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Microsoft insists that every Xbox One can still be a dev kit

Plans remains in place for every Xbox One unit to have the facility of being transformed into a development station. Microsoft said way back in July that any Microsoft-authorized Xbox One unit can be converted into a debug console – the advantage to developers of course being the ability to …

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Grim Fandango remake also coming to PC

The remake of Grim Fandango will be launching on PC alongside PS4 and Vita, the game’s developer has confirmed. Double Fine previously announced that the dark comedy point and click adventure, originally released exclusively on PC in 1998, would be coming to PS4 and Vita at Sony’s E3 conference in …

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Rogue Legacy coming to PS4, PS3 and Vita on July 29th

The ‘rogue-lite’ dungeon platformer Rogue Legacy is coming to PlayStation platforms at the end of July. Teddy Lee, games designer at developer Cellar Door Games, announced that the game, which launched on PC, Mac and Linux last year, was originally designed with a view to playing on Vita. "When we …

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White PS4 will get standalone European release this year

An alternative colour for the PS4 is due to hit European retailers later this year, SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has said. Until now the white model has only been confirmed for inclusion in the Destiny hardware bundle due out on September 9th. However, CVG spotted an interview with …

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Deep Silver polling fans on Dead Island 2 Collector’s Edition contents

Fans are being asked what extras they would like to see bundled in with the Collector’s Edition of Dead Island 2. Publisher Deep Silver has previously done the same for the likes of Dead Island: Riptide and Saints Row IV. Options include sunglasses, a towel, figures, a plush toy, flag, …

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Dovetail licenses Microsoft flight sim tech

Train simulator specialist Dovetail is branching out into the flight sim sector. The company, which rebranded from RailSimulator.com to Dovetail last year and last week announced plans to dabble in fishing, has licensed Microsoft’s flight simulator tech. This doesn’t mean Dovetail will be making future Microsoft Flight Simulator titles as …

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Uncharted series ‘a good candidate’ for PS4 re-release

Uncharted 4 is currently in development for PS4, but perhaps one Uncharted game simply isn’t enough for Nathan Drake. With The Last of Us: Remastered hitting PS4 later this month and Thatgamecompany’s Flow and Flower already available, Sony obviously sees great stock in retooling its existing PS3 hits for its …

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Rockstar North win big at Develop Awards

Games development stars from around the UK and Europe descended upon Brighton tonight to honour the winners of this year’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards. More than 175 companies attended the event – the biggest attendance yet for these awards.The expanded array of 25 prizes went to 20 different companies, with …

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PS4 slips behind PS3 in Japan

The PlayStation 3 trumped the PS4 this week in Japan according weekly chart data provided by Famitsu. This was no doubt helped by sales of PS3 titles Watch Dogs, Kamen Rider Battride War II and Grand Theft Auto V in the software Top Ten this week. Sales of the Wii …

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