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A Sony exec has responded to online criticism regarding the Vita no-show in Sony’s Gamescom 2014 press conference. The handheld (as well as the PS3) was MIA from the briefing, provoking strong criticism from the Vita’ loyal and vocal fanbase online. Subsequently PlayStation content strategist Shahid Kamal Ahmad took to …
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Read More »SONY: DayZ heading to PS4
Dean Hall has revealed at the Sony Gamescom press conference that DayZ is coming to PS4. With the standalone PC release selling 1m in its first month, the game’s arrival on consoles will come as no surprise. Hall said the Bohemia team didn’t simply want to port the game – …
Read More »Xbox boss: Tomb Raider exclusivity a ‘win-win’, although details remain unclear
Phil Spencer has said that the deal to make Rise of the Tomb Raider an Xbox exclusive is really a win-win”. The Crystal Dynamics title was unveiled as an Xbox exclusive at Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 press briefing earlier today. "We’ve found in certain instances that if we can partner with …
Read More »eSports: Behind the next billion-dollar industry
Competitive gaming is a big deal, generating millions upon millions of views and beginning to even outpace the rest of the games industry. MCV chatted to professional teams, event organisers and other firms involved in the burgeoning sector If you had asked someone five years ago whether they watch eSports, …
Read More »Mercedes DLC skidding into Mario Kart 8 this month
Mario Kart 8 will be the recipient of both DLC and a software update later this month. August 27th will see the release of the licensed Mercedes DLC containing three free, oddly real-world cars – the GLA, 300 SL Roadster and 1930’s Silver Arrow. Also on the way via a …
Read More »Adelman: The Wii U name is ‘abysmal’, cut hardware sales in half
Nintendo of America’s former indie boss Dan Adelman has said that the Wii U’s branding is a big reason why the machine has proven to thus far be a commercial flop. Wii U is not selling as well as it deserves to. It has a lot to offer with great …
Read More »Take-Two posts $35.4m loss but beats Q1 expectations
GTA Online and NBA 2K15 continues to do the business for Take-Two, which beat its expectations in Q1 despite not releasing any major titles. The firm saw revenue (GAAP) of $125.4m for the quarter, a decline of 12 per cent compared to the same period in its last financial year. …
Read More »Twitch Plays Pokemon beats every generation of the series
Remember Twitch Plays Pokemon? Well, it has just beat 3DS title Pokemon X, meaning that every generation of Nintendo’s series has now been bettered. VentureBeat reports that due to the lack of 3DS emulation, one of the community actually concocted a modified physical 3DS that would recognise and input the …
Read More »Brand new engine to blame for F1 2014 PS4 and Xbox One no-show
Codemasters has said that the construction of a brand new game engine is the reason why F1 2014 won’t be released on PS4 and Xbox One. The game was revealed last week for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, with Codemasters also confirmed that F1 2015 will indeed be a next-gen …
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