Neowin News Feed for: Action

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Steven Parker — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 17:00:01 +0000

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First Nioh 2 DLC titled 'The Tengu's Disciple' announced, with a July release date

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 15 May 2020 19:20:01 +0000

Team Ninja has revealed an upcoming DLC for its action RPG title Nioh 2, which landed on the PS4 in March. Titled The Tengu's Disciple, the expansion pack has been assigned a launch date of July 30. Read more...

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is free to play on Steam until Sunday

Florin Bodnarescu — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 19:00:01 +0000

For those curious to try out Fatshark's Vermintide 2, there's now a free weekend on Steam, lasting until Sunday at 6PM UTC. The first-person co-op action game is also 75% off until November 26. Read more...

One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows release date announced

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:02:01 +0000

Japanese video game maker Bandai Namco has revealed the release date for its upcoming title based on popular anime and manga series, One Punch Man. The game hits the stores on February 28, 2020. Read more...

Team Ninja announces release date for PS4 title Nioh 2

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 23:44:01 +0000

Game developer Team Ninja has announced the launch date for its upcoming action RPG title, Nioh 2. Hitting the shelves on March 13, 2020, pre-orders are currently open for the PlayStation 4 game. Read more...

Closed beta announced for One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 17:16:01 +0000

The closed beta for Bandai Namco's upcoming title, One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows, goes live next month, as announced by the Japanese game developer today and is scheduled to run from Nov 1 to 4. Read more...

Bandai Namco reveals launch date for Dragon Ball Z: Karakot

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:20:01 +0000

The global release date for Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball Z: Karakot - formerly known as Project Z - has finally been revealed. The title comes out on January 17, 2020. Preorders are open now. Read more...

Borderlands 3 goes gold

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:18:01 +0000

Gearbox Software, the game developer for the Borderlands series, has announced that the upcoming title Borderlands 3 has 'gone gold'. This means it is out of development and ready for mass production. Read more...

Bandai Namco announces One Punch Man game for Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 20:50:02 +0000

Popular anime title One Punch Man has been adapted into a game by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The fighting game features 3v3 battles and will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Read more...

Bandai Namco leak reveals upcoming George R. R. Martin game 'Elden Ring' and more

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 06:02:01 +0000

Just a few days ahead of E3 2019, Bandai Namco's lineup for this year's convention has been leaked. The juiciest of all is the confirmation of the rumored George R. R. Martin and FromSoftware collab. Read more...

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is currently the fourth most played game on Steam

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 13:18:01 +0000

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, the latest game developed by creators of Dark Souls and Bloodborne, came out on March 22. As of today, it is the fourth most played game on Steam by player count. Read more...

Sleeping Dogs brings high-res textures, DX11 and multi-monitor support to PC

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:46:37 +0000

Square Enix has revealed a number of cool graphics features exclusive to the PC version, plus the minimum specs required to run the game Read more...

"Know Death" in this Darksiders II trailer

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:48:56 +0000

The launch of Darksiders II is almost upon us, but in the meantime you can check out the latest pre-release gameplay trailer where Death explains his motives for his quest in the game Read more...

Awesomenauts hits Steam on August 1st

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 01:46:43 +0000

A new 2D side-scrolling action/strategy game is hitting Steam on August 1st, and it's known as Awesomenauts. The game has been available since May on consoles and is now making its way to PCs Read more...

Italian consumer group plans suit against Microsoft

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:49:50 +0000

An Italian consumer group is planning a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft over the pre-installation of Windows on computers. According to Reuters, the move comes after a new law was passed, allowing consumer associations to file... Read more...

TalkTalk threatens legal action over UK Government plans

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:06:15 +0000

British ISP TalkTalk has threatened legal action over Lord Mandelson's plan for a three-strike policy against file-sharers. The second largest ISP in the UK believes the plan constitutes an infringement of human rights as the... Read more...

Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment - Ready for Action

Spencer Scott — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:39:57 +0000

The micro-expansion to Ironclad's Strategy Game of the Year, Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment, is now ready for download on Stardock's digital download platform, Impulse. Fans that have the original Sins of a Solar... Read more...

Windows 7: Action Center Overview

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:09:44 +0000

So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following, along with a quick Windows 7 Beta review: Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate... Read more...

Take-Two takes legal action over pulled GTA ads

Steven Parker — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:30:43 +0000

Despite breaking records for sales in its first week, Grand Theft Auto IV publisher Take-Two has announced that it is suing the Chicago Transit Authority over its decision to pull Grand Theft Auto IV advertising... Read more...

MS Take Action Against LIVE Cheaters

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:05:33 +0000

Major Nelson has a blog post referring to a new approach from MS against people using save games or other tampering to boost their gamerscore. They're resetting the score to zero, and the achievements will... Read more...

RIAA faces possible class action over suing the innocent

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:57:53 +0000

After the RIAA finished sending out a new batch of 503 "pre-litigation letters" to 58 different universities around the USA, offering to let students settle copyright infringement claims "at a discounted rate" before those claims... Read more...

