Size:

  Posted 11 years ago 26

• Video

  PvZ: Garden Warfare Goes to the Graveyard

  Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is coming to store shelves next week and it's hoping its unique brand of third-person shooter gameplay will be enough to encourage you to take a chance on the title.

  Posted 11 years ago 30

• Video

  Thief Trailer Offers One Last Look Before Launch

  With under a week until launch, one last trailer has emerged for THIEF, and it may be the best-looking one yet. Perhaps one of the more cinematic productions for the game we've seen, the trailer take

  Posted 11 years ago 20

• Upcoming

  Pier Solar HD Coming to Xbox One

  In an exclusive interview with Nintendo Enthusiast, Water Melon has confirmed that not only will their traditional JRPG, Pier Solar HD, be coming to Xbox 360, but it will find a home on the One as we

  Posted 11 years ago 22

• Screenshots

  TWD: Season Two Given Launch Window

  Many of you have undoubtedly been waiting (mostly) patiently for more news about the second episode of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: Season Two. We've seen one or two teaser images before, so how

  Posted 11 years ago 23

• Patch

  Killer Instinct Gets Another Patch

  The recent addition to Killer Instinct's roster, Spinal, has helped to mix things up a bit, because who doesn't love a new character in a fighting game? With his entrance, a few bugs have appeared in

  Posted 11 years ago 23

• Xbox 360

  Achievement of the Week for February 21st

  Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of All Ages, it's time for us to do our weekly check-in on the Achievement of the Week, see how we all did, celebrate or cry, and then move on to a new

  Posted 11 years ago 70

• Video

  Elder Scrolls Online Crafting Video

  Developers Zenimax have brought us a new video for their upcoming MMORPG, http://www.trueachievements.com/The-Elder-Scrolls-Onlin....htm. This video focuses on the finer points of crafting in the wor

  Posted 11 years ago 10

• Video

  Metal Gear Solid V: GZ Console Comparison Video

  In a new video from Konami for their upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, we get to see a side by side comparison of the game being played on current (previous?) and next (now?) generation con

  Posted 11 years ago 35

• Content roundup

  Ultimate Game Sale Daily Deals: February 21st

  I won't even bother with an introduction as there are only so many ways that I can describe a random selection of games. Remember that these discounts are for 24 hours only, so they will be back to f

  Posted 11 years ago 117

• Video

  Sacred 3 Announcement Trailer

  We first brought you news of Sacred 3 way back in September of 2012. Now, all these long months later, Deep Silver has made it official. Sacred 3 is coming. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id2OXORt82g

  Posted 11 years ago 38

• Patch

  Call of Duty Ghosts Updates Incoming

  Infinity Ward has released a new update for both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts. In the update, a whole variety of different patches are being applied to different areas o

  Posted 11 years ago 20

• Content roundup

  Red Stripe Deals: February 20th, 2014

  Last week, rumours circulated over the possibility that EA was teasing a new instalment of NBA Jam on their Twitter account. A few hours later, EA refuted this and blamed the tweet on unauthorised ac

  Posted 11 years ago 28

• Release

  Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut Revealed

  Born Ready Games have announced that Strike Suit Zero will be coming to Xbox One in the form of a digital 'Directors Cut' version of the game. Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut will feature a "restruc

  Posted 11 years ago 11

• Hardware

  Xbox One Media Remote Revealed

  If you're interested in the ability to more easily control your TV and entertainment viewing experience on the Xbox One, then Microsoft may have just the thing for you. Releasing across Xbox One mark

  Posted 11 years ago 34

• Hardware

  Welcome to Xbox One's OneDrive

  In case you haven't had the chance to use it yet, the Xbox One's OneDrive has officially been made worldwide, and has come with a bunch of new features so everyone can get the most out of the app. ht

  Posted 11 years ago 27

• Video

  New Dark Souls II Trailer

  Dark Souls II, the highly anticipated sequel to the rather difficult incredibly hard Dark Souls, has a new trailer featuring a lullaby for those that have become hollow before. Check it out below. ht

  Posted 11 years ago 50

• Patch

  Halo: Spartan Assault on Xbox One Gets an Update

  343 Industries has released an update for Halo: Spartan Assault on the Xbox One. The update is focused on general stability, as well as issues which were reported by users. The next time you go to lo

  Posted 11 years ago 31

• GFWL

  Age of Empires Online Free Gift Now Available

  Recently, Age of Empires Online (PC) had a bit of maintenance to fix a few kinks in the game. With that maintenance, a special gift awaited players who returned to tend to their civilisations. This g

  Posted 11 years ago 71

• Screenshots

  Details on the AI of Titanfall

  A contentious factor in the multiplayer of Respawn Entertainment's upcoming shooter, Titanfall, will be the inclusion of AI-controlled characters. Whether or not this will be a good or bad feature wi

  Posted 11 years ago 15

• Content roundup

  Ultimate Game Sale Daily Deals: February 20th

  I've come to the conclusion that the criteria for deciding the games that are on sale literally consists of picking names out of a hat. Here are today's completely unconnected titles. Remember that t

  Posted 11 years ago 104

• Video

  Titanfall Beta Impressions

  If you've been living under a rock the past week or so, you might not have noticed that there was a little beta for a tiny game called Titanfall from this upstart new development team, Respawn. The N

  Posted 11 years ago 95

• DLC

  XBL Content Roundup: February 19th, 2014

  We'll start today's roundup with the first ever simultaneous digital game release on the Xbox One and Xbox 360. The title that gets this honour is Double Helix's remake of a 1980's platforming classi

  Posted 11 years ago 16

• DLC

  BandFuse: Rock Legends DLC Clip And New Promotion

  Following hot on the heels of the previously announced DLC track and supplementing the already announced batch of tracks for the music and rhythm game Bandfuse: Rock Legends, we have news of yet anot

  Posted 11 years ago 1

• Video

  YAIBA: Ninja Gaiden TV Trailer Released

  While there have been a plethora of clips and videos recently for the upcoming hack and slash title, YAIBA: Ninja Gaiden Z, the folks over at Tecmo Koei have finally settled on the TV ad for their ca

  Posted 11 years ago 11

• Video

  Pre-Order Wolfenstein - Snag Doom Beta

  The biggest news of the morning comes straight from the heroes/heroines at Bethesda who have announced that pre-ordering their latest venture in the Wolfenstein franchise, Wolfenstein: The New Order,

  Posted 11 years ago 46

• Video

  Kingdom Come: Deliverance Dev Stream

  The developer diaries for medieval RPG, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, have been coming at a steady rate this month. From combat to horses, we've seen a number of different aspects that Kingdom Come will

  Posted 11 years ago 4

• Screenshots

  Screenshots Arrive for The Elder Scrolls Online

  Last week, ZeniMax Online Studios introduced us to Dark Anchors. Now, the developer has released a selection of screenshots that feature characters, battle scenes, and landmark buildings. http://www.

