- Microsoft praises Steam and says to expect to see Microsoft focusing more on PC

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Microsoft unveiled some pretty interesting things during GDC but something we didn't see coming was a praise to Steam.

During a panel at the Game Developers Conference Phil Spencer praised to Steam on what they have done for PC gaming over the years. "They've been the backbone of PC gaming for the last decade." said Spencer. "As a Windows company, I appreciate what they've done."

Later during the panel, Spencer stated that PC gamers can expect "more focus" from Microsoft in PC gaming in the time ahead. Spencer also quickly followed his response by stating that Microsoft doesn't plan to compete against Valve, but said "it's important to invest in [PC gaming] in a real way."

With Valve now taking on consoles with it's upcoming Steam Machines, Spencer simply commented that it made sense since Valve already has an established storefront and 65 million users.

At the end he wrapped things up saying we will see "tier-1" initiatives for PC gaming from Microsoft  beginning this summer, but did not specify what those things were.

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- Xbox One's new bundle removes price disadvantage and $50

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*Walmart and Best Buy have started selling the Xbox One console bundled with a copy of Titanfall for $450, that makes it at par with Sony's PlayStation 4 if not cheaper due to game price increases for Next Gen Console games.

Sure the bundle next to a PlayStation 4 alone doesn't make it less but a PlayStation 4 bundled with PlayStation Plus is $450, and a PlayStation 4 bundled with Infamous: Second Son is at $460. If compared between game bundles the Xbox One is indeed $10 cheaper.

*Titanfall Bundle includes: 
The Xbox One console
Kinect sensor
Wireless controller
Chat headset
HDMI cable
1-month Xbox Live Gold membership
Titanfall game download—note that it’s a download

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- Rockstar isn't quite done with GTA IV and Steam!

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Here's something we don't see every day, GTA IV! Commonly seen on the news as of late is Rockstar's most popular game GTA V. This weekend Steam announced that they would be doing deals on Rockstar games which didn't seem all that new but then this came up and guess for how much. $7.49*! While GTA V floods the internet, Rockstar slid this deal beneath it, with little to not much promotion aside from Steams promos. Either way, get on Steam and Check out this amazing deal.

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- PlayStation 4 approaches 6 million sold!

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The PlayStation 4 launched in Japan on Saturday and as of recent released statistics* the PlayStation 4 has sold over 322,083 units. This now bumps up the PlayStation 4 closer towards the 6 million sales, with Xbox One following at 3.5 million sales. The PlayStation 4 also did better than the Wii U at launch (Only pulled in 308,570 at launch). However at the end no system has yet matched the Nintendo Wii (371,936; at launch) and PS2 (630,522; at launch) sales.

Within the past two weeks the PlayStation sold 5.3 million units world wide, as of now it is confirmed to have reached over 5.4 million units sold. Japan truly helped pull in some numbers.

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- Reign of Thunder is coming to Xbox

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Particle effects are cool right, well multiply that times 100 (not literal), because Day 1 studios is releasing their next game as F2P (free-to-play), Reign of Thunder. Day 1 Studios are the developers behind the 2002 Xbox title known as MechAssault. The trailer below shows us visually what the game has to offer and believe us when we say, there are a lot of explosions, like a lot. Aside from that they show off a teaser on what the games other features will be, like the extensive customization.

Their site was recently was recently removed, although it originally didn't have much to show for but a forum. This could be most likely due to a website update, however as the game releases it will be joining a sudden glut of Mech games that include MechWarrior Online and MechWarrior Tactics. Will it succeed? We shall see.

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- Free-to-play coming to Xbox One?

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Microsoft as of late has been curiously pushing more and more towards embracing free-to-play, with a few games coming on 360. While Sony has already fully embraced this model and is aggressively pushing more free-to-play games on their systems, many which are successful Steam games. However, now after the first few games on the 360 were very successful it seems like Microsoft is now increasing its investment in the area by hinting towards bringing free-to-play games on the Xbox One.

Asked on Twitter if Microsoft had news to share on free-to-play, Spencer said this. *

Although Microsoft says it was a success on free-to-play, it is hard for anyone to agree as well when they haven't disclosed the actively spending money or player engagement on these games. 

