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Don’t expect to see Sony and Microsoft dropping the price of PS3 and Xbox 360 this side of Christmas. That’s according to EA’s chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen, who as reported by GameSpot told the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, & Technology conference that: "At some point [Microsoft and Sony] will …
Read More »Xbox One controller requires separate update for stereo headset adapter
Those intending to use Microsoft’s new stereo headset with their Xbox One will have to go through the unusual process of updating their controller’s firmware. Fortunately it’s a relatively painless process that should take less than five minutes in total. The required software arrived last week alongside Xbox One’s second …
Read More »‘You need to talk to people before you need money’: nDreams’ financing secrets
CEO Patrick O’Luanaigh discusses the many paths of finance at TIGA Games Summit 2014
Read More »Watch Dogs dev explains ‘hard’ decision to delay
When we got close to the end, we still could have shipped. That’s why it’s hard.” That’s the admission from Watch Dogs senior producer Dominic Guay, who has taken to the Ubiblog to explain the decision to delay the game from its previous next-gen launch November release date until May. …
Read More »Ni No Kuni passes 1.1m shipped on PS3
Studio Ghibli RPG Ni No Kuni has joined the million sellers club on home consoles. Siliconera reports that global shipments of the Level 5 developed game have now passed 1.1m units worldwide. The title was published by Namco Bandai in Europe and the US and by its developer in Japan. …
Read More »Employee Hot Seat: Codemasters
In this brand-new feature all about studio staff, we hear from Codemasters’ chief technical officer David Percival
Read More »Tomb Raider has finally "exceeded profit expectations"
A year after it was released the Tomb Raider reboot has at last exceeded Square Enix’s sales estimates. The game famously fell short of what the publisher had hoped for last year despite selling 3.4m copies in its first three weeks. Now it has not only passed targets but looks …
Read More »ME reveals first 30 Under 30
Later this monthMobile Entertainmentwill publish a brand new list of the rising stars in UK mobile – and here’s an opportunity for you to recommend yourself, a friend or colleague. 30 Under 30 is a prestigious new ranking fromMobile Entertainment,and will recognise achievements by the younger movers and shakers in …
Read More »UPDATE: South Park co-creator: Stick of Truth censorship is "stupid"
The co-creator of South Park has attacked Ubisoft for its decision to censor South Park: The Stick of Truth in some regions, including Europe. We weren’t going to change the content, so we’ve written little cards to explain what is going on, what they’ve censored, and made a joke out …
Read More »Jack Tretton to leave Sony at the end of March
SCEA president and CEO to leave PlayStation maker this month after more than 17 years
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