  Posted 11 years ago 27

• DLC

  Two New Screenshots for Borderlands 2 DLC

  Last week, we detailed the final DLC that is to come to TA's 2012 Game of the Year, Borderlands 2. "Sir Hammerlock Versus the Son of Crawmerax" will be the last in a long line of DLC for the game, an

  Posted 11 years ago 29

• Achievement spotlight

  Achievement Preview Spotlight: THIEF

  It's a big release week next week with three relatively major games hitting shelves. While I'm sure a few of you would rather me spend my time dissecting zombies, plants, or vampires, we're going to

  Posted 11 years ago 25

• Release

  Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Announced

  Activision and Edge of Reality have announced a new game in the popular Transformers series: Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark. The game will have over 40 playable characters from both the movie a

  Posted 11 years ago 27

• Screenshots

  New Evolve Screens

  Turtle Rock Studios and 2K Games have been pumping out new media for their innovative first-person shooter Evolve. Evolve promises a new multi-player experience in which four players take on the role

  Posted 11 years ago 12

• Video

  Start Your Engines For The NASCAR '14 Trailer

  Some may argue that the six time champion Jimmie Johnson should be on the cover, but it's good to see old Smoke on there once again. NASCAR 14 has hit retailers in North America this week and Deep Si

  Posted 11 years ago 5

• Content roundup

  Ultimate Game Sale Daily Deals: February 19th

  Today brings another random selection of discounted Games on Demand and Xbox LIVE Arcade titles as part of the Ultimate Game Sale. Remember that these discounts are for 24 hours only, so they will be

  Posted 11 years ago 73

• DLC

  XBL Content Roundup: February 18th, 2014

  This week's regular content roundup returns with DLC and new Games on Demand for both consoles. While we don't have any demos, there is still plenty here to suit most tastes. Retail DLC without Achie

  Posted 11 years ago 19

• DLC

  Mars' Chosen Pack DLC Coming Soon for Ryse

  After entering the arena as a launch title for the Xbox One, Ryse: Son of Rome then received an update in December to add new features to the game's Gladiator Mode, as well as additional character sk

  Posted 11 years ago 17

• Content roundup

  XBL Sale Roundup: February 18th, 2014 [UPDATE]

  Edit: Two additional games have been added for Deal of the Week, but are NA exclusive, and are now listed below. Additionally, Ryse: Son of Rome is now listed on sale for the reduced price. Original

  Posted 11 years ago 183

• Industry

  Irrational Games Changing Focus

  Ken Levine revealed today that big changes are coming to Irrational Games. The studio is currently busy at work on the last DLC for BioShock Infinite, but once that is complete, there will be a shift

  Posted 11 years ago 80

• Content roundup

  US Deal Roundup for February 18th, 2014

  Amazon - WWE 2K14 $39.99 - Metro: Last Light $35.25 - Pre-order THIEF (Xbox One) and get the "Bank Heist" DLC pack - Pre-order Titanfall (Xbox One) and get a mini Prima guide - Pre-order Dark Souls I

  Posted 11 years ago 14

• Video

  New Gameplay Trailer for Strider

  Capcom has released a new gameplay trailer for its soon-to-arrive platformer Strider. Watch as this guy cuts a path through literally whatever stands in his way - people, walls, floors....anything. h

  Posted 11 years ago 2

• Video

  New Disney Infinity Teaser Trailer

  Actually, it's Phineas and Agent P (aka Perry). Disney Interactive has released a new trailer of the newest additions to its stable of characters for its popular sandbox (or should I say toybox?) adv

  Posted 11 years ago 5

• New releases

  Retail Releases: Week of February 17th, 2014

  Every American's favorite pastime of driving in circles is nearly upon us...well, maybe not every American's. NASCAR '14 is releasing to coincide with the start of the 2014 season of NASCAR. Also, Ra

  Posted 11 years ago 30

• Screenshots

  The Walking Dead: Season 2 Episode 2 Teaser Screen

  A couple of weeks ago, we brought you an image of Clementine looking decidedly peeved, which thoroughly whetted our appetites for the upcoming "Episode Two" of The Walking Dead: Season Two. Today, we

  Posted 11 years ago 48

• Xbox 360

  Walkthroughs Update - January 2014

  Good Morning / Afternoon / Evening! Ergo Me Smart here, back again for the first monthly walkthrough round-up of 2014. Twelve community-produced walkthroughs were published in January, worth a total

  Posted 11 years ago 25

• Xbox 360

  Darksiders II Achievement Restored

  Since the servers closed for Darksiders II, the following achievement became discontinued: Pay It Forward in Darksiders II Another achievement was partly discontinued due to the server closures as we

  Posted 11 years ago 167

• Xbox Live

  A Trio of Titanfall Trailers

  A new set of trailers has been released showcasing more of the goodness that is Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall. In the first trailer, the upload team gives an explanation on how exactly the 'Burn

  Posted 11 years ago 26

• Content roundup

  Games With Gold Plays with Cold War Toy Soldiers

  It's time for the next freebie as the next title lined up for the Games with Gold treatment is now upon us. This month's offering is Signal Studios' well-received tower defense title, Toy Soldiers: C

  Posted 11 years ago 76

• Site stats

  TA Gaming Stats - February 3rd to 9th 2014

  This report is for the period February 3rd to February 9th 2014. Welcome to the Stats for the first full week of February here on TA. The numbers this week pick up in some areas slightly, but it won'

  Posted 11 years ago 17

• Xbox Live

  Titanfall Trailer Looks at Primary Weapons

  Those lucky enough to be a part of the 'closed' beta for the upcoming and highly anticipated Titanfall, developed by Respawn Entertainment, will have a bit of a head start on the rest of the Xbox One

  Posted 11 years ago 34

• Video

  THIEF's Playthrough of Mission One

  There's nothing like a pure, unedited, commentary-free, no nonsense video you can just sit back and watch to give you a good feel for the experience to come with a game. Eidos Montreal's upcoming THI

