Well, prepare copious amounts of salt to take this news with, but apparently an unnamed source (connected to a “large online organisation”) told NextVG that the Xbox One will be releasing on November 22nd now. Is this just a North American release date or a worldwide launch date? Why is it a week after Sony’s PS4 launch in the US and a week before the same console’s launch in Europe?

Beats us, though the release for the Xbox 360 was on November 22nd many many moons ago. Perhaps it’s expected that the Xbox One will follow suit? Ridiculous as it all sounds, Microsoft will need to announce a release date soon and fast.

Of course, there’s no confirmation from Microsoft as usual. For its part, Amazon had a placeholder release date for most first party launch titles as being on November 27th, indicating that the Xbox One would release on the same date. Microsoft has only specified that the console will launch in November.

Sony’s PlayStation 4 will be launching on November 15th in North America, meanwhile, and on November 29th in Europe. Does November 8th make sense for Microsoft, given that one of its bigger titles – Call of Duty: Ghosts – will be releasing just a few days earlier on November 5th? Regardless, take this with a grain of salt, as usual.

This could be a place-holder date, sure, but it’s the same for separate accessories like the controller and for the Forza Motorsport 5 bundle as well. As it stands, only third party titles like Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Watch_Dogs have December 31st as their release dates. Only Microsoft-specific products list November 27th.

It’s highly likely that these products will come out before November 27th, especially since Call of Duty: Ghosts is set to be a launch title for the Xbox One and will be coming out on November 5th worldwide.

We’ll have to wait and know for sure. Fun fact though: Halo Xbox One is being listed for December 31st 2014. Who wants to bet it skips next year altogether?

Whichever way you look at it, that trumps Microsoft’s Xbox One launch by a mile. While earlier claiming that the console would release in 21 countries at launch, Microsoft later revealed that the Xbox One would be coming out in 13 countries at launch with 8 of them – primarily European countries – seeing it only in early 2014. And let’s not get started on Asian and Japanese releases.

Overall, a pretty good showing from Sony and there’s no denying that the 1 million pre-orders number is a strong show of support for the console. But it is clear now – Sony will be gunning for Microsoft this November. The console war is only just getting started.

Previously today Microsoft has announced a complete reversal of the DRM changes including region locking which is now gone. With region locking out of the way Gamespot was courageous enough to ask Microsoft is the “late 2014” launch still remains the same after the recent changes.

Microsoft has told Gamespot that the “late 2014” Xbox One launch in Asia will remain unchanged despite all the new DRM policy changes. Meanwhile, Xbox One will be coming out later this year in November in the US, Canada, United Kingdom and other countries.

The DRM policy removes 24 hour online authentication, allows for game trade-ins, lending, renting and the ability to share discs in physical form without comprising the owner’s rights.

This news is a huge deal for Microsoft. It’s exciting to see where Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be heading next in the next-generation console war.

Let us know what you think of this in the comments below.

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The release date was confirmed today via Nintendo Direct webcast. Nintendo also promises that further gameplay details will be released in the coming weeks until the game is released.

Nintendo also announced a European release date for Pikmin 3, which is July 26th. Meanwhile, players in North America will be able to purchase Pikmin 3 on August 4th. Finally, two of the biggest exclusive titles for the Wii U have release dates for both of the regions. Wii U has been slacking recently when it comes to software, hopefully this will boost up the console sales and get Nintendo up on their feet with their new console.

Nintendo is also expected to announce more flagship titles at this year’s E3 including a new 3D Mario platforming game and the new Super Smash Brothers for Wii U.

Let us know in the comments below if you’ll be buying Pikim 3 and The Wonderful 101 on launch day.

Check back on GamingBolt for more media updates for future Wii U titles as we get closer to E3 2013.

Overkill Software confirmed today an August release date for their upcoming sequel of the multiplayer bank robbery game Payday 2.

The developer has also confirmed that the title will also ship to retailer stores in physical form to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, along with digital release on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store. However, the PC version will only be available digitally via Steam.

The company said that they’ve made noticeable tweaks over the original Payday: The Heist. Meanwhile, the size of the new game has been increased, which drove Overkill Software to release the game in physical form.

Check out the official game teaser video below:

Are you looking forward to playing Payday 2 and rob some banks with your friends this August? Let us know in the comments below.

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The new game in the series is now also titled as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies instead of Ace Attorney 5. Capcom has confirmed that the new entry in the series will be launching this Fall in North America and Europe.

Here is a brief description from PR: “Set eight years since his last appearance in the courts, the first case in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies sees the action start in a destroyed court room. It’s down to Phoenix Wright, and his team at the Wright Anything Agency to discover the cause of the destruction. Players will have to battle it out in court against Gaspen Payne, the younger brother of Winston Payne from previous Ace Attorney titles as they defend the accused.”

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies will be coming as a digital title via the 3DS eShop, however, the exact release date is still unknown.

Check out the trailer:

Are you looking forward to playing the new Ace Attorney title? Let us know in the comments below.

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Plants Vs Zombies Adventures is a spin of the popular Plants vs Zombies strategy game. PvZ Adventures is described as “highly accessible, zombie-zapping adaptation of the original game designed specifically for Facebook”.

‘Here is the official statement from PR – “will take players beyond the confines of the backyard”, sending them on a series of road-trips, fighting zombies as they travel to different locations. “Players will also be able to send hordes of zombies to their Facebook friends,” it explains, and you can expect “new zombie and plant types, new ways of obtaining, cultivating and deploying plant defenses, and leaderboards”.

PvZ Adventures was in closed beta since March, however, the game will officially be released on Facebook for everyone to play on May 20th.

Meanwhile, Plants Vs Zombies 2 was confirmed for release in July not too long ago.

Will you be checking out PvZ Adventures on your Facebook? Lets us know in the comments below. Check back on GamingBolt for more gaming news.

Stephanie Bayer PopCap’ community marketing manager for Plants vs Zombie has confirmed today via twitter that a sequel for Plants vs Zombies is finally coming out this July. Here is her exact twitter quote “”Yay! I can finally say it! PvZ 2: It’s About Time is coming in July,” she stated.

Meanwhile, there is no actual release date on the game, the July release window confirms the previous release window of ‘early summer’.

Plants vs Zombies 2 is a sequel to the critically-acclaimed acclaimed strategy game where players must use a different kind of plants to protect their house from zombies attacks. The first game was originally released on PC and Mac and later on became available on iOS devices and then eventually into handheld platforms such as the PlayStation Vita.

Unfortunately, PopCap Games didn’t give out any new details on Plants vs Zombies 2. Although, they did release a official teaser trailer with a couple of famous YouTube users such as Francis.

Check out the teaser trailer below:

Stay tuned on GamingBolt for our review of Plants vs Zombies 2 when it launches sometime in July of this year.