Avatar-on-Avatar Legal Action in Second Life

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:55:05 +0000

We have a rather odd story this Saturday coming all the way from the idyllic digital shores of Second Life. Last Month entrepreneur Kevin Alderman, founder of Eros LLC, a company specializing in the manufacture... Read more...

Microsoft Plans Tougher Action Pack Requirements

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:47:45 +0000

Microsoft later this year plans to raise the bar on a popular software trial program in response to reports that some partners have been illegally selling its software. The Action Pack allows Microsoft's Registered level... Read more...

SOE announces online action game The Agency for PC and PS3

Todd Tanner — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:18:31 +0000

Sony Online Entertainment, (SOE) a global leader in the online gaming industry, announced it is developing The Agency™, a fast-paced online action shooter filled with espionage, intrigue and betrayal. The Agency is being developed at... Read more...

Microsoft urges joint action on cybercrime

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:08:09 +0000

Speaking at a Council of Europe conference, Microsoft official Tim Cranton said the number of virus-infected computers in the world has been rising, reaching 63,000 a day in the second half of last year (11%... Read more...

Church of England Threatens Sony with Legal Action

Joe Cashman — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:06:35 +0000

The Church of England is threatening legal action against Sony, because footage of a Manchester Cathedral was used without permission in the game, Resistance: Fall of Man. The church has said that Sony did not... Read more...

Apple threatens legal action over the iGasm

Thu, 24 May 2007 23:04:37 +0000

Apple is threatening legal action after sex shop Anne Summers launched a device entitled the 'iGasm'. Sold for $60, the 'iGasm' vibrates in time to music played off an ipod or mp3 player. The advert... Read more...

Linux Foundation Prepares For Microsoft's Legal Action

Tue, 15 May 2007 03:32:45 +0000

Executive Director of the Linux Foundation, Jim Zemlin, has chosen his words carefully when asked what the thinks of Microsoft declaring that 235 of its patents are violated in some form of open source code.... Read more...

IFPI take action against 8,000 alleged file sharers

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:45:04 +0000

Legal actions against thousands of music file-sharers across the world were announced today by the IFPI as the recording industry stepped up its campaign to deter copyright theft and promote legitimate use of music on... Read more...

Gamers get political action group

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:48:17 +0000

Calling itself the Entertainment Consumer Association (ECA), the new non-profit advocacy group is forging itself a place in gaming history. Based in Connecticut, the ECA's mission is to give a political voice to gamers in... Read more...

Western Digital pays up in class action lawsuit

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:41:14 +0000

Following the July 17, 2006, Settlement of the class action lawsuit accusing Western Digital of misrepresenting the capacity of its hard drives, Western Digital has Sent out emails giving free backup and recovery software to... Read more...

Memory chipmakers hit with antitrust action

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:35:48 +0000

Price fixing is very profitable, at least until you get busted. Between 1999 and 2002, a number of DRAM manufacturers conspired to fix prices for their chips. That led to higher prices for PC manufacturers... Read more...

Microsoft To Face EU Action Over Antitrust Breach

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:46:28 +0000

The European Union's top antitrust regulator is set to issue a formal ruling finding software giant Microsoft Corp. guilty of breaking EU competition rules, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The paper said Microsoft could... Read more...

Call of Duty 2 PC patch still missing in action

Todd Tanner — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:34:27 +0000

Months and months since Activision and Infinity Ward promised a Call of Duty 2 patch for PC (and X-Box 360 users), we have yet to see it. And news comes now that the patch is... Read more...

See Bomberman 360 in Action

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:32:06 +0000

Calling all Bomberman fans - the cutest, cuddliest terrorist in the world is back in an all-new adventure for the Xbox 360. But judging by the new video that's appeared on the Bomberman Act: Zero... Read more...

America's Army: Direct Action due Today

Todd Tanner — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:51:52 +0000

According to the America's Army website, a new version dubbed "Direct Action" will be made available at 12 Noon PDT today. Included in the new version are two new maps, a new training mission, Tournament... Read more...

Judge Approves Settlement in iPod Class Action Suit

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:20:00 +0000

A San Mateo County judge on Thursday approved the settlement of a class action suit that will offer relief to as many as 1.3 million iPod owners who may have been victim to poor or... Read more...

EA takes action against Battlefield 2 demo hackers

Todd Tanner — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 02:14:41 +0000

In a move that many will not like, EA Games has banned or delisted over 1,000 servers running their recently released Battlefield 2 demo. In a community update issued earlier today, EA Games had this... Read more...

Settlement proposed in iPod class action suit

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 19:49:23 +0000

Users disgruntled with Apple's iPod battery claims may soon have relief. A court has conditionally approved a settlement in a class action suit brought against Apple Computer by several consumers who claim... Read more...

EA may face class action over unpaid overtime

Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:56:18 +0000

Leading publisher Electronic Arts may face a class action lawsuit from its own employees over unpaid overtime, it has emerged today, with a Californian law firm currently seeking certification for the class suit. Following on... Read more...