  Posted 11 years ago 29

• DLC

  Ultra Street Fighter IV Character Trailer

  Poison is one of the new characters in the upcoming Ultra expansion for Capcom's Super Street Fighter IV, and she gets her time in the video spotlight today as she shows off her close and mid-range m

  Posted 11 years ago 11

• Community interview

  Let's Talk with Bowmanx4587

  Hi, guys and girls! This week, our special guest is Bowmanx4587, an avid player, devoted dad, and all-around nice guy. Let's give him a warm TA welcome! B1ue: Hi, Bowman! Welcome! Bowman: Hi, B1ue! T

  Posted 11 years ago 146

• Video

  South Park: The Stick of Truth Gameplay Released

  Those following the progress of Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming South Park: The Stick of Truth will be pretty pleased with the release of this latest video, as it clocks in at over 13 minutes with

  Posted 11 years ago 41

• Article

  TA Top Five: Unrequited Relationships

  Valentine's Day has just recently passed us. The time in which couples, both young and old, are supposed to express their love for each other through candlelit dinners, chocolates, flowers, and other

  Posted 11 years ago 69

• Video

  Trio of Strider Trailers Released

  With Strider set to make its debut on XBLA and the Xbox One Digital Marketplace this week, we have a new trio of videos to take a look at. The first is a behind-the-scenes look at the title. The next

  Posted 11 years ago 10

• Industry

  Xbox One February Update Patch Notes

  Those of you with Xbox Ones probably noticed, if you turned it on within the last couple of days, that the latest system update has gone live. In addition to those items that were already detailed, s

  Posted 11 years ago 84

• Patch

  Patch Notes Released for MvC Origins

  Marvel vs. Capcom Origins may have released well over a year ago, but that doesn't mean that repairs still can't be done. Iron Galaxy Studios has released a long list of fixes in an upcoming patch th

  Posted 11 years ago 3

• Video

  Hellraid Dev Diary Focuses on Swordplay

  Recent videos for Techland's upcoming melee-magic dungeon crawler have focused on the game's atmospheric soundtrack. Today we get back to the gameplay with a video that focuses on the swordplay in th

  Posted 11 years ago 5

• Xbox Live

  Double Fame Weekend for Spartacus Legends

  Spartacus Legends has announced a double experience weekend good until 11:59 p.m (PST). February 17th. Any play done in the arena, single or multi-player, will receive the doubled-up fame. In additio

  Posted 11 years ago 40

• Video

  X-Ray Sniping in Sniper Elite 3

  It can be fascinating at times to look at the intricate parts of the anatomy of the human body. Perhaps even more so when it's a virtual representation of a well placed sniper bullet causing severe c

  Posted 11 years ago 26

• Video

  First Evolve 4v1 Gameplay Footage

  Following on from the Happy Hunting trailer released earlier this week, Turtle Rock Studios now give us a first look at Evolve’s 4v1 gameplay that sees a four-player team face off against a player-co

  Posted 11 years ago 25

• Community

  Easter Eggs: Wolfenstein

  Welcome to Easter Eggs, where the TA Team shines the spotlight on games that many gamers might have missed, perhaps hidden away behind the millionth copy of Call of Duty or FIFA. Much like a gamer w

  Posted 11 years ago 39

• Screenshots

  LEGO The Hobbit Box Art Shown Off

  First we had the announcement, and then we had the announcement trailer. What would make sense to be seen next? The box art, of course! Enjoy marveling at Bilbo, Gandalf, the dwarves, Legolas, Smaug,

  Posted 11 years ago 41

• Video

  Bound By Flame Video Takes You Through the World

  We've had numerous articles on upcoming RPG, Bound by Flame, that have shown off characters, story and monsters, as well as a number of other aspects. This time around, we have another video for you

  Posted 11 years ago 11

• Upcoming

  The Weapons of Titanfall

  If you're anything like me, and who's to say you're not, your lovely planned weekend with your significant other is being wrecked by Twitter updates about how amazing the beta is for Titanfall. You'r

  Posted 11 years ago 41

• Video

  Project CARS Trailer Released

  It's been over two years since we first brought your attention to Slightly Mad Studios' Project CARS. In that time, we've seen a plethora of screens and covered multiple licensing agreements, but hav

  Posted 11 years ago 19

• Patch

  February Update for Final Fantasy XI Detailed

  Though many an "old school" Final Fantasy player may have been dismayed at Square Enix's decision to move the game into an MMO environment with Final Fantasy XI, no one can deny that the publisher ha

  Posted 11 years ago 18

• Release

  The Evil Within Sneaks In A Release Date

  Bethesda has plenty of good news for lovers of the survival-horror sub-genre on a very appropriate day for such information. The Evil Within has been confirmed for release on August 26th, 2014 in Nor

  Posted 11 years ago 37

• Video

  Project Spark Dev Stream and Xbox One Beta Dated

  Team Dakota is back again with their weekly developer stream for Project Spark. This week’s stream covers the game's Arctic Glaciers Biome and the news that the Xbox One beta will launch on February

  Posted 11 years ago 8

• DLC

  Another Bandfuse: Rock Legends DLC Trailer

  Realta Entertainment recently confirmed that Jimi Hendrix would be included in Bandfuse: Rock Legends as a Rock Legend. Furthermore, some of his finest work will be added as DLC content. Plenty of ot

  Posted 11 years ago 3

• Video

  Kinect Sports Rivals Detailed

  Microsoft has revealed that not only will their upcoming Kinect Sports Rivals include three new sports - climbing, wake racing, and target shooting - but it will also introduce teams and captains. Wh

  Posted 11 years ago 5

• Video

  Kingdom Come Delivers Dev. Diary

  Kingdom Come: Deliverance is certainly, uhm, delivering on developer diaries lately. First, we learned about the game world. Next, we saw trailers on character customisation and those all-important c

  Posted 11 years ago 6

• Community

  Achievement of the Week for February 14th

  Before we get into our next Achievement of the Week challenge, let's debrief on last week's special contest, announce the winners, and see if we made a dent in the (already low) ratio of "The Power o

  Posted 11 years ago 49

• Upcoming

  Darksiders Collection Confirmed

  Last year, THQ had to sell their assets due to filing for bankruptcy the year before. Nordic Games bought Darksiders and many more of those assets. Now, they are releasing a Darksiders Collection. Th

  Posted 11 years ago 111

• DLC

  XBL Content Roundup: February 14th, 2014

  Is there a better way to celebrate Valentine's day than with new Xbox LIVE content? There probably is, but you'll have to do with this for now. We have a new XBLA release (which comes with accompanyi

