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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said that he hopes to sell between 50m and 100m Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets over the next ten years. It needs to reach a very large scale – 50m to 100m units – before it will really be a meaningful thing as a computing …
Read More »FIFA 15 boasting massive online growth as digital blossoms at EA
EA says that on average FIFA 15 is attracting 50 per cent more players online than the numbers achieved by predecessor FIFA 14. FIFA 15 also attracted 3.4m unique players in its first day of availability – a record for the series. Boss Andrew Wilson told investors that overall Ultimate …
Read More »Destiny’s first DLC will cost £19.99, is out in December
The first expansion for Destiny, The Dark Below, has been priced and dated. The content will arrive on December 9th and will cost a not unsubstantial 19.99, although those who have already paid out for the 34.99 Season Pass will receive both this release and next year’s House of Wolves. …
Read More »Sony drops big Uncharted PS4 re-release hint
Some are chalking this up as a mistake. We’re not quite as convinced. In a blog post detailing the new YouTube sharing functionality now available on PS4 as part of the 2.00 firmware update, Sony used a screenshot showing someone uploading an Uncharted 3 clip. Uncharted 3 is only available …
Read More ȣ2.5m cultural game centre to open in Nottingham
National Videogame Arcade to act as exhibition, research and education facility
Read More »Revenue and income climb at EA
EA has reported $990m in net revenue for the quarter ending September, up from the $695m reported last year. Net income hit $3m, which although small was a big improvement on the $273m loss reported in the same period a year prior. On a non-GAAP basis net revenue grew from …
Read More »Dying Light scrapped on PS3 and Xbox 360
Techland has abandoned the last-gen versions of upcoming first person zombie slasher Dying Light. The studio says that it was dissatisfied with its inability to implement a number of its more advanced techs – such as physics-based lighting and high numbers of on-screen objects – on older hardware. We spent …
Read More »Sony investigating PS4 update complaints as Driveclub PS+ Edition is put on hold
The ongoing problems with DriveClub and SingStar have now been compounded with several issues affecting PS4 owners who have downloaded the 2.00 firmware update. We are aware of issues reported by some PS4 users following the release of PS4’s latest system software update, v2.00,” Sony told MCV. We are investigating …
Read More »Make HTML5 apps more quickly with this great free tool
Intel Developer Blog: How the Intel XDK helps you create your app and get it to market
Read More »Eight reasons you should attend London Games Conference 2014
The London Games Conference is less than four weeks away. The schedule is nailed down and the delegate list is filling up. Make sure you book your place at the event on Wednesday 19th November. Here are eight reasons why you should come along to the sixth London Games Conference… …
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