During the Xbox One unveiling recently, Microsoft gave us a few little snippets regarding the new Kinect sensor for Xbox One which is calls on the official media images an “Xbox Sensor” (so have they dropped the Kinect name permanently we wonder?). The Xbox Sensor will boast a full 1080p HD camera which is a massive improvement to the current VGA camera on the Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor, 30 FPS, Time of Flight technology and 1:1 tracking over a wider view to enable little or no lagging without needing so much available space!

The only ONE drawback is that should the new Xbox Sensor break, get trampled on, accidentally smashed or thrown in a rage – the Xbox One console will not function without it! UK marketing director for Xbox, Harvey Eagle confirmed the console cannot function without the motion tracking device at a London based event.

Kinect does require to be connected to Xbox One in all cases, yes,” he said. When asked if Xbox One will accommodate people who perhaps play in their bedroom rather than their living room, Eagle responded: “Yes, absolutely. We use the living room almost as a moniker – that’s where we assume the best screen is in the house.

This requirement should mean that every single Xbox One user will be hooked up to Skype, will be able to participate in all games that are cam enabled, be tempted to buy any Kinect 2.0 games, hopefully it can send picture messages unlike the Xbox 360 Kinect – and my one and only all time dream would be that it recognised under-age gamers and blocked them from Call of Duty!

Via GGSGamer

Although the Microsoft Xbox One console was shown to the world a mere few days ago, if you’ve been left wondering what the game cases will look like – then the likely assumption is that it should be like most other media in blu-ray casing?

Well, you might have guessed correctly as Amazon.de has full-on-case-leaked Forza Motorsport 5 for the Xbox One as shown below – and since you’re here, why not check out the Forza 5 Announcement Trailer above?

Via AGB

EA has today announced Need for Speed Rivals, an action/racing game created by an inspired new development team, using a powerful engine and delivering next-generation gameplay. Need for Speed Rivals is being developed by EA’s newest studio Ghost Games, in partnership with the expert racing team at Criterion Games.

The new ‘Rivals’ addition to the franchise is built on the Frostbite 3 game engine, and captures the adrenaline and intensity of the street’s ultimate rivalry between cops and racers in a stunning open road environment. Gamers’ can play as either a cop or racer, where each side of the law has its own set of high stakes challenges, rewards and consequences. As a racer, the goal is to become infamous for taking risks behind the wheel and capturing your most intense escapes on video for the world to see. The more cops players evade, the more Speed Points they collect, enabling them to unlock new cars and items. Keep raising the stakes race after race to become an ever-more valuable target to the cops – but risk losing it all if busted. As a cop, players work together as part of a team in pursuit of racers, earning prominence and rising in the ranks of the Police Force with every bust. Achieving higher ranks unlocks new police only cars and more powerful pursuit tech.

Ghost Games also announced today the long-awaited return of Ferrari to the Need for Speed franchise . For the first time in seven years, gamers can get behind the wheel of some of the most luxurious, desirable automobiles on the planet, including the F12berlinetta. At the heart of Need for Speed Rivals is AllDrive, an innovative new online feature that allows gamers to seamlessly transition from playing alone, to playing with friends, eliminating the line between single player and multiplayer. Players will have to keep one eye on their rearview mirror as friends will be able to enter and exit races on-the-fly, creating a world where no two events will ever be the same.

Need for Speed Rivals is coming to Xbox 360 on November 19th, 2013 and will also be released on Xbox One later this year.

As a Guardian of the City sets out on an epic, action-packed adventure to reclaim our Solar System, he recalls the moment when he was first taught the most important lesson of all – The Law of the Jungle.

Watch this live-action/CG trailer and get a sneak peek at Destiny, the bold, new action game from the creators of Halo and the company that brought you Call of Duty. Crafted together with the award-winning visual effects studio Digital Domain, “Law of the Jungle” gives players a taste of Destiny’s action-packed adventures through a live-action and CG interpretation of the epic game universe.