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• Video

  Castlevania: LoS 2 Introduces the Chaos Claws

  Last week, we were able to bring you a trailer for the health sucking Void Sword, one of Dracula’s weapons in the upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, though one sword may not be enough to cut th

  Posted 11 years ago 3

• Screenshots

  Bungie Reveals Destiny's Shrike

  Getting around Destiny’s expansive world is set to become an easier task now that Bungie has unveiled the Shrike, the first of many vehicles that players will have the chance to ride across the immen

  Posted 11 years ago 29

• Content roundup

  Red Stripe Deals: February 13th, 2014 [UPDATE]

  Edit: It turns out that we featured the wrong game for the Windows 8 Red Stripe Deal. We've corrected this below and apologise for any confusion. Original Story: As requested, we will continue to run

  Posted 11 years ago 39

• Screenshots

  Earth Defense Force 2025 Screens

  A new set of screens has been unveiled for the soon-to-be-released giant insects and giant robots vs us shooter, Earth Defense Force 2025. We get to see some of the intense large-scale battle action

  Posted 11 years ago 15

• DLC

  Battlefield 4 Second Assault DLC Dated

  Battlefield 4's "Second Assault" DLC has been available for months on the Xbox One, and will now finally be making the jump over to the Xbox 360 as well. Premium members can get their hands on this n

  Posted 11 years ago 15

• Xbox Live

  Free Xbox LIVE Gold Weekend for North America

  Has your Xbox LIVE Gold subscription expired? Do you still own an Xbox 360? Do you live in the United States or Canada? If you answered yes to all three of those questions then you will be glad to kn

  Posted 11 years ago 46

• GFWL

  PSA: Batman Needs a Valentine

  Batman's relationship with Catwoman has never been smooth. In Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360), their relationship is very flirtatious. Despite this Batman will not be spending Valentine's Day sending

  Posted 11 years ago 17

• Xbox 360

  Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare Trailer

  EA Games has released a new trailer for Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, the kinect-enabled, third-person shooter title developed by Popcap Games for both the Xbox One and Xbox 360. The latest foot

  Posted 11 years ago 15

• DLC

  Gearbox Details the Final Borderlands 2 DLC

  Gearbox recently teased their fifth and final "Headhunter" add-on, "Sir Hammerlock Versus the Son of Crawmerax," for Borderlands 2, and have now released further details on what to expect. The upcomi

  Posted 11 years ago 42

• Podcast

  Challenge the TA Podcast Crew!

  UPDATE Due to some circumstances that might have Cthulhu-related, we had to postpone our plans to record the podcast on Sunday, but there is some good news. We're recording TONIGHT! That means you ca

  Posted 11 years ago 29

• Video

  Titanfall Trailers Galore

  For those gamers who have already completed the beta signup and are eagerly awaiting their invitation, we have a number of videos featuring gameplay from the upcoming beta, and revealing what you can

  Posted 11 years ago 10

• DLC

  Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 Data Pack 3 Details

  Konami has announced that a new Data Pack will be arriving for Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 later this month, bringing with it new kits, balls, boots and updated squads that reflect the changes made in

  Posted 11 years ago 7

• Video

  Iron Galaxy Talk Divekick Next Gen

  Back in December of last year, Microsoft announced the developers that would be self-publishing on the Xbox One thanks to the ID@Xbox program. One of these developers was Iron Galaxy, who confirmed t

  Posted 11 years ago 8

• Screenshots

  Take in the Scenery of Tropico 5

  It's been quite a while since the game was announced that we've seen new information regarding Tropico 5. The upcoming entry to the Tropico series will see players beginning their reign in colonial t

  Posted 11 years ago 20

• Game review

  Fable Anniversary Review

  In 2004, Fable was full of promise. Backed by industry icon, Peter Molyneux, the hype surrounding the ambitious Xbox title reigned supreme. Every choice would have a consequence. As the hero of Albio

  Posted 11 years ago 32

• DLC

  Bandfuse: Rock Legends DLC Gameplay

  The first batch of Bandfuse: Rock Legends DLC tracks were released at the end of January. Developer Realta Entertainment definitely has plans for the future as we are still to see 13 of the promised

  Posted 11 years ago 10

• Upcoming

  Weapon Pack Bonus Revealed for Dark Souls II

  Back in September, the special pre-order editions of soul-crushing dungeon crawler, Dark Souls II, were revealed. Have you decided to snap up one of these editions in time for its release yet? If so,

  Posted 11 years ago 22

• Demo

  New State of Decay DLC Teased

  Following the release of the "Breakdown" DLC back in November, Undead Labs have now teased some titbits of info regarding their next planned DLC for the zombie slaying survival game, State of Decay.

  Posted 11 years ago 32

• DLC

  Burial at Sea - Episode Two Gets a New Trailer

  As we continue to wait for the March release date of "Episode Two" of BioShock Infinite's "Burial at Sea" DLC, Irrational has us covered with a new video. Going behind-the-scenes, both creative direc

  Posted 11 years ago 26

• Video

  Meet the Monster Girl in MXGP

  In the first developer diary released for Milestone's upcoming racing title MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame, the team behind the game focus on two main features behind the development of the

  Posted 11 years ago 7

• Video

  Let's Go Happy Hunting in Evolve

  From the creators of Left 4 Dead, the upcoming shooter Evolve will be aiming to take over your multiplayer time with the potentially fresh and addictive hunting to be done in the game. The time has c

  Posted 11 years ago 21

• Video

  Lords of the Fallen Gameplay Footage Arrives

  In June 2013, City Interactive revealed limited details of the lead character of upcoming RPG title, Lords of the Fallen. A debut trailer followed soon after Harkyn had been revealed, and the publish

  Posted 11 years ago 17

• Video

  The Elder Scrolls Online Creates Dark Anchors

  Four months have passed since we last took a look at how ZeniMax Online Studios were creating http://www.trueachievements.com/The-Elder-Scrolls-Onlin....htm. After focusing on enemies such as the Sca

  Posted 11 years ago 29

• Video

  Roundabout Coming to Xbox One

  Microsoft has had a bit of a rocky history with indie developers. While there are those studios, such as a Twisted Pixel or a Zen Studios, who seem to be happy in their interactions with the publishe

  Posted 11 years ago 50

• DLC

  XBL Content Roundup: February 12th, 2014 [UPDATE]

  Edit: We've also located a new demo since the publication of this article. Details are below. Original story: Due to yesterday's Xbox LIVE Arcade release, we don't get a new title today. Despite this

