 | Xbox One voice commands not available in all regions at launch Aug 29th 2013, 18:02 Voice support for next-gen console limited to United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, and Germany in November. 
Xbox One voice commands will not be available in all markets when the console launches in November. Of the 13 regions where the Xbox One will be available in November, only five will support voice commands, according to an updated product page for the new system. These regions are the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, and Germany. Australia, Austria, Brazil, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, and New Zealand will be left out. It is not clear when voice commands will be available in those regions. A Microsoft representative had not responded to GameSpot's request for comment at press time. The Xbox One was originally expected to launch in 21 territories in November, though Microsoft announced earlier this month that console would be delayed in eight regions. Those in affected countries who preordered a Day One edition of the console will receive a free pack-in game. The Xbox One will launch this November for $499/€499/£429/A$599. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | "Be the Zombie" mode for Dying Light revealed Aug 29th 2013, 17:58 Warner Bros. reveals preorder-exclusive multiplayer mode that allows gamers to play as predators; open-world game playable at PAX Prime this weekend. 
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced a "Be the Zombie" mode for Dying Light, which allows gamers to play as predators in the game's multiplayer component. Preordering Dying Light in North America is the only way to access the Be the Zombie mode at launch, though it is unclear if the mode will be available to all at a later date. In the Be the Zombie mode, players will stalk other players as a "night hunter," a zombie mutation described as a "lethal predator" with skills like super speed, a grapple tool, and special attacks. The night hunter also has its own special skill tree, which players can advance through by completing rounds as the zombie creature. Dying Light is in development at Dead Island studio Techland in Poland. The open-world game boasts a day-night cycle and will be released on current- and next-generation consoles, as well as PC, in 2014. The game will be playable at PAX Prime this weekend in Seattle, Washington. For more on Dying Light, check out GameSpot's previous coverage. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Xbox One and Xbox 360 audio compared Aug 29th 2013, 17:14 Microsoft says Skype audio codec integration and "dedicated audio processing" will result in "crystal clear" quality on next-gen console. 
Microsoft today provided an aural example of the difference between Xbox One and Xbox 360 voice chat quality. Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb provided two audio clips, one recorded on Xbox One and the other on Xbox 360. [ Watch Video ] [ Watch Video ] Xbox One audio quality is said to be an improvement over Xbox 360 due to to integration with Skype's audio codec, as well as "dedicated audio processing." In addition, thanks to the Xbox One controller's new expansion port, the rate at which data is transferred between the controller and the console is increased, resulting in better audio quality. Speech is captured on Xbox One at 24 KHz PCM, which is triple the rendering sample rate and a 50 percent capture rate improvement over Xbox 360 headsets, Microsoft said. An Xbox One chat headset will be included with every Xbox One and sold separately for $25. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Nintendo: Wii U not struggling because of its name Aug 29th 2013, 16:02 President Reggie Fils-Aime says what's holding the system back is a lack of compelling software that makes use of the GamePad. 
The Wii U is struggling, but it's not because of the platform's name, according to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. Asked by Kotaku if naming the console Wii 2 would have helped matter, Fils-Aime said, "The challenges we're facing with Wii U are not issues of the name." Fils-Aime added that Wii U sales in the United States stand at 1.5 million units, fewer than half of the system's 3.61 million worldwide global sales. It's not the name that is keeping the Wii U from growing in popularity, but rather a lack of compelling software that makes use of the GamePad, Fils-Aime said. "The issue is the lack of a steady rate of software launches to motivate the consumer to drive buzz and engagement and to highlight the wide variety of uses of the GamePad. That's the issue," he said. Yesterday, Nintendo announced a price cut for the Wii U, dropping the 32GB system to $300, while the $250 8GB model will be phased out. Nintendo recently dated a number of high-profile first-party games, including Super Mario 3D World (November 22) and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (December 6). The company also announced a brand-new handheld: the Nintendo 2DS. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Aiden from Watch Dogs inspired by Dexter, Walter White Aug 29th 2013, 15:33 Ubisoft senior producer Dominic Guay says protagonist in new open-world game "not necessarily a good guy," but is someone players can relate to. 
Aiden Pearce, the main character in Ubisoft's upcoming open-world action game Watch Dogs, is not specifically a good person, but nor is he inherently evil, according to the developer. Senior producer Dominic Guay explained in a new ZoomIn Games video interview that Ubisoft was inspired by Dexter from Showtime's Dexter and Walter White from AMC's Breaking Bad for Aiden. "The way we designed him is that he would not necessarily be a good guy or a bad guy," Guay said. "So we're inspired by characters like Dexter or the series like Breaking Bad, where the main character is not necessarily a good guy, but he's a person with flaws, with qualities; someone we can relate to and that you will bond with even though he does sometimes things that are not necessarily good." Guay explained that Aiden will "evolve" throughout the course of the game, with players able to determine, to an extent, just how much the character will change. "But Aiden is not a bad guy," Guay added. "He becomes a vigilante, so he is there to inflict his justice on the city of Chicago." Watch Dogs launches for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and PC on November 19. The Xbox One and PS4 versions will be released as launch titles for those platforms. Ubisoft expects the game to sell more than 6.2 million units. For more, check out GameSpot's previous coverage of Watch Dogs. Showtime is owned by GameSpot parent company CBS Corp. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Lego MMO launching in 2014 Aug 29th 2013, 14:08 Lego Minifigures Online coming to PC, iOS, and Android during second half of next year. 
Lego Minifigures Online--the all-new MMO from Age of Conan and The Secret World developer Funcom--will launch during the second half of 2014, it was announced today. The game will be available on PC, iOS, and Android at launch. A business model was not announced. Lego Minifigures Online is based on the Lego minifigures line of real-world toys. These toys will include a code to download a virtual version as a playable character in the game. Players will be able to collect around 100 characters in all, and can swap between three playable characters at any given moment during the game. Lego Minifigures Online will also feature PvP, though Funcom said it would talk more about this component later in the year. The game was originally announced last year. A Lego MMO game has been attempted before. In October 2010, NetDevil launched Lego Universe, but the game had a short life. In November 2011, the Lego Group announced it would be shuttering the game. It managed to attract 2 million users, but failed to set up a satisfactory revenue model, developers said. For more on Lego Minifigures Online, check out the video below. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
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