Microsoft Announces Customisable Xbox One Controllers
At its E3 press conference today, Microsoft announced Xbox Design Lab, allowing players to design and order their own Xbox One controllers.
Design Lab will allow buyers to customise the colours of individual components on an Xbox One controller, as well as add bespoke laser engraved text.
Orders can be placed through the Xbox Design Lab website, which has not gone live at the time of writing.
Design Lab currently only offers customisation for the new model of Xbox One controller, released alongside the Xbox One S.
According to The Verge, shipping will begin in October, with pre-orders beginning today. Each controller will cost $79.99, with $9.99 added for adding text.
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Announced
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's collectible card game, Gwent, is getting its own game.
Announced at Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference with a live-action trailer, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game will feature a full single-played campaign and cross-platform multiplayer. Developer CD Projekt is also redesigning and improving the visuals.
The closed beta begins on Xbox One and Windows in September. Gwent fans can sign up at playgwent.com. There was no announcement on whether the game will be a premium purchase or a free-to-play release with paid card packs.
Xbox One Gets 6 New Platform Features
Mike Ybarra, Microsoft's Head of Platform Engineering announced six new features for Xbox One at Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference.
Ybarra said that background music, language region independence, and the Cortana digital assistant that was announced last week are coming to Xbox One later this summer.
There's also three new Xbox Live features that should be available later in fall. First, Arena is a new tournament platform that allows players to "discover, register, and compete" in tournaments. In addition to Microsoft Studio titles, games like Smite and FIFA will be a part of the program.
Limbo Follow-Up Inside Gets a Release Date
Limbo developer PlayDead's next game, Inside, will be out on June 29 for Xbox One and July 7 on Steam, ID@Xbox head Chris Charla announced at Microsoft's 2016 E3 press conference.
To celebrate the forthcoming release of Inside, PlayDead's Limbo is available for free on Xbox One until June 20th and on Steam June 21st and 22nd.
Inside was first revealed at Microsoft's 2014 E3 press conference. The Xbox One exclusive was delayed from its original 2015 release window last year after nearly five years in development.
For all the news from Microsoft's 2016 E3 press conference and more, be sure to head over to IGN's E3 2016 event hub.
Out This Week: Minecraft: Wii U Physical Edition
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Release Date: Monday, June 13, 2016
The Division Underground DLC Release Date Announced
Ubisoft confirmed at the Xbox E3 press conference that The Division's next DLC Underground is set to release for the Xbox One on June 28.
The DLC will release 30 days later on PS4 and PC thanks to an exclusivity deal for the game with Microsoft. Underground is the first of three paid DLC expansions announced for The Division, with another expansion, Survival, expected to release this summer.
A purported leak via Amazon revealed a date for the DLC earlier this month. Ubisoft has also recently announced stricter consequences for cheaters in the game. The Division is also reportedly set to be developed into a film with Jake Gyllenhaal starring and producing.
Watch a Sneak Peek of Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
We have a brand new behind-the-scenes look for you today at Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, the upcoming computer-animated feature film featuring the voices of Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul and Game of Thrones vets Sean Bean and Lena Headey. But that's not all.
In addition to its premiere on Blu-ray and Digital this fall, we can report Kingsglaive, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Square Enix, will also be released in select movie theaters August 19.
The fully CG-animated movie will be released worldwide as a cross-media collaboration with the upcoming video game sequel, Final Fantasy XV.
Check out the official synopsis for Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV below:
Possible Grow Home Sequel ‘Grow Up’ Rated by PEGI
Ratings board PEGI has listed Grow Up, a new game from Ubisoft for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Gematsu spotted the rating, and if it's correct, it's safe to assume this will be a sequel to last year's experimental platforming game Grow Home.
Grow Up is apparently for ages three and up, and the release date is listed for today. This would be a surprise, but there is a chance this date is just a placeholder.
Ubisoft's E3 press conference is taking place later today at 1pm PT, so we can expect to hear an official announcement then.
ThinkGeek Creates Working Pip-boy Replica
ThinkGeek is creating a Fallout pip-boy replica.
The pip-boy is up for pre-order for $349.99 plus $9.99 shipping on the ThinkGeek website and features its own dedicated screen; complete with a map, radio function, and alarm clock. Whether one of the alarm tones is Preston Garvey screaming "I've heard of another settlement that needs your help," remains to be seen. Hopefully not though, yeah?
It also wirelessly connects with the user’s mobile phone, via Bluetooth, to take calls and play music. So if you want to wear it while you’re out and about, and talk to your wrist, you totally can.
Game of Thrones Actor Discusses Jaime’s Feelings Toward Brienne
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones' latest episode, "No One," continue below.
Jaime Lannister crossed paths with the last person he would have imagined to find in the Riverlands, and according to star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, his character is pretty conflicted about it. Fans have loved the relationship between Jaime and Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) ever since the two became unlikely traveling partners in Season 2, and the pair reunited again in Sunday's "No One."
It's not a reunion either character expected to happen, according to Coster-Waldau, and it didn't help that they were on opposing sides of the battlefield. I spoke with Coster-Waldau about the events of "No One," and he set the record straight about how he's playing Jaime's emotions for Brienne. He also talked a bit about why they didn't discuss the real threat on Westeros, aka the massive army of the undead north of the Wall, and where he imagines Jaime goes next after completing his mission at Riverrun.