  Posted 11 years ago 42

• Release

  Kinect Sports Rivals Dated

  Though it was originally announced as a launch title, Rare's Xbox One title, Kinect Sports Rivals, has since been delayed to Spring 2014. Spring 2014 is fast approaching, so we have some good news to

  Posted 11 years ago 6

• DLC

  New GTA Online Update Incoming

  You know, when I think about Valentine's Day, nothing sums it up more perfectly than guns, fast cars, and causing malicious chaos and destruction in Grand Theft Auto V. Fortunately, it appears that R

  Posted 11 years ago 66

• Xbox Live

  Titanfall Beta Sign Ups Now Open

  We are now less than a month away from the release of Titanfall (Xbox One), and it's safe to say that the steady flow of information is doing a good job of whetting eager gamers' appetites. While lea

  Posted 11 years ago 28

• Achievement spotlight

  Achievement Preview Spotlight: Strider

  There was a great debate around the Newshound offices (deep in our secret, volcano lair) about which game to feature in this week's spotlight. Next week's big retail releases each have some roadblock

  Posted 11 years ago 7

• Video

  THIEF Stories from the City Part 3

  In the latest of the "Stories from the City" series of videos giving an insight into the world of upcoming reboot, THIEF, we learn about the nefarious Commander of the Baron’s Watch, known as the Thi

  Posted 11 years ago 8

• Screenshots

  Arkham Origins Gets Blackgate Deluxe Edition

  Xbox 360 ports of handheld games are becoming more and more common. Just lately we've seen Assassin's Creed Liberation HD and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD, originally released on

  Posted 11 years ago 52

• Release

  Far Cry Wild Expedition Pushed Back by a Week

  Previously thought to be coming on Valentine's Day, February 14th, it has now been confirmed that Far Cry Wild Expedition, which bundles together Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon and the

  Posted 11 years ago 16

• Video

  Strider Trailer Pays Homage to History

  Strider, the franchise, has a long and storied history originating with the 1989 arcade title. Now with Strider, the 2014 iteration of the game, soon to be released, Capcom has released a new video s

  Posted 11 years ago 20

• Video

  Cobalt Talks Multiplayer on the Radio

  Updates on a game's development via the medium of video -- only the boring developers and publishers call them developer diaries now. Mojang is not one of them. Their series of video updates are pres

  Posted 11 years ago 4

• Video

  EA Sports UFC Gameplay Trailer

  EA SPORTS UFC is taking full advantage of the next-gen graphics and is creating character models that are truer to life than ever before. With this new trailer, EA reveals how they manage to create s

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• Video

  Respawn Discusses Titanfall's Genesis

  Without a doubt, Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall is one of the most highly anticipated games of the year. As we sit now, a mere month from the game's release, the developer felt it time to release

  Posted 11 years ago 15

• DLC

  XBL Content Roundup: February 11th, 2014

  Do you know that drought of content that I've been referencing for a few weeks now? I'm officially declaring an end today. We have new items for Games on Demand, Xbox LIVE Arcade and retail DLC. Befo

  Posted 11 years ago 9

• Upcoming

  YAIBA: Ninja Gaiden Z Explores Creation

  First, we learned about YAIBA's bloody beginnings. Today, in the second episode of the YAIBA dev diary series, we find out what makes the lead character a "Ninja Badass." http://media.mtvnservices.co

  Posted 11 years ago 1

• Video

  New Dying Light Trailer Challenges Your Humanity

  In their most recent video offering for their upcoming survival horror title, Dying Light, Techland showed us how night and day would affect gameplay. Today's trailer returns us to a moral question.

  Posted 11 years ago 17

• Industry

  Xbox One Stereo Headset Revealed

  We're all well aware at this point that Microsoft is hard at work on fixing some of the less desirable elements of the Xbox One. A topic that hasn't received much notice lately, despite initial disap

  Posted 11 years ago 35

• Industry

  Two New Chrome Controller Colors Available

  Major Nelson revealed on his blog today that the chrome series of Xbox 360 controllers would be receiving two new colors: Black and Purple. If you're interested in picking up the black controller, it

  Posted 11 years ago 71

• Video

  Kingdom Come: Deliverance Discusses Combat

  Throughout their Kickstarter campaign, developer Warhorse Studios has provided video updates on various aspects of their upcoming Medieval RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Starting with the game world

  Posted 11 years ago 6

• DLC

  A Fallen Angel Appears in Dead Rising 3

  More DLC has arrived today for Dead Rising 3 and we can finally bring you some details about the second part of the Untold Stories of Los Perdidos: "Fallen Angel". http://www.trueachievements.com/cus

  Posted 11 years ago 24

• Release

  Pinball FX 2 Super League Football DLC Dated

  Late last month, Zen Studios revealed that even more new content was coming to their XBLA and Win 8 title, Pinball FX2. Today, we can reveal that the new content, the "Super League Football" DLC, wil

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• Industry

  Xbox One Party Updates Detailed

  Earlier this month, Microsoft detailed several updates that would be coming to the Xbox One. The first of those planned updates was intended to launch today, though it has been delayed to some point

  Posted 11 years ago 62

• Opinion

  If It Ain't Broke... Or Even If It Is

  Yesterday's news that WB Games would not be working on any more patches for their (reportedly) still-buggy release, Batman: Arkham Origins in favor of working on DLC sent minor ripples through the in

  Posted 11 years ago 120

• Content roundup

  US Deal Roundup for February 11th, 2014

  Amazon - NBA 2K14 $39.99 - Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox One) Hardened Edition $95.41 - Pre-order THIEF (Xbox One) and get the "Bank Heist" DLC pack - Pre-order Titanfall (Xbox One) and get a mini Prima

  Posted 11 years ago 22

• Screenshots

  Titanfall Factions Revealed

  Just recently, we had to reveal the disappointing news about the delay for the Xbox 360 version of the hugely-anticipated shooter, Titanfall. Although we can't do much about the delay, at least we ca

  Posted 11 years ago 24

• Content roundup

  XBL Sale Roundup: February 11th, 2014

  Most of you were disappointed with last week's Deal of the Week due to the fact that the content had been on sale so many times before. I'm going to take a guess that, unless you're a basketball fan,

  Posted 11 years ago 109

• Video

  NinjaBee's Nutjitsu Heads to Xbox One

  At the start of December, Microsoft confirmed the first ID@Xbox developers, the studios that would be able to publish their own titles on the Xbox One. Among the list of 33 studios were Team 17 and N

