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Japanese mobile publisher DeNA has dissolved DeNA Global and ngmoco LLC in a filing with the Tokyo Stock Exchange, informally announcing their retreat from western markets, DeNA Global was the company’s San Francisco based subsidiary, formed to oversee activities in the western markets. DeNA was one of the early leaders …
Read More »Brexit is simulated in Football Manager 17
One of the new features in Football Manager 17 is Brexit, which can make life unbelievably hard if you are unlucky. Deciding to take the reigns of a British club opens you up to the possibility of having to deal with Brexit. There will be three types of Brexit that …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs developer United Front Games has reportedly shut down
United Front Games has seemingly shut its doors and its early access title has been removed from Steam. There has been no official confirmation of the studio’s closure, however multiple developers have tweeted that they have lost their jobs, and United Front’s current Steam Early Access title Smash+Grab is no …
Read More »Original Xbox games could become backwards compatible on Xbox One
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has said that backwards compatibility for original Xbox games has not been ruled out. When asked on Twitter about the possibility of the oldest Xbox games coming to the Xbox One, Spencer said: We haven’t ruled it out but we aren’t working on it right …
Read More »You can play Xbox One or Wii U games in PSVR
PlayStation VR users have discovered that you can play Xbox One and Wii U games while using the headset. Plugging in either of the devices to the PSVR’s processing unit will display the console’s output in PSVR’s cinematic mode. This mode displays the console’s output on a big cinema screen …
Read More »Xbox’s Phil Spencer teases Scorpio price
With the PS4 Pro almost in our hands all eyes are turning to Microsoft and Project Scorpio for the next major piece of hardware, and more specifically how much it will cost. In an interview with NZ Gamer, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer spoke briefly about what fans can expect …
Read More »Amazon: ‘It’s hugely important to expand PS4 and Xbox One user bases’
Amazon’sUK games boss Russell Jones has said that the industry needs to work hard to upgrade PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers to Sony and Microsoft’s new machines. And the new slim PlayStation 4 and Xbox One S – with their lower price points – could help resolve that issue. It’s …
Read More »Slim release sees Xbox One hardware sales rocket 1,000%
Xbox has stormed the UK console market following the launch of new Xbox One S models. The release of the firm’s new slim 500GB and 1TB SKUssaw Xbox One sales rise 989 per cent week-on-week. The Xbox One had a 71 per cent share of the hardware market for the …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Q4 line-up merchandise
There’s a lot to be excited about during the last quarter of 2016. As well as a wealth of new hardware, including virtual reality headsets, slim versions of existing consoles and a more powerful PlayStation 4, there’s a rather diverse line-up of blockbusters coming to shelves in the coming months. …
Read More »Tretton: Vita was great but arrived too late
Ex-Sony Computer Entertainment America boss Jack Tretton has weighed in on the performance of the company’s handheld console, PlayStation Vita. Speaking on IGN’s Unfiltered show, the former Sony exec said that internally, the Vita console was viewed as a great device but by the time it hit shelves the market …
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