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A whopping $100m was spent on research and development for Xbox One’s controller, Microsoft has revealed. Speaking with VentureBeat, Xbox GM for accessories Zulfi Alam explained that the company went through a variety of prototypes before settling on a design similar to the Xbox 360 peripheral. "I don’t want to …
Read More »Sainsbury’s to cease online sales of games and consoles
Sainsbury’s is to stop selling physical entertainment products online in favour of an entirely on-demand model. The UK supermarket announced it is to halt sales of physical products across its Sainsbury’s Entertainment website from March 2014. As a result, Sainsbury’s will cease online sales of physical products including video games …
Read More »Blockbuster names 72 stores