Sources(Links): Gamespot , Shack News , Twitter 

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- Microsoft announced Titanfall bundle

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Microsoft announced their newest bundle which technically should be a price cut. The bundle they announced was the long awaited Titanfall bundle, which comes with the console and a free download of the game.  The news first came up on in Australia where a news site let an embargo slip*, then it slowly started being confirmed in countries like UK and the US.  

The bundle will be sold for $500 which is basically a steal for any customer since they save money on buying the game. Although Sony offers a similar deal with Infamous: Second Son package, it is still very obvious that the game doesn't have the same hype as Titanfall. At the end this proves that Titanfall is shaping up to be the first true system seller.

Some downsides to this bundle is that you don't get the beautifully put together Titanfall Controller.

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- Titanfall will not be able to pre-load after all, says Microsoft

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Many websites were quick to publish that Microsoft was going to allow users to download Titanfall before its release and then be able to play it after midnight, however Microsoft is coming out to explain what exactly happened.

Microsoft went out to say Titanfall's pre-load was actually posted in error and it turns out they don't plan to allow Xbox One owners to download the game in advance of launch. A Microsoft spokesman came to say some comments to it on Polygon*.

"We believe in digital distribution, and are proud to give gamers a variety of ways to purchase and experience their games. However, pre-purchase and pre-download for Titanfall for Xbox One will not be available from Xbox Store. We'll continue to strike a balance between digital distribution and its benefits, while supporting physical games puchase through our retail partners."

"The pre-purchase offer page was posted in error. We apologize for any confusion."

As of since, Microsoft has removed the page with Titanfall's pre-load details from Xbox.com.

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- TitanFall Beta comes to an end

TitanFall a game that everyone has anticipated beyond any other game coming out this year, but on Wednesday the Beta was taken down after a experimental patch was applied. Many users like myself, have experienced in depth what the game will be offering multiplayer wise. Expect a review video on that coming fairly soon.

Some key things I'd like to talk about though is about TitanFall's , problems.
- Weapons are not as well balanced as they could be

Because the game is fast paced and using a sniper needs some heavy training due to the player ability to move so freely by jumping and running down walls. A plus for the player but a dink for snipers who will have to get more fast and precise at aiming. Weapons like the shotgun or smart pistol are the smart choices in the game, the shot can get some amazing range currently and 2 shots at a distance can do the trick while the smart pistol auto-lock, then simply aim within the sight of the lock on and hold the trigger to fire loads of bullets to finish off your enemy.

- 2 vs 1 Titan usually is an obvious outcome

While the maps are pretty large, one Titan vs  two Titans doesn't give you many options and running is an inevitable fate of death so you are left with nothing but to fight til the death of your Titan. While it sucks I wouldn't mind if the feature stayed although it bugs me sometimes for how unfair it is but guess what that's life!

- Lack of customization

The weapons being limited is understandable since that it will change on the games full release but the thought that the customization on those weapons which were available being the only ones frightens me. A way to picture customization is the way Call of Duty does it, which is fairly limited but if the weapons are are different enough plus adding on the Titan customization it may be able to add a bit more flavor than games like Call of Duty and Battlefield.

- Card System

Probably one of the most unique ideas in this game, aside from the Titans of course. The way the cards work are that you can carry 3 cards per game and you can use them whenever you like but once you die that one time and you respawn you lose it. Now that's one of the issues I have with it, some of the cards are not easy to come by like at all, therefore losing without being able to use it happens and it just plain old sucks. Picture as a players point of view, you got the card that you wanted which gave you a stronger gun momentarily and then you spawn and you get shot after running a bit, well its gone... I think that the way they need to work is that they last for certain amount of time and then it expires within the match rather than one time use. Some might think that the match will flood with card filled players using strong guns always but better cards can have smaller timers because nothing sucks more than getting something and losing it before you got to use it.

But finally all issues aside, these are just blemishes on what is to be one exciting game, everything feels well thought through and put together. The Parkouring in the game works amazingly well and can be mastered simply by just playing the game and the Titans feel as they are an extension of your body by allowing players to keep similar moving patterns that they had while being outside of Titan on foot.

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