See the official worldwide Destiny gameplay reveal on June 10th, 2013 at E3 2013.

Meet the team behind CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of physics based destruction meets tower defense brawler is set to unleash next Wednesday, May 29th on Xbox LIVE Arcade!

Look out for our review next week!

The first screenshots for the Xbox One’s second exclusive, Quantum Break have surfaced. Quantum Break is made by the folks over at Remedy. They had a hand in games such as Max Payne, Alan Wake, and Alan Wake: American Nightmare. Suffice it to say, this should be quite a good exclusive.

Check out the screens below.

Quantum Break will be a launch title for the Xbox One. So prepare yourself for some bundled deals. To reacquaint yourself with the announcement, check out the trailer below.

Rockstar Games has now announced full details of both the Special Edition and Collector’s Edition of Grand Theft Auto V– which will be available for worldwide pre-order today from participating retailers.

As an additional bonus, those who pre-order any edition of Grand Theft Auto V (including the Special Edition, Collector’s Edition or the standard retail edition) between now and September 17th will get access to pilot the Atomic Blimp in-game vehicle.

The Grand Theft Auto V Special Edition includes:

• Full retail copy of Grand Theft Auto V
• Collectible SteelBook with Exclusive Artwork – This special SteelBook features double-sided, never-before-seen artwork of Michael, Trevor and Franklin. Custom color and metallic treatments bring out the detail of the artwork created exclusively for this SteelBook.
• Blueprint Map – This exclusive, additional 21.5” x 26.75” map displays a blueprint view of Los Santos and Blaine County. Cryptic markings indicate locations for fast cash and other points of interest for the up-and-coming entrepreneur.
• Special Ability Boost – Michael, Franklin and Trevor each have a unique special ability. With this boost, the special ability bar will generate 25% faster.
• Stunt Plane Trials – Single player Stunt Plane Trials let you take on additional aerial challenges spread throughout Los Santos and Blaine County.
• Bonus Outfits, Tattoos and More – Michael, Franklin and Trevor get bonus outfits in their wardrobes, character specific tattoos at tattoo parlors, and special deals from shopkeepers across Los Santos and Blaine County.
• Additional Weapons – When visiting Ammunition stores in single player, merchants will have special weapons in their inventory available for free: the Pistol .50, Bullpup Shotgun and melee Hammer.

The Grand Theft Auto V Collector’s Edition includes all the contents of Grand Theft Auto V Special Edition as described above plus:

• Grand Theft Auto V Security Deposit Bag with Logo Key – Inspired by the heists in Grand Theft Auto V, this custom 10.75” x 8.5” money bag features a pop-up style lock and laser cut logo key to secure important items. The reverse side features a pressed Rockstar Games logo on the security mount with a framed ID window.
• Grand Theft Auto V New Era 9FIFTY Snapback Cap – This exclusive New Era 9FIFTY cap features an embroidered Los Santos logo on the front, a stitched, black Rockstar Games logo on the wearer’s left side, a Grand Theft Auto ‘V’ logo applique on the opposite side, and snapback closure for an adjustable fit.
• Custom Characters for Grand Theft Auto Online – Get classic Grand Theft Auto characters to use within the Grand Theft Auto Online Character Creation System.
• Unique Vehicles and Garage Property – Players will instantly receive a garage to store custom vehicles. In single player, the garage will be stocked with the 1930’s style Hotknife hotrod and the CarbonRS sports bike. In Grand Theft Auto Online, players will get the high-end Khamelion electric car.

The Grand Theft Auto V Collector’s Edition comes packaged in a premium outer box featuring a foil embossed Grand Theft Auto V logo on the top, finished with a matte, scuff-resistant film lamination, housing all of the contents.