  Posted 11 years ago 19

• New releases

  Retail Releases: Week of February 10th, 2014

  There's no denying that many of you have been looking forward to finally finishing the storyline of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy. Those living outside of Japan get their chance to do just that this

  Posted 11 years ago 35

• Screenshots

  Team17 Announces Worms Battlegrounds

  Team17 have previously released plenty of different Worms titles on the Xbox 360. It seems fitting that the same team should release a new game on the Xbox One, and the publisher has made a move that

  Posted 11 years ago 23

• Patch

  NBA LIVE 14 Update In the Works

  NBA LIVE 14 is getting a pretty substantial update from the team at EA Tiburon. While the game definitely got out of the gate somewhat poorly, it seems they are taking trying to fix any present issue

  Posted 11 years ago 16

• Patch

  No More Patches Planned for Batman: Arkham Origins

  In terms of glitches, games are rarely (if ever) perfect. Increasingly, as they become bigger and more complex, in addition to the pressure to adhere to strict release windows, these bugs and glitche

  Posted 11 years ago 152

• Site stats

  TA Gaming Stats - Jan 27th to Feb 2nd 2014

  This report is for the period January 27th to February 2nd 2014. Good morrow weary internet traveller. Pull up a stool and let one of my Ewok helpers, the Statisticles, pour you a swig of finest "Woo

  Posted 11 years ago 26

• Article

  TA Top Five: Vehicles

  With game worlds becoming increasingly larger, players need a set of wheels, wings, or even an extra set of legs to get them from point A to point B. Whether it is driving across tropical islands, cr

  Posted 11 years ago 126

• Community interview

  A Note About Community Interviews

  Hi, all. After the last community interview and all of the unkind comments that were made, I think a bit of clarification is in order. Being part of the Community Interview has only three requirement

  Posted 11 years ago 215

• Video

  See PAC-MAN Museum in Action

  We've seen plenty of screenshots showcasing the nine titles that will be making up the PAC-MAN Museum collection. However, we're yet to see a trailer for them. That changes today with the release of

  Posted 11 years ago 26

• DLC

  Skullgirls Encore Gets Squigly Trailer

  As you likely know by now, Skullgirls was removed from the Xbox LIVE Games Store after legal wrangling with previous publisher Konami. Developer Autumn Games was hoping to have the new version of the

  Posted 11 years ago 14

• Screenshots

  Mighty No. 9 Character Revealed

  At D.I.C.E. Summit 2014 last week, Keiji Inafune of Comcept released pictures of the final unknown character for Mighty No. 9: Mighty No. 7. For those who haven't been following this game, it's anoth

  Posted 11 years ago 24

• Video

  New Trailer for Naruto Shippuden: UNSR

  Just a few days ago, we brought you news and screenshots of the new Ninja World Tournament mode in the upcoming fighter Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution. Now, Namco Bandai has releas

  Posted 11 years ago 19

• Release

  Far Cry Classic Screens Emerge From the Jungle

  Several new screens have emerged for the upcoming Far Cry Classic, a re-release of the classic original with an HD makeover. http://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/026873.jpg http://www.trueach

  Posted 11 years ago 51

• Video

  Kinect Sports Rivals Video Explores the Island

  We've learned quite a bit from previous coverage of the upcoming title, Kinect Sports Rivals. With all of this special technology that allows you to scan your own face into the game, then surely the

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• Screenshots

  EA SPORTS UFC Reveals More Fighters

  EA has decided to go with a drip-feed strategy for EA SPORTS UFC. Having already revealed a total of 18 male fighters and two female fighters, their latest update has announced the next three men wit

  Posted 11 years ago 8

• Video

  MXGP Showcases Bobryshev Gameplay

  Just yesterday we covered the latest batch of screenshots for MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame that showed the latest rider to be confirmed, Evgeny Bobryshev, as he hurtled around the Dutch tr

  Posted 11 years ago 5

• Windows

  Puzzle by Nikoli X Sudoku Becomes LIVE Enabled

  When Puzzle by Nikoli X Sudoku (Win 8) was released back in September, there was quite a bit of confusion surrounding the title. Despite carrying the LIVE banner on the marketplace, there didn't appe

  Posted 11 years ago 56

• Video

  More Project Spark Creations

  Over the last few months, we have seen that Project Spark can be used to create almost anything. These next videos build upon what we’ve previously seen and prove that, with enough time and an active

  Posted 11 years ago 6

• Video

  Stranger of Sword City Announced for Xbox 360

  Experience Inc, the developer behind the PS Vita dungeon crawler Demon Gaze, has revealed today that they are bringing a new game, Stranger of Sword City: White Palace (Xbox 360) to Xbox 360. They've

  Posted 11 years ago 25

• Video

  The Lego Movie Videogame Launch Trailer Released

  LEGO enthusiasts are probably nowhere near their computers, as they're out right now enjoying the freshly-released "The Lego Movie." For those of us stuck at work, or somewhere similarly less interes

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• Industry

  Third Studio Joins Call of Duty Rotation

  It's well known amongst gamers that in order to keep up with an annualized production schedule, game publishers will employ multiple development teams to meet those release dates. One such example is

  Posted 11 years ago 87

• Industry

  Double Helix Games Joins Amazon

  Killer Instinct is on its way towards finding a third developer to carry on the game's legacy. While the original Killer Instinct was developed by Rare and was released in arcades, SNES and GameBoy,

  Posted 11 years ago 16

• Video

  Kingdom Come: Deliverance Dev. Diary Part Three

  Following on from the character customization episode of Warhorse Studios video update series, the newly released third episode focuses solely on the horses of upcoming RPG title, Kingdom Come: Deliv

  Posted 11 years ago 8

• Video

  Void Sword Revealed in Castlevania: LoS 2

  Keeping the media fresh and fluid like the taste of a warm blood-filled human neck, Mercury Steam, the developers behind the upcoming "conclusion" of the Lords of Shadows series, sink their teeth int

  Posted 11 years ago 5

• Contest

  Achievement of the Week for February 7th

  Before we get into our very exciting contest, let's debrief on last week's Achievement of the Week challenge. Last week, the community was challenged to pop the Most Wanted achievement in Red Dead Re

  Posted 11 years ago 397

• Release

  Takedown: Red Sabre Dated (Again)

  Originally due for release on the September 20th, 2013, tactical shooter Takedown: Red Sabre was unexpectedly delayed at the eleventh hour due to glitches that were discovered relating to connection

