Alien 5 Still Happening, Prometheus 2 Shooting First

With the news that Ridley Scott's Prometheus 2 will finally shoot early next year, the status of the fifth official Alien movie has become somewhat uncertain. However, it seems that the film continues to be developed, with District 9 director Neill Blomkamp still at the helm.

Last summer, Variety reported that Fox had signed a deal with Blomkamp to make Alien 5, and stars Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn have both spoken of their potential involvement in the project. However, the disappointing box office for Blomkamp's robot adventure Chappie, combined with Scott's plans to move ahead with a sequel to Prometheus--set in the same universe as Alien--have led to rumors that the project might be dead.

Windows 10 Can Find and Disable Pirated Games

[UPDATE] Although Microsoft is yet to provide official clarification on the matter, reports have suggested the EULA cited below pertains to Microsoft services, as opposed to the Windows 10 software itself.

This means the changes made to the license agreement were intended to protect against illicitly obtained Xbox Live and Windows Store content, not all pirated content on a PC.

GameSpot has asked Microsoft for a statement clarifying the policy and will update this story when it has been issued. [UPDATE ENDS]

Microsoft has updated its Windows 10 end user license agreement, revealing the latest version of its operating system is capable of identifying whether counterfeit software or unauthorised hardware is running, and disable it.

As brought to light by Alphr, section 7B of the EULA explains Microsoft's ability to immobilise pirated software and hardware.

"We may automatically check your version of the software and download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorised hardware peripheral devices," the notice read.

In effect, this means illegally acquired games running on PCs, Windows phones, and tablets can be disabled. Although it is not clear what is meant by "unauthorised hardware peripheral devices," controllers that have been modified to provide unfair advantages in games are the most probable target of this clause.

Despite the advent of services such as Steam, which employ DRM to protect content, piracy has continued to be a key feature of PC gaming, with software often shared through torrent sites.

Windows 10 is being positioned as a key part of Microsoft's video game business.

In January 2015, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said Windows 10 could be "best operating system [Microsoft has] ever created for gamers on PC.

Among Windows 10's gaming oriented features is the ability to stream Xbox One games to the PC via the Xbox Gaming application. Additionally, Microsoft's has announced a number of games for PC including Fable Legends, which supports cross-play with Xbox One, and Halo Wars 2.

Nintendo's PlayStation, the Holy Grail of Game Memorabilia, Has Been Found

Never-before-seen images of the console hybrid revealed; System was discovered by son of businessman with ties to Sony.

An extraordinarily rare prototype of the Nintendo PlayStation console, which was created as part of a failed partnership between Nintendo and Sony some 25 years ago, has been discovered.

Never-before-seen images offer the first ever close-ups of the machine, now yellowed with age, which combines the form factor of the SNES along with the branding of PlayStation.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Trailer Reveals Kaguya

A new trailer for upcoming fighting game Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 shows that the character Kaguya Otsutsuki will be in the game. Posted by publisher Bandai Namco on its official YouTubechannel, the trailer showcases more gameplay footage featuring Naruto battling Madara and Obito, as well as fighting alongside Sasuke and Sakura. Kaguya appears at the 2:09 mark as an in-game character, although it is unconfirmed if she will be

Batman:Dark Knight Review

Hey, it's the Batmobile! Over and over!

Scarecrow, Arkham Knight, and the legacy of the now-dead Joker loom large over this freedom. There is another, more surprising obstacle which you must overcome if you wish to retain your ownership of Gotham's skies, however: the Batmobile. For the first time in this series, you can leap into the iconic vehicle and zoom down the streets, drifting around tight turns and pursuing key vehicles as they speed away. The driving itself is slick and satisfying, as long as you can overlook Rocksteady's tendency to wrest away camera control to show you some dramatic sight or another. Yet there's no beating the incredible rush of using your line launcher to fling yourself through the sky--and it's worth mentioning that taking to the air is usually faster than settling behind the wheel. As a result, Arkham Knight is constantly trying to justify the Batmobile's presence, forcing it upon you at nearly every opportunity.

