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An equivalent of Steam’s Early Access initiative could be on its way to PS4, PS3 and Vita via the PlayStation Network. That’s one of the massive conversations we have internally,” VP of developer and publisher relations at Sony Computer Entertainment America Adam Boyes told Gamasutra. We’re working through [paid alpha …
Read More »Oculus VR eyes 2015 launch and 1m sales for Rift
Brendan Iribe says consumer headset will be cheaper following Facebook deal
Read More »Nintendo reveals new 3DS game Code Name: Steam
Nintendo has announced a brand new game for the 3DS. Entitled Code Name: Steam, it is a turn-based strategy game developed by Intelligent Systems – the studio behind the Fire Emblem and Advance Wars series. Hitoshi Yamagami, who has worked on Fire Emblem, Pokmon and Xenoblade, is also involved in …
Read More »Facebook to sell Oculus Rift for "the lowest cost possible"
CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t want consumers to fork out too much on an Oculus Rift. Facebook has pledged to lower the cost of Oculus Rift in an effort to build a larger user base for the anticipated device. Zuckerberg likens the social firm’s strategy to that of Google’s Nexus range, …
Read More »Ubisoft clarifies male-only Assassin’s Creed Unity co-op
Publisher responds to yesterday's backlash, stresses importance of diversity to series creators
Read More »PlayStation Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition to receive exclusive Sony-themed content
PlayStation owners who buy Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition will receive Sony-themed content. Content based on The Last of Us and Shadow of the Colossus will be available to those who buy the game for PlayStation 3 and 4. The former will take the form of …
Read More »Far Cry 4 playable female character dropped due to workload
Another Ubisoft game has found itself embroiled in a gender equality debate. Far Cry 4 director Alex Hutchinson has said that the shooter was inches away” from offering a playable female co-op character – although the feature was ultimately dropped because of workload pressures. It all harks back to the …
Read More »Sony: Destiny will be PS4’s biggest system-seller
Platform holder says Activision’s upcoming shooter will be the biggest selling title for PS4 this year. SCEE boss Jim Ryan told CVG that Destiny will lead The Last of Us, FIFA, Call of Duty and Far Cry 4 in terms of sales this year. If I had to pick one, …
Read More »Capcom refutes pay-to-win Street Fighter V comments
Street Fighter V won’t offer pay-to-win DLC, despite claims from one Capcom exec that it will. EventHubs reported that Capcom president and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto told an E3 audience that the game’s developer is trying to steer away from making the next game such that skilled players will win, but …
Read More »GameStop: Kinect-less Xbox One ‘flying off the shelves’
Retailer GameStop has suggested that the latest cut-price Xbox One bundle is selling well. Microsoft’s 349/$399 SKU for the first time doesn’t include the Kinect 2.0 camera and as a result is 50/$100 cheaper than the bundle that does include Kinect. It went on sale on June 9th. "They went …
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