The Xbox One added backwards compatibility support in November 2015, allowing users to play some Xbox 360 games. Backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games will be available with Project Scorpio, which launches this holiday. But could the popular feature also come to PC? That's the question someone asked Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently.Responding on Twitter, Spencer said this would be challenging,... more.

Update: Fines have been levied against both Douglas and Rigby after pleading guilty in court today. Douglas was ordered to pay £91,000 (about $113,000), while Rigby must pay £174,000 (about $217,000), according to The Guardian."The aggravating features of these offences are they were committed over a relatively long period of about six months," said district judge Jack McGarva. "Childr... more.

The first official image from Pacific Rim: Uprising has been released. The picture from the upcoming sci-fi sequel was tweeted by star John Boyega--check it out below:The image was accompanied by the words "I am Pentecost. 2018." It has been rumored that Boyega is playing the son of Stacker Pentecost, the character portrayed by Idris Elba in the first movie.Pacific Rim: Uprising is directed by for... more.

Fire Emblem Heroes, the free-to-play mobile Fire Emblem adaptation, will apparently be getting plenty of post-launch content.Kouhei Maeda, the game's co-director told IGN, "We plan to add new stories continually after release, at a pace of about two a month or one every two weeks. We also plan to add things like new characters and skills, as well as new game modes that go in different directions f... more.

After years of development and multiple delays, it looks like Nintendo has finally finished its highly anticipated RPG The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.Below is an image of Breath of the Wild's wrap party, which took place at a hotel near Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto, Japan on February 3, according to Eurogamer. The image comes from one of the attendees, Monolith Soft (Xenoblade Chronic... more.

Like Square Enix, Sega today reported earnings for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2016. The report is not all that eye-opening, though there are some notable takeaways.Sega's video game division, Entertainment Contents, benefited from new releases such as Football Manager 2017 and Yakuza 6 (which comes to North America in 2018), as well as continued sales of Phantasy Star Online 2. In al... more.

Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider publisher Square Enix today reported earnings for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2016, with revenue and profit both rising for the period.Revenue was ¥190 billion ($1.7 billion), up from ¥152 billion ($1.3 billion) during the same period a year ago. Profit came in at ¥17 billion ($151 million), up from ¥13.5 billion ($120 million) last year. ... more.

Psychonauts 2, the much-anticipated platforming sequel from Double Fine, has a new publisher. Payday 2 publisher Starbreeze will take over marketing and distribution for the game, which will launch on PS4, Xbox One, and PC in 2018.Starbreeze says it will invest US $8 million into the project, before recouping "100 percent of its full investment including marketing costs with an initial revenue sha... more.

In a series of three videos released this weekend, Guerrilla Games discusses how the studio--known mostly for its first-person-shooter series Killzone--can pivot to make a high-end open world action game like Horizon Zero Dawn.The first video is entitled "From Corridors to Mountains," and focuses on how the intensity of Killzone's first-person combat can translate to an open world action game that... more.

Capcom's Resident Evil 7 maintains its position at the top of the UK sales chart for the week ending February 3.With a lack of major new releases, much of the top ten is filled with the same games as the previous week. Grand Theft Auto V finishes the week at No. 2 while FIFA 17 moves up one spot to No.3, making way for Hitman: The Complete First Season to debut at No. 4.Call of Duty: Infinite Warf... more.