Xbox Live Gold Members Get Even More With Two New Games Every Month on Xbox One

This July represents two full years since we began giving Xbox Live Gold members access to amazing games to play with your friends. As a special thank you to our members and all Xbox fans, we’re announcing that starting in July, Gold members get more with two new Games with Gold every month on Xbox One! Each month Gold members will enjoy four new free games; two on Xbox One and two on Xbox 360; On Xbox One enjoy a new game on the 1st and 16th of every month, each available to download for a full month.

Nintendo Pitched F-Zero Wii U to Burnout Dev

Nintendo asked Burnout and Need for Speed developer Criterion Games to work on a demo for a new F-Zero title.

According to Nintendo Life, former Criterion Games creative director Alex Ward confirmed Nintendo wanted the studio to pitch a new F-Zero game for the Wii U in early 2011.

Halo 5 Campaign Co-op Uses Dedicated Servers, Microsoft Confirms at E3 2015

We already knew that Halo 5: Guardians will use dedicated servers for its

StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void Gets a Free Prologue and July Beta

StarCraft II is getting another expansion, titled Legacy of the Void, at some unannounced point in the future. To hold players over, developer Blizzard is making a free prologue for it.

Called Whispers of Oblivion, this prologue will have three missions, including the first focusing on Zeratul since the Wings of Liberty expansion. According to the developer, Whispers of Oblivion is meant to bridge the story gap between the last expansion, called Heart of the Swarm, and the upcoming Legacy of the Void.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 Plays On Nostalgia to Great Effect

There was a time when anyone could pick up a pad and chase high-scores in a skating game. And then the Tony Hawk titles withered away, the Skate games came along with realistic physics and complex controls, and I became sad.

I have no ill-will towards EA’s Skate series, it was an impressively authentic realisation of skating and, as a person with multiple friends “about that skate life,” I got a buzz off how much they enjoyed the series.

But it was always bittersweet, as the thrills of a realistic skating experience in a video game were lost on me. I preferred the arcadey feel of the Tony Hawk’s series. In particular, the way it was so eager to positively reinforce my pathetic attempts at tricking with points--however meagre they were.

Why Fallout 4 Is Set in Boston

This year's post-apocalyptic role-playing game Fallout 4 is set in Boston. But why did Bethesda Game Studios choose Beantown for its setting? During a panel presentation today at E3 2015, game director Todd Howard offered an explanation, albeit a brief one.

"We debated for a while," Howard said, though he did not name any cities that were also in the running.

Fallout 4's post-apocalyptic Fenway Park

As for why Bethesda ultimately chose Boston, Howard pointed out that Fallout 3 contained references to the New England city, so going there with a full game was a logical next step. He also said that Boston's mix of history and technology (this robot dogwas built in Boston) makes it a good fit.

"We had had some seeds in Fallout 3. And we felt that Boston has the right mix of American history and high-tech," Howard said. "It's very good for Fallout."

Fallout 4 lead designer Emil Pagliarulo, who grew up in Boston, added, "There's a richness and a flavor to the city." He went on to say that playing the game has made him feel homesick.

Fallout 4 launches in November for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, andPC. We learned a lot more about the game this week at E3; check out some of the big stories below.

Fan Tries to Preorder Fallout 4 With Bottle Caps

Now that retailers are accepting preorders for Fallout 4, one superfan has attempted to pay for the game with bottle caps, which are the in-game currency for the post-apocalyptic RPG series.

Reddit user GatorMacheteJr explains:

"Fallout 3 was my favorite game for several years, so I made the rational choice to start saving up bottle caps. Turns out 4.5 years of undergrad and three years in a Master's program leads to a lot of drinking."

Batman: Arkham Knight Batmobile Edition Canceled Due to Quality Issues

"Unforeseen circumstances" lead to the cancellation of Arkham Knight's big premium edition

Less than one week before Batman: Arkham Knight's release, developer Rocksteady Studios has announced that the $200 Batmobile edition of the game has been canceled. The developer announced the news in its forums today, saying "unforeseen circumstances" are to blame.

Darksiders II: Death-initive version could be followed by Darksiders 3 later on.

As suspected, 2012's action game Darksiders II is getting a remastered version call the "Death-initive Edition," publisher Nordic Games, which bought the franchise from THQ, announced on Thursday.

The new version, which was originally confirmed only for PlayStation 4, has now also been announced forXbox One. Both versions will launch this winter, according to Polygon.

