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The second season of the popular episodic game, The Walking Dead will debut on XBLA on December 18, reports IGN. The first episode, titled All That Remains will be …
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In years past, it was relatively easy to produce a quality video game on a modest budget. In more recent years, however, the cost has risen astronomically, due in no small part to the advancement of technologies and the larger teams required to produce AAA-quality games. As a result, it’s easy to get caught up in sales numbers and “units shipped” and not realize that many games struggle to break even. As the cost of production goes up, so does the cost of the games.

The most expensive game of all time, in terms of production costs, is Star Wars: The Old Republic, with a budget of $200 million. The title is PC-only, which makes it even harder for publisher EA to recoup that expense.

The recently released Grand Theft Auto V (GTAV) comes in second place with a budget of $137 million. GTA V was released on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but even with multiple platforms, making back that budget could be a tall order if there wasn’t so much excitement and hype for the game.

Where are we going with this?

The methods used to pass on that cost to gamers have been particularly annoying to gamers at the start of this latest video game generation. “Micro-transaction” has become a four-letter word.

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The launch trailer for Killer Instinct has revealed that the classic Killer Instinct character Fulgore will be available on the Xbox One title in March 2014. Fulgore will be the eighth and final character from the Season One roster for Killer Instinct on Xbox One. Spinal, the seventh character in Season One, will be available in January 2014. A second season with more characters has not yet been announced.

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Microsoft has announced that 18 days since it was released, the next-gen Xbox One console has sold over 2 million units. Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, stated that “demand is far exceeding supply in the 13 countries we’ve launched and we are sold out at retailers around the world.” Microsoft also released an interesting infographic to celebrate the launch of the Xbox One highlighting the achievements in some of the first party titles released on the system.

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Hello Games, the developers of XBLA hits Joe Danger and Joe Danger 2: The Movie, debuted its next title, No Man’s Sky, at the 2013 Spike VGX over the weekend. No Man’s Sky is a space exploration game that will feature procedurally generated planets, ensuring that each player’s experience with the game is unique. The game will allow players to explore deep oceans, experience space battles and discover new, ever-evolving worlds. As of now, Hello Games has not announced platforms for No Man’s Sky.

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Halo: Spartan Assault, the twin-stick shooter set in the Halo Universe and previously exclusive to Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8, is headed to Xbox One on December 24, …
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Chris Charla, the director of ID@Xbox, has announced the first wave of ID@Xbox developers set to self-publish on Xbox One starting in 2014. The list ranges from large AAA developers to smaller one and two-man teams, with a host of XBLA veterans set to join the fray.

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Yukio Futatsugi, the director of the Xbox One exclusive Crimson Dragon, has announced that the team behind it listened to the feedback given by players and reviewers prior to …
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The State of Decay: Breakdown downloadable content for State of Decay was developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. It was released November 29, 2012, on the Xbox 360 for $6.99. A copy was provided for review purpose.

As Undead Labs’ first dose of downloadable content for the infectious zombie-apocalypse simulator State of Decay, State of Decay: Breakdown is more companion piece than linear expansion. It sidesteps the plot progression of the original, offering instead the chance to drop into the heart of Trumbull Valley to scavenge, fortify and eventually escape, with no strings attached. Breakdown is the missing piece of Labs’ initial equation: an endless nightmarish wasteland that ramps up the difficulty with every hard-earned departure, for as long as you can take it.

To facilitate this grim cycle of survival, you’re issued a random survivor and a broken down recreational vehicle that’s lurched to a halt at one of several random locations around the valley. Your immediate concern is a defensible shelter, where you’ll foster a community while you search for a new RV and the necessary materials to get it up and running. When you accomplish this goal and take flight from the toxic gash that’s become Trumbull Valley – that’s when Breakdown really begins.

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Later tonight at 8pm ET, Microsoft will release a system update for the Xbox One. This is the first required update post launch of the Xbox One.

According …
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