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Epic Games VP Mark Rein has been unimpressed by second screen experiences to date, and believes we are yet to see a killer app for the technology in games. I think we’ve yet to see the real value of the second screen idea, if you’re talking about [Xbox] SmartGlass and …
Read More »Windows ‘Threshold’ update to strengthen ties to Xbox OS
Microsoft is planning to bring its Windows, Phone and Xbox operating systems closer together, a new report has claimed. The company has typically preferred to keep its Xbox OS totally separate from Windows for fears of its console being branded an under the TV PC”. But ZDnet has word of …
Read More »Xbox One and PS4 fetching sky-high prices on eBay
Shoppers are currently paying through the nose to secure Xbox One and PS4 consoles on eBay. PS4 consoles are typically attracting closing bids of 500 and above, while Xbox One is finishing a little higher at around the 530 mark. So Xbox One is generally selling for more than PS4, …
Read More »"Nintendo steadfastly refuses to consider that Wii U is not interesting to consumers"
Wii U will fail to sell the 9m units Nintendo has predicted for the current financial year, analysts have said. After sales of just 460k units in the six months ending September and a global install base of below 4m units, this is looking increasingly unlikely. That Xbox One beat …
Read More »Global PS4 sales pass 2.1m units
Sony has revealed that PS4 has now sold 2.1m units globally since it first arrived in North America on November 15th. The console sold 1m units in its first 24 hours of availability in the US and last week sold a record-breaking 250k units in its first 24 hours in …
Read More »Report: Sony searching for new board director
Sony is reportedly looking to add "at least" one new member to its board of directors. The New York Post reports the Japanese firm has been actively seeking out a new hire to join the 13 other members of its board. The outlet’s sources claim Sony has already approached multiple …
Read More »RetroN 5 delayed again over hardware issue
Bad news for those who pre-ordered Hyperkin’s love letter to classic game consoles, RetroN 5: It won’t be here in time for the holidays. Gamespot reports faulty pins found in some packaged units have caused the hardware maker to push release past its previous December window and into next year. …
Read More »A ‘substantial’ number of PS4s coming to the UK before Christmas, Sony promises
PlayStation UK is celebrating record-breaking sales of PS4, and has promised gamers that a ‘substantial’ amount of stock is now being flown into the UK. The firm sold just shy of 250,000 consoles in two days last week, significantly more than the previous record holder – PSP – which sold …
Read More »Do you earn enough? Introducing the Salary Survey 2014
Develop’s annual salary survey is back, and we need your help analysing the games industry job market in 2014. This is your chance to share your thoughts on jobs, recruiment, employment opportunities, work conditions and pay in the games industry today. The survey is open to anyone in the games …
Read More »GoW: Ascension director joins Crytek Frankfurt
Todd Papy exits Sony’s US studio now at German maker of Ryse
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