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Microsoft has dismissed complaints that eight years was too long between Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Ubisoft and EA have told MCV this year that they felt the console cycle had lasted too long and said they would rather a five to six year gap moving forward. But Xbox VP …

Sony has paid to take over the page three spread in today’s issue of UK newspaper The Sun. Readers opening the paper today are presented with a two-page ad for the PS4 and the following message: Apologies to Rosie, 22, from Middlesex. Today’s page 3 is for the players”. Here’s …

With all three new consoles on shelves, the next generation can begin in earnest

Sony’s PS4 arrives in the UK and Europe today and a new report has found that the machine currently has the advantage over its rival Xbox One on social media. The Telegraph reports that Sythesio has analysed social media, forums and online comments since the start of the month, finding …

BBC Worldwide has regenerated its video game plan… again. The commercial arm of the BBC has closed its games department in Los Angeles and moved it back to Britain to merge with the UK Consumer Products division. Digital entertainment and games director Rikesh Desai will lead a team that includes …

PS4 has arrived in the UK. Following Xbox One’s arrival last Friday, that means that the next-gen is now officially the current-gen. PS3 and Xbox 360 are SO last-gen. Blaine Smith from Bedford was the first person to pre-order the PS4 from GAME and was the first in line to …

The boss of Sony’s PlayStation business told MCV he is ‘literally scratching his head’ over the game ownership debate that dogged the Xbox One announcement. In an interview with MCV during last night’s PlayStation 4 launch, the CEO told MCV that the firm found it surprising that it was forced …

Game4u has kicked off its Black Friday sale on digital PC games, which will run from today (29th November) to 2nd December. On sale on the first day are nine digital download games from PC and Mac, including Dishonored, Company of Heroes 2, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary …

After Landmark, now electronics retail chain Ezone has chimed in on the launch date for the PS4 in India. While Landmark mentions a late-December launch window for the console, Ezone has specifically mentioned a 28th December date. The retailer is also accepting preorders with a Rs 5,000 advance payment. Strangely, …

Design director PJ Esteves talks toying with history, and taking a project from Xbox 360 Kinect game to next-gen scene setter