Details about Dragon Age: Inquisition, the third entry in Bioware's dark fantasy RPG series, have finally emerged. The developers have been listening closely to fan feedback on the first two games, and are working hard to incorporate the suggestions into the franchise.
Though the full game isn't out until August 20th, Saints Row IV's character creation tool - dubbed the Inauguration Station - is now available as a free download on Steam and Xbox 360. It'll be out on the Playstation Network tomorrow in the UK and Tuesday, August 13th elsewhere.
Christine Love's sci-fi visual novel Analogue: A Hate Story was a hallmark of great video game writing and storytelling, and now it's getting a sequel in the form of Hate Plus, which releases on August 19th.
Six former developers from Monolith, the studio behind F.E.A.R. and No One Lives Forever, have just announced Betrayer, a first-person single-player action-adventure game set in Colonial Virginia that features exploration, weaponry authentic to the times and a metaphysical mystery with a historical foundation.
The next big MMORPG has appeared on the horizon, as Sony Online Entertainment debuted EverQuest Next at a live event on August 2nd. This is exciting news for fans of the genre because EverQuest has always been a benchmark series -- the original is often credited as setting the standard for MMOs before other games like World of Warcraft came along and dominated people's free time.
Microsoft has announced the Xbox Enforcement United program for Xbox Live Gold members for both the Xbox 360 and upcoming Xbox One. Gold subscribers can sign up for the beta now, to gain the ability to report any offensive or abusive content they come across while online.
Xbox executive Marc Whitten announced on Major Nelson's podcast yesterday that the upcoming Xbox One has received upgrades to its graphic specifications. According to Whitten, a brand new Xbox One-specific driver called the "mono driver" has been implemented, and the clock speed of the GPU has been raised from 800 MHz to 853 MHz.
The Fullbright Company, a team founded by the folks who worked on the Minerva's Den downloadable content for BioShock 2, announced today that they will be releasing their first game as an independent company called Gone Home - slated to be released on August 15th.
EA Sports confirmed today that Kyrie Irving - the young, star point guard of the Cleveland Cavaliers - will be gracing the cover of NBA Live 14. After a three year hiatus from the pro-basketball simulation scene, EA is attempting to bounce back with their answer to NBA 2k's LeBron Jamesian basketball dominance.
