Xbox One gets a permanent price cut as the Xbox One 1TB bundle gets announced

Xbox One gets a permanent price cut now priced at $350. Together with this announcement, Microsoft revealed the Xbox One 1TB bundle priced at $399 that will come with the new Xbox One controller.

The long awaited 1TB storage is here and the new redesigned controller will include a 3.5mm stereo jack, which let's you plug your headset directly into your controller. With the new controller, players will have the option to adjust headset volume, mic monitoring, and voice and game audio balance through the Settings menu on the console. The new controller also has "fine-tuned bumpers" for better performance. Also, the updated controller allows for wireless firmware updates, so you won't require to connect the controller via USB cable to receive updates.

The new Xbox One controller will be on sale for $64.99 in black, with the Special Edition Covert Forces controller going on sale for the same price.

For those planning to get the new Xbox One controller for Windows, the adapter will be released this fall for $24.99, with the adapter bundled with the new controller priced at $79.95. Eurogamer also confirms that the new controller adapter will only support PCs running on Windows 10.

For a limited time, the new Xbox One 1TB console will come with a copy of Halo: Master Chief Collection.

The new controller and console is scheduled to hit the US on June 15 and on "selected markets" later this month.

[Source: Polygon]

Planetside 2 Launches on PS4 June 23

It was a long wait but Daybreak's Free-To-Play title Planetside 2 will be available for PS4 players on June 23 in North America, even to users not subscribed in PlayStation Plus. 

Daybreak, formally called Sony Entertainment Online, first announced Planetside 2 for the PS4 in 2013. After a series of delays, the closed beta only took off this year. "We're excited to finally bring the game to PS4 so the console gaming community can experience what truly massive warfare is all about," said Andy Sites, director of development on PlanetSide 2,  in a PlayStation Blog post.

The PS4 version of Planetside 2 will come with exclusive features, as well as a new map called Koltyr. Developers also said players can expect frequent updates after launch, with new items hitting the in-game marketplace in the future, more features, and holiday events. This is a free-to-play game, but if you're a believer of Planetside 2, the studio is giving players the option for a $14.99 a month subscription, giving subscribers increased experience, cert and resource gains; marketplace discounts' monthly drop of Battle Cash; and access to a monthly double XP event.

I've played my fair share of Planetside 2 and the grand scale of the game is still overwhelming to this day, and we are curious on how well they translate the experience to console when it goes live later in the month.

Pre-Orders for Batman: Arkham Knight Limited Edition PS4 Start on June 5, available on June 24

It was confirmed last month that the Limited Edition Batman: Arkham Knight PS4 will hit the Philippines. Now, pre-orders for this special PS4 bundle will start on June 5 and will end on June 22. The bundle will be available on June 24. The Limited Edition comes with a customized Arkham Knight PS4, a copy of a steelbook version of Batman: Arkham Knight, one metallic colored Dual Shock 4 controller to fit the PS4, one-year extended warranty, and the usual items found in a PS4 box (USB cable, HDMI cable, mono headset, etc). Suggested retail price for this bundle is at P21,999.

Pre-orders are available on PlayStation authorized dealers and Sony stores in the Philippines. Here's a few of the stores that will cater to your pre-orders if you plan to reserve one:

• Gameline
• Game Gizmo
• iTech
• Game One Gadget
• Gamextreme
• Sony Center Megamall
• Sony Center TriNoMa
• Sony Center Filinvest
• Sony Center Glorietta

Just recently, Rocksteady Games revealed the new dual play feature, allowing players to switch between Batman to his allies such as Robin, Nightwing, and Catwoman during combat.

Batman: Arkham Knight will be available in the Philippines on June 24. Standard copy's suggested retail price is at PHP2,600, with the steelbook edition at PHP2,850.

Fallout 4 Officially Confirmed for PS4, Xbox One, and PC

Everybody knew it was coming, and now it's official - Fallout 4 is coming to PS4, Xbox One, PC.

The official site revealing the game went live earlier for some reason, but the minutes it was up was enough time for many to grab some screenshots confirming the reveal. The clock is back up and very soon the site will go live and the cinematic trailer found on the site will be available for all.

So far, the only bit of information is that the game will be set in post-apocalyptic Boston.

You can watch as the countdown hits zero here. We'll update this as more develops....

[UPDATE]: Trailer is now LIVE and it's in-game footage.

Steam Now Offering Refunds for Games Purchased Online

Buyers remorse on Steam is now easier to avoid. Refunds can now be given to users in Steam with any reason as long as it meets a certain criteria.

"You can request a refund for nearly any purchase on Steam—for any reason. Maybe your PC doesn't meet the hardware requirements; maybe you bought a game by mistake; maybe you played the title for an hour and just didn't like it."

"It doesn't matter. Valve will, upon request via help.steampowered.com, issue a refund for any reason, if the request is made within fourteen days of purchase, and the title has been played for less than two hours. There are more details below, but even if you fall outside of the refund rules we’ve described, you can ask for a refund anyway and we’ll take a look."

The refund policy also applies to in-game purchases, but only for Valve games such as Team Fortress or CounterStrike. As long as it's two weeks after purchase and is not consumed in any way, you can get a full refund.

Pre-purchase is also included, the two weeks and less than 2 hours of game time will start after the games release date. Same applies for Downloadable Content.

Steam refunds is long overdue and will help build gamer's confidence on buying games online, especially with the popular Steam Early Access that's filled with games on sale but still in development. Steam has over 9 Million concurrent users as of March 2015 and is by far the most popular online service to buy and play games.

You can get all the refund details via Steam right here.