The Darksiders II Death-initive edition, which has been updated to run in native 1080p and features better lighting, as well as improved character and environmental visuals, will come with all previously released DLC. Pricing was not announced.

The new version of Darksiders II is in development at Gunfire Games, which is reportedly staffed "almost entirely" of people who worked on the Darksiders at original developer Vigil Games.

Latest Xbox One firmware removes region lock in China

Late last year game consoles returned to the Chinese market after a 13 year hiatus. Both Microsoft and Sony took advantage, releasing the Xbox One and PS4, respectively. However, the Xbox One came with a couple of additional limiting features compared to how the console is sold elsewhere in the world. Notably, the inclusion of region locking and an online activation system for physical games.

Update: Rockstar has released the first and second patches for GTA V, and they resolve a number of problems, including the Windows username and Windows Media Player issues outlined below.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Leak Reveals Co-Op Campaign, New Zombies Info, More

Additional marketing materials for Call of Duty: Black Ops III posted on Reddit (via CharlieIntel) reveal tonsof new gameplay details covering the game's campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies modes.

A first look at Black Ops III

One of the main highlights is that Black Ops III's campaign will reportedly support co-op for up to four players online, no doubt a nice addition for fans looking for a more social experience outside of multiplayer.

According to the leaked materials, the online co-op mode will use the same network infrastructure that supports Call of Duty's online and Zombies modes.

Black Ops III's campaign also aims to deliver "cinematic, arena-style play," the leaked materials state. This mode has reportedly been "designed for co-op and replayability." Another new campaign feature for Black Ops III is that all player characters are now fully customizable--this ranges from weapons and loadouts to abilities and outfits, according to the leak.

Valve expands video game 'mod' market

The first game for which mods can be sold is fantasy role-playing title Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.Modifications can make small changes to games or be huge collaborative efforts that add extra challenges, levels and foes or improve graphics.

Valve said it would let modders of other games add their creations soon.

Just Cause 3 Gameplay Reveal Coming Next Week

Although developer Avalanche Studios has talked somewhat extensively about upcoming open-world game Just Cause 3 and released some CG trailers, the studio has yet to reveal any gameplay.

But that's going to change quite soon.

The official Just Cause Twitter account on Friday posted a teaser video that concludes by saying the gameplay reveal trailer for Just Cause 3 will be released next Tuesday, April 28.

It's tough to make out exactly what's happening in the video, but protagonist Rico is shown flying over a field of sunflowers in his new wingsuit. A helicopter is also shown for a brief moment crashing to the ground and exploding.

‘Game of Thrones’ Postmortem: The Latest Casualty Speaks

• Spoiler warning: Do not read on unless you’ve seen “Game of Thrones” Season 5, Episode 1, “The Wars to Come.”

“Game of Thrones” took a major detour from George R. R. Martin’s books in the season five premiere, killing Wildling leader Mance Rayder (Ciaran Hinds), despite the fact that he’s still alive in Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels. Elsewhere in the busy hour, Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) safely arrived in Essos with Varys (Conleth Hill), and is now on his way to meet Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), who is still dealing with political complications in Meereen, with a murderous force known as the Sons of the Harpy attacking her Unsullied warriors and murdering the slaves she freed.

Fight God of War's Kratos in Shovel Knight on PlayStation

Yacht Club Games details Kratos' appearance in the PS4, PS3, and Vita versions of the platformer

You'll be able to square off against God of War protagonist Kratos in the PlayStation versions of Shovel Knight, developer Yacht Club Games has announced.

Everything You Need to Know About Mortal Kombat X

There will be blood. Copious amount of blood.

With April in full swing, the launch day of Mortal Kombat X draws ever so near. Certainly what is to be expected is an onslaught of gore and cracked bones. But series fans and even newcomers shouldn’t let their guard down. There is a lot of content hitting this new entry in the Mortal Kombat series.

April Fools' 2015 Video Game Joke Roundup

April Fools' Day, the one day of the year when you can't trust anything you read on the Internet. While a lot of companies embrace the ridiculousness of the holiday, there are just as many places that are going to try and trick you. To help separate fact from fiction, we're rounding up the best April Fools' jokes we find. This post will be updated throughout the day as more join in on the fun.

