They can pack a code in the box months before the game is even close to finished. If they packed a disc, the game would have to be complete in time to press discs and pack them in the box.

That's sort of the lifecycle for studios. Much of the staff at Irrational was likely hired to work on Bioshock: Infinite, and that job is now complete. Many studios swell when a large development cycle begins and perform massive lay-offs after the projects are finished. In this case, the lay-offs are just particularly…

I think it's disingenuous to refer to Kinect 2 as a peripheral when the UI is pretty much designed around it

His game is fun, but it lacks the brutal bite of frustration. Which is sad, because "Piou Piou" looks to have a little bit more effort behind it.

I wonder if the automatic HD space management will still be an option. I know it's weird, but I actually liked the idea of not having to think about how much space I have before installing a new game.

It's already happening. http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/502…

Gutsy move, adding Ryse to the list. It gets a lot of hate for its lack of depth, but it is definitely worth a rental, like you said. Each stage offers a change in scenery and it makes you feel like you're participating in a dumb, but pretty popcorn blockbuster.

Yeah, it was definitely a mistake for Nintendo to stick with the PowerPC architecture. It's much more simple now to port between XB1/PS4/PC, making the Wii U is the odd man out in the new generation, especially as we move away from the 360 and PS3.

Blows my mind that 12-year-olds who played CoD4 at launch could be legal adults by now

I noticed that smoke can be blown away now. Does that mean that smoke bombs will have a shorter duration, or will we just see guards coughing outside of the smoke cloud?

That's exactly what I'm afraid of. The info I could gather seemed to imply that more single player missions would come after Freedom Cry though:

I can't decide if I should just get this, or the season pass. Are there more DLC missions incoming beyond this that would make the season pass worthwhile?

More territories, but a week later than PS4 in NA, so it's tough to compare them directly.

This is a pretty biased sample. I think the PS4 is just more popular among gaming website commentors. It doesn't really say anything about how popular they are

If only they would try to make a great Alien game instead of another Aliens game.

Fallout IV

I would assume that Kotaku acquired some sort of proof from the tipster that they did not divulge. Regardless of whether the docs are real, I don't think it's even a question of whether Fallout 4 is in development. The franchise is a cash cow; they'd be fools not to make another.

I think Watch_Dogs is set in Chicago, so there's that. Also, Red Dead Redemption takes place in "Texas" & Mexico. Not many else spring to mind with unusual American settings though.

Maybe October/November of next year since they tend to release around that time. New Vegas was announced in February of 2010 and managed to release in Fall of that same year, so it's possible.

Haha. It's actually terrible. 256 MB of RAM and it crashes when I try to browse this site.