The Grand Theft Auto V Collector’s Edition and Grand Theft Auto V Special Edition are the perfect way for fans to celebrate the return of GTA, with special digital content and exclusive Grand Theft Auto V physical items. Grand Theft Auto V Collector’s Edition will retail for $149.99, while the Grand Theft Auto V Special Edition will retail for $79.99. All versions are now available for pre-order until September 17, 2013 while supplies last.

Forza Motorsport 5, from Turn 10 Studios, is the latest edition of the highest-rated racing franchise of the past 10 years. Forza Motorsport 5 sets a new bar for racing games. With the power of Xbox and the cloud, no game better delivers the sensation of being behind the wheel.

Available exclusively for launch of the Xbox One console from Microsoft

Release date to be announced in due course, look out for more details during E3 2013.

Deep Silver has today announced that 4A Games will be supporting Metro: Last Light with a series of original single player downloadable content packs throughout the summer.

The ‘Faction Pack’ (set for release in June) and the ‘Chronicles Pack’ will include new, original single player gameplay that expands on the Metro: Last Light universe and story. The ‘Tower Pack’ will present a unique solo challenge to Metro veterans whilst meanwhile, the ‘Developer Pack’ will give creative players some interesting tools with which to explore the world of Metro…

“Artyom’s story may have been concluded in Metro: Last Light, but there are other characters with stories to tell, some familiar locations that fans of the Metro series wanted to revisit, and some new challenges that 4A wanted to explore,” said Andrew Prokhorov, Creative Director at 4A Games. “Since completing the game we have been working on these new stories and hope to release them throughout the summer.”

The Metro: Last Light Season pass is available to download now from Xbox Live for 1200 MSP now.

Metro: Last Light is available now and was rated 9/10 in our recent review.

A raw and gritty, futuristic squad-based third-person shooter built with Unreal Engine 3, Scourge: Outbreak pits the veteran mercenaries of Echo Squad, against their sworn enemies, the Nogari Corporation, in a desperate mission to rescue a double agent hidden behind enemy lines and to recover a mysterious meteorite fragment from Nogari’s possession. Convinced that Nogari’s ‘Ambrosia Fuel Technology’ is connected with deadly plagues that threaten to ravage the world, this may be Echo Squad’s last and only shot at bringing the Nogari threat to its knees once and for all.

Scourge: Outbreak marks the Xbox LIVE debut of a massively overhauled and vastly improved version of The Scourge Project: Episodes 1 & 2, originally released for PC in April 2010. With a host of new features and enhancements based on community feedback, including new and re-vamped gameplay, a stronger and more prominent story narrative, smarter AI, more gratifying gunplay, powerful new XP Perks, a much more detailed and vibrant world, and a long list of other exciting changes, the differences between TSP and Scourge: Outbreak are phenomenal! 

Scourge: Outbreak looks better, plays better, and is far more fun than The Scourge Project ever was. It’s a game that our small, humble team is immensely proud of, and we think that once players get into the game, they are really going to enjoy all of the newly-added content and features we’ve added.

said Ake Mora Temnerud, Studio Director of Tragnarion Studios.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfrJ4wvRQRE

Scourge: Outbreak Key Features:

• Up to 4-Player Co-op Campaign with 6+ hours of gameplay
• 4 Playable Characters, each with different weapon handling stats and a distinct combination of Special Abilities
• Unique character-specific flashbacks that reveal critical past events, and shed a new light on the game’s story
• XP system to track your experience and unlock powerful gameplay rewards in Campaign AND Multiplayer
• Squad AI for groups with less than 4 Players
• Quick-Order-System (QOS) for rapid deployment of squad-members
• 9 Weapons, plus multiple variants of each to suit your style of play
• Up to 8 Players in Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture-The-Flag multiplayer Versus modes in 5 action-packed maps!
• Leaderboards for competing with friends and other Players around the world!
• Challenging Achievements to unlock

Scourge: Outbreak will be available on Xbox LIVE July 3, 2013  for 800 Microsoft Points.