Found something interesting? Drop us a line at news@gamespot.com to let us know and we may include it in this roundup. Be safe out there! After all, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Microsoft says open source Windows is "definitely possible"

Windows has been around for a long time, it's made a lot of money, and Microsoft, quite naturally, has been very protective of it. But the times, they are a-changin', and Microsoft may one day have to change with them in ways that once would have been unimaginable.

Windows is still the big dog in the OS marketplace, but alternatives—particularly the open source Linux—are making inroads that can't be ignored. Open source titles are biting into other Microsoft-dominated markets as well;

New GTA 5 PC Trailer Shows Heists

Brand new TV trailer, captured on PC, highlights online Heists.

Rockstar Games on Friday released a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto V. The TV spot showcases the open-world game's online Heists mode, which is already available on console and will be playable for PC when that version arrives on April 14. Footage in the trailer was captured on PC.

Today's new trailer arrives just 24 hours after Rockstar released a jaw-dropping 60fps video for the PC edition of GTA V. You can watch that trailer here.

Game of Thrones Star to Guest in Doctor Who!

 Having landed back in the UK fresh from touring the US, today Maisie Williams sets foot on the Doctor Who TARDIS to take up a guest role in the hit BBC One show that returns to our screens this Autumn.  Maisie has already found global fame and is renowned for her role as Arya Stark in the international fantasy drama series Game of Thrones. She also starred in the one-off docu-drama Cyberbully and was cast as one of the leads of Carol Morley’s drama The Falling. As well as beinga three-time Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee, in February of this year she was awarded with a Shooting Star Award at the Berlin Film Festival.  On her first day on set Maisie Williams said, “I'm so excited to be working on Doctor Who as it’s such a big and important part of British Culture. I can’t wait to meet the cast and crew and start filming, especially as we’ll be shooting not too far from my home town.”  Steven Moffat, lead writer and Executive Producer, added,

Want To Play The New Halo Online? Move To Russia

It’s becoming common for publishers to take their most popular franchises and retool them for foreign markets. Call of Duty recently launched in China, and a number of EA and 2K Sports titles have special editions for that country.

The latest game to get the word “online” tagged to the end is Halo, but it’s not coming to China. Instead, Microsoft, Saber Interactive, and Innova Systems are prepping the game for Russia.

Halo Online is designed to work on lower-end PCs (and therefore remain accessible to a wider range of gamers). It’s built on a modified version of the Halo 3 engine with an new setting, the UNSC space station Anvil.

The title is slated for availability as a closed beta in the spring, with no set launch date yet. It will be free-to-play and Microsoft will be testing the economy along with mechanics during the beta period.

[Source: Halo Waypoint]

Our Take

Creating unique versions of games with a free-to-play model and modified specifications is a winning strategy in China. It will be quite interesting to watch this develop in the Russian market. I’m eager to learn more about how Russian players differ from those of us in Europe and North America, as we did when discussing Call of Duty Online with Activision.

Watch Dogs Was the #2 Best Selling Video Game of 2014 in Australia, PS4 Topped Console Sales

After compiling all the data, the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association has announced that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the best-selling game of 2014 in Australia at retail.

While the top 10 games of 2014 are made up the usual suspects, Watch Dogs was actually the #2 selling game of the year, beating FIFA 15, Grand Theft Auto V, Minecraft, Destiny, and more.

PS4 and Xbox One drove bumper year for Australian video game industry

The launch of Sony's PS4, Microsoft's Xbox One and Nintendo's Wii U in late 2013, led to a bumper 2014 for the Australian video and computer games industry, with annual sales up 20 per cent to $2.46 billion.Research released by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) on Wednesday morning found that local sales of console hardware were up 47 per cent on the previous year, due to the rush by consumers to bag the latest machines.

Russia launches aerial war games in northwest

Russia has launched an aerial drill in the country’s northwest, with more than 50 fighter jets participating in the exercises, a military official says.

Colonel Oleg Kochetkov, the head of Russia’s Western Military District’s press service, said the aerial drill began on Tuesday with Su-34, MiG-29SMT, MiG-31BM and various Su-27 modification fighter jets taking part. The drill, he said, will continue until the end of the week.

