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Sitting under your TV and playing games does not a games console make. That’s according to Amazon Kindle vice president Peter Larsen, anyhow, who told Engadget in an interview that Fire TV "isn’t trying to be a game console”. Separately to that an Engadget reporter quotes Larsen on Twitter as …
Read More »Tropico 5 hits PC next month, other platforms later this year
Tropico 5 will launch in May on Windows PC and several other platforms later this year, publisher Kalypso has announced. The PC version will initially release via digital channels on May 23rd, and arrive at retail for the platform on May 27th. Kalypso also revealed that Mac and Xbox 360 …
Read More »Industry vets Hocking, Swift join Amazon
Amazon has hired on Portal lead Kim Swift and Far Cry 2 designer Clint Hocking to join its internal game studio. Kotaku reports the two will join Amazon Game Studios’ growing talent pool. While Amazon has yet to confirm the hires, Hocking’s personal blog and Swift’s twitter account both allude …
Read More »PS Vita Pets tabbed for June launch in North America, Europe
PS Vita Pets will launch this June in North America and Europe, Sony has confirmed. The PlayStation US blog announces the pet simulation adventure game will land in North America on June 3rd. Meanwhile, the PS Europe blog confirms the game will arrive June 4th within the territory. PS Vita …
Read More »IN PICTURES: Amazon’s Fire TV
Amazon revealed its Fire TV device at a press event in New York earlier today. The box is being sold for $99 in America. No date or price has been set for the UK yet. The gadget supports video streaming. So far it is set to have content from Amazon …
Read More »New version of Minecraft set for Amazon Fire TV
Minecraft will be one of the big third-party launching on Amazon Fire TV. The video streaming box/games console hybrid has been backed by a number of developers, and Minecraft, Asphalt 8 and an endless-runner game based on Monsters University are all amongst the first third party titles. EA, Ubisoft and …
Read More »Amazon reveals $99 Fire TV console
Retail giant makes push into games market with set-top box that can also stream films and TV shows
Read More »Amazon announces Fire TV exclusive Sev Zero
After unveiling the new Fire TV, Amazon has detailed it will also be making its own games for the device. Sev Zero is new label Amazon Studios’ first game built for the Fire TV and is a Halo-style first-person shooter, which also mixes in tower defence elements and multiplayer components. …
Read More »Amazon reveals Fire TV streaming set-top box
Amazon has revealed its long-rumoured ‘console’ – the video streaming FireTV. The gadget boasts a quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM and is powered by Android. It will feature video content from Amazon’s own Instant Video service, as well as YouTube and Netflix among others. As predicted by MCV, streaming …
Read More »DICE ‘unhappy’ with Battlefield 4 server performance
Battlefield 4 developer DICE has admitted that it’s still not satisfied with the online performance of its multiplayer shooter. We wanted to provide a quick update on the issues with Battlefield 4 ‘rubber-banding’ some players on certain platforms experienced during matches with 64-players,” it said on the game’s blog. Looking …
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