  Posted 11 years ago 6

• Release

  Titanfall On Xbox 360 Delayed Until March 25th

  Respawn's highly anticipated FPS Titanfall is just over a month away but unfortunately the Xbox 360 version of the game has been delayed until March 25th in North America and March 28th in Europe. Wh

  Posted 11 years ago 27

• Video

  Child of Light Shows Crafting, Combat and Skills

  Prepare to spend a lot of time with Ubisoft Montreal's upcoming turn-based RPG Child of Light. The world of Lemuria is where players will follow Aurora's quest to return home by bringing back the sun

  Posted 11 years ago 23

• Screenshots

  Rambo: The Video Game Causes Mayhem

  In just two weeks' time, John J. Rambo will take players through the iconic events of Rambo: First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part 2 and Rambo III in Rambo: The Video Game. There will be chaos. There

  Posted 11 years ago 23

• WP

  Rayman Fiesta Run Gets Soft WP Release

  New Windows Phone game releases are becoming few and far between, especially if you're looking for titles that carry Xbox LIVE functionality. We've decided that, even if the game has limited availabi

  Posted 11 years ago 29

• Release

  EA Sports 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Confirmed

  Although it had previously been announced, EA has finally confirmed the details of their FIFA franchise world cup offering this year with the very official and perhaps overly descriptive title, EA SP

  Posted 11 years ago 36

• DLC

  More Mad Moxxi Screens for Borderlands 2

  If yesterday's announcement of the newest "Headhunter" DLC for Borderlands 2 filled you with that special feeling deep down in the cockles of your heart, these new screens for the "Mad Moxxi and the

  Posted 11 years ago 12

• Screenshots

  PAC-MAN Museum Screens a Selection of Games

  PAC-MAN Museum will soon be allowing players to travel through the realms of Pac-Man history as it packages together nine games of ghosts past, starting with the original Pac-Man that was released ba

  Posted 11 years ago 23

• Xbox LIVE

  Wordament (Web) Gets Discontinued

  It appears that all of the fast-paced word creation action in recent months has resulted in Wordament needing a long break, as the web-based version of the popular title is no longer available to pla

  Posted 11 years ago 96

• Content roundup

  Red Stripe Deals: February 6th, 2014

  Last week, we ran the Windows 8 and Windows Phone Red Stripe Deals in separate articles, but this week we're putting them together into one. Why? Because it's the same game on both platforms. Both ve

  Posted 11 years ago 32

• Screenshots

  More Alien: Isolation Screenshots Emerge

  When Alien: Isolation was announced early last month, Alien fans around the world rejoiced in the hope that the series may finally receive a game that lives up to the name; so much, in fact, that the

  Posted 11 years ago 23

• Release

  Strider Release Date And Pricing Confirmed

  Even though we were recently able to bring you the latest trailer, we still didn't have a confirmed release date for the upcoming platform based, hack and slash title, Strider. Happily we can now rec

  Posted 11 years ago 15

• DLC

  Become Lara Croft in Lightning Returns DLC

  The characters of the Final Fantasy series tend to enjoy stealing others people's clothes and keeping them for themselves. With this latest DLC that has been announced for Lightning Returns: Final Fa

  Posted 11 years ago 32

• Video

  Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Gameplay Trailer

  Just when you thought you had seen enough of the Toy Maker in the previous Castlevania instalment, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD, the very interesting character makes his return in

  Posted 11 years ago 6

• Screenshots

  MXGP Reveal Valkenswaard and Bobryshev Screenshots

  Just recently we were able to bring a clip of the latest rider in the upcoming racing title, MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame. We now have news of another racer, and some images of one of the

  Posted 11 years ago 4

• Video

  Dustforce Gameplay Trailer is Sweepy Clean

  Capcom has released a new gameplay video for their upcoming platformer, Dustforce, which clocks in at just under two minutes, keeping the action short, sweet and straight to the point. The gameplay i

  Posted 11 years ago 14

• Video

  Cobalt Dev Diary - Episode One

  Announced back in August last year, the upcoming 2D side-scrolling title Cobalt has been pretty silent up until today. The silence has now been broken as a new developer diary has been released! In t

  Posted 11 years ago 1

• Video

  The Sun at Night Launch Trailer Released

  There's a pretty solid line up of news coverage for Minicore Studios' upcoming title, The Sun at Night, formerly known as Laika Believes. Despite the variety of trailers, screens, gameplay and develo

  Posted 11 years ago 7

• Patch

  GTA Online Crew Cap Increases

  Up until today, the cap for crews on Grand Theft Auto V's GTA Online mode was a lowly 300. For many, this wasn't large enough; in fact, the TA Crew TRAC reached its 300 member limit just days after t

  Posted 11 years ago 30

• DLC

  Get Romantic With Moxxi and Borderlands 2

  I've been accused of being many things: attractive, smart, funny, egotistic, narcissistic, and delusional, but the one thing that probably hits closest to home is romantic. It's not uncommon for me t

  Posted 11 years ago 35

• Xbox Live

  Warface Beta Announced

  Back in December, Crytek revealed that they would be bringing their award-winning PC title, Warface, to the 360 as a free-to-play title for Gold Members. Today, they have announced the public beta fo

  Posted 11 years ago 31

• Video

  Murdered: Soul Suspect Hits the Next Generation

  Airtight Games and Square Enix have kept very quiet about Murdered: Soul Suspect over the past five months. There is a good reason for this. The game has now been confirmed to be heading to the next

  Posted 11 years ago 21

• Video

  THIEF Goes Gold And Reveals New Trailer

  It was not so long ago that we were able to reveal the latest set of screenshots for the upcoming stealth title, THIEF. Happily, we can now go a step further and reveal that the game has now gone gol

  Posted 11 years ago 35

• Industry

  Xbox One System Updates Coming Soon

  While there's much to enjoy about the Xbox One, there's no doubt that there are some places in which the console could stand to improve some. In fact, not too long ago, we detailed a few of the items

  Posted 11 years ago 127

• DLC

  BioShock Infinite Burial at Sea - Episode 2 Dated

  Gamers will need to wait a few more weeks to finish Irrational's return to Rapture in BioShock Infinite's "Burial at Sea" DLC. "Episode Two", which will put gamers in the shoes of Elizabeth and deliv

  Posted 11 years ago 31

• Achievement spotlight

  Achievement Preview Spotlight: Lightning Returns

  We're settling back into something resembling a regular release schedule and with it comes some very important choices; do we focus on the big retail release, the big arcade release, or the re-releas

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• DLC

  XBL Content Roundup: February 5th, 2014

  We don't have a brand new Xbox LIVE Arcade game for you today. Instead, we have the much anticipated second episode of one of TellTale's episodic series. You're likely to already know which one, so I

  Posted 11 years ago 143

• Video

  Lightning Returns Goes Inside the Square Again

  Over the past few months, Square Enix has released a three-part series of developer diaries that documented their work on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. At the start of September, part one in

  Posted 11 years ago 8

• Release

  World of Tanks Release Date Revealed

  Many of you will already have gotten your hands on World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition. The beta was released in some countries for download on three separate occasions. If you had taken part in the bet

  Posted 11 years ago 27

• Screenshots

  Naruto Shippuden: UNS Revolution New Mode Revealed

  When Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution was announced, publisher Namco Bandai promised that the game would include new gameplay features, new characters and a "never-before-seen roster

  Posted 11 years ago 6

• DLC

  XBL Content Roundup: February 4th, 2014

  The amount of content released each week continues to rise. We'll start with the DLC for the Xbox 360. There is new content for five retail titles. One of these adds new achievements to its list. Ano

  Posted 11 years ago 31

• Video

  Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare Multiplayer Tips

  Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare pits the plants and the zombies against each other in a third-person action shooter where teamwork is key to victory. EA has released a new developer diary that talk

  Posted 11 years ago 15

• Site news

  New Game Page Views and Filters

  Hello there TA'ers. We recently brought you the news that we had updated our achievement flagging system. Now we have all these new flags, we thought it would be great for you to be able to see how m

  Posted 11 years ago 163

• Content roundup

  US Deal Roundup for February 4th, 2014

  Amazon - Pre-order THIEF (Xbox One) and get the "Bank Heist" DLC pack - Pre-order Titanfall (Xbox One) and get a mini Prima guide - Pre-order Dark Souls II and get a metal case & soundtrack - Pre-ord

  Posted 11 years ago 26

• Content roundup

  XBL Sale Roundup: February 4th, 2014

  We don't have a special sale this week, meaning that gamers have to satisfy themselves with deal of the week. Unfortunately, the Xbox 360 deal won't interest that many people due to the number of tim

  Posted 11 years ago 120

• Video

  Kingdom Come: Deliverance Dev Diary

  Kingdom Come: Deliverance may have something new for fans of the RPG genre to salivate over. Starting out on the Kickstarter program, Kingdom Come: Deliverance made its goal and is now in full scale

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• New releases

  Retail Releases: Week of February 3rd, 2014

  As the new year progresses, retail releases are finally starting to get their foot through the door once again. This week sees two releases for two very well known franchises. Return to where it all

  Posted 11 years ago 59

• DLC

  The Walking Dead: Season 2 Episode 2 Teaser Image

  Telltale are on a roll this week. Now that we know the release date of The Wolf Among Us, they've decided to let us know that that the next chapter of The Walking Dead: Season Two is "just around the

  Posted 11 years ago 31

• DLC

  The Wolf Among Us Episode 2 Dated

  In the middle of January, we revealed that Telltale Games were hoping to release the second segment of their episodic adventure game The Wolf Among Us in the first week of February, barring any unfor

  Posted 11 years ago 41

• Screenshots

  Darth Maul Comes To Dark Souls II

  Actor Peter Serafinowicz, most known for his voice-overs for Darth Maul in Episode I: The Phantom Menace, will be lending his voice to a new character in Dark Souls II. His other credits include Shau

  Posted 11 years ago 49

• Video

  South Park: The Stick of Truth TV Spot & Trailers

  After suffering its most recent delay, Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming South Park: The Stick of Truth looks to be making pretty good progress as three new videos have been released showcasing more

  Posted 11 years ago 25

• Site stats

  TA Gaming Stats - January 20th to 26th 2014

  This report is for the period January 20th to January 26th 2014. After the madness of the last few weeks trying to get the 2013 stats put together, the Statisticles and I have been taking a well dese

  Posted 11 years ago 18

• Article

  TA Top Five: Headgear

  I was in Savile Row the other day getting my Top Hat adjusted, and it may have been the tape-measure wrapped around my noggin cutting off the circulation to my brain, or maybe even the mercury poison

  Posted 11 years ago 105

• Community interview

  Let's Talk with jukemate

  Hi, everyone. In this week's interview, our special guest is jukemate, an awesome guy who enjoys being awesome. Let's all give him a big welcome! B1ue: Hi, jukemate! Welcome! Juke: Hi, B1ue! http://w

  Posted 11 years ago 188

• Screenshots

  Second Round of EA SPORTS UFC Fighters Released

  EA Sports have released even more screens from their upcoming mixed martial arts title, EA SPORTS UFC. We covered plenty of faces here, and then covered ten confirmed fighters here. Nine more screens

  Posted 11 years ago 13

• Video

  Kinect Sports Rivals Preseason Trailer #2

  Following up from the first preseason trailer, Rare Limited have released the second part showcasing more wake racing but with an even more competitive edge as racers will be representing their own n

  Posted 11 years ago 5

• Video

  YAIBA: Ninja Gaiden Z Special Edition Details

  Tecmo Koei means business when it comes to spreading the news about its new and upcoming special edition of the incoming hack & slash title, YAIBA: Ninja Gaiden Z. Stuffed with extra goodies and DLC

  Posted 11 years ago 7

• Release

  Rambo Dated for Europe and Australia

  With a series of gameplay trailers cranking out in recent weeks (here, here and here), it was becoming clear that rail shooter Rambo: The Video Game was gearing up for its release, although nothing m

  Posted 11 years ago 19

• Windows

  Team Crossword Servers to Close

  Server shutdowns have cursed Xbox 360 games for a while now and we all know about the impending end of Games for Windows LIVE, Microsoft's PC gaming platform to precede Windows 8. Now we have heard n

  Posted 11 years ago 71

• Community

  Easter Eggs:The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

  Welcome to Easter Eggs, where the TA Team shines the spotlight on games that many gamers might have missed, perhaps hidden away behind the millionth copy of Call of Duty or FIFA. Much like a gamer w

  Posted 11 years ago 45

• Release

  PAC-MAN Museum Dated

  The last time we heard anything about PAC-MAN Museum was way back in September. The title is a compilation of PAC titles that go all the way back to when the beloved pie chart made its way to the gam

  Posted 11 years ago 31

• Video

  Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Musical Dev Diary

  Music has been a major aspect in games for years. Although you don't have any control over it with when it plays (well, almost), it adds a whole new layer to the experience. In this latest video for

  Posted 11 years ago 4