Apple Reveals $10,000 Watch

Pricing for the gold "Apple Watch Edition" announced today; all versions of the wearable will launch April 24.

During today's Apple media event in San Francisco, the technology giant announced new details for its Apple Watch line of wearables, which was originally announced in September.

Why is Apple called "Apple"?

Why is Apple called "Apple"?

Earlier in Steve Jobs life he worked in an apple orchard and came to the belief that the apple was the perfect fruit. The apple came in the perfect package, delivered high nutrients, and did not damage easily. With this belief and the help of Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, Apple Computer was found on April 1, 1976.
Apple Computer, Inc. was later incorporated on January 3, 1977 and as Apple began to move into more than just the computers was renamed to Apple Inc. on January 9, 2007.

Samsung Teams Up With Microsoft To Boost Galaxy S6

Another day, another plot twist in the Samsung Galaxy S6 saga. First there was a story that Samsung ditched Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 chip for the S6, then we heard that there will be two versions of flagship, including one with a dual-edged display.

Windows Phone apps might make an appearance on the Galaxy S6. Image credit: Jay McGregor

And now? SamMobile is reporting that Samsung won’t ship the S6 with all of its usual pre-installed apps – instead opting for some of Microsoft’s flagship premium services.

Apple planning own search engine to trump Google?

There perhaps isn't anything that a Google search cannot find, but all of us who have only been 'googling' for information and knowledge may soon be "appleing" for them.

The Daily Mail, in a report , referred to an Apple job advertisement posted earlier this month, calling for a professional to develop "a search platform supporting hundreds of millions of users".

Microsoft is making available to testers the first public preview of Windows 10 mobile, a version of the Windows 10 operating system ultimately designed to run on ARM-based Windows phones and ARM- and Intel-based small tablets and phablets.

                                                                                 
Microsoft shows off a preview of Windows 10 for phones, though it's limited to a half dozen Lumia devices.

The preview bits for certain Windows phones are available for download by those who have signed up to be Windows Insider testers. The release of the Windows 10 mobile preview follows by just over a week the release of the first public preview of touch-first Office for Windows 10 desktop users

Hands On: Mattel and Google's New VR View-Master

Mattel is rekindling interest its classic View-Master toy brand by incorporating virtual reality.

The company today announced a collaboration with Google to make a new View-Master based on the Google Cardboard platform. It still uses those memorable picture discs with the squares around the edge like the old View-Master, but not in a way you might expect.

Watch Mortal Kombat X's Trailer Explain Faction Wars and More

NetherRealm developers discuss Mortal Kombat X's new features.

Developer NetherRealm has released a new trailer for Mortal Kombat X that explains the game's Faction Wars mode and other new features.

Faction Wars is an online, persistent metagame that every player with an internet connection will participate in. Each player will choose one out of five factions: White Lotus, Brotherhood of Shadow, Black Dragon, Special Forces, or Lin Kuei. Everything you do in the game, in single player or multiplayer modes, will contribute points to your faction. At the end of each week, the faction with the most point wins, and will earn special rewards.

The trailer also gives a quick look at the game's new dynamic towers, a series of challenges that will change on the hour, daily, or every few days.

We still don't know much about Mortal Kombat X's story mode, but if you liked what NetherRealm did with it in Mortal Kombat 9, it sounds like it won't disappoint. NetherRealm creative director Ed Boon said that the game's story will span 25 years, and director of art Steve Beran described it as a "blockbuster movie within the game itself."

GameSpot's Erick Tay and Peter Brown got to play these new Mortal Kombat X modes earlier this week. Check out the video below for their take.

Mortal Kombat X will be released this April for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.

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Next Year's Big Assassin's Creed Is Set In Victorian London [UPDATE]

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Next year's Assassin's Creed game will take place in London during the 19th century, Kotakuhas learned thanks to an early leak. Farewell, Napoleon; hello, Jack the Ripper?3

This new entry in Ubisoft's annual open-world action series, slated for release in the fall of 2015, will take us through the dirty back alleys and rattling stagecoaches of London during the Victorian era, a historical period that fans have wanted to see in an Assassin's Creed game for quite some time now. This new Assassin's Creed game is called or code-named Victory—like Victorian!—and it will be out next year for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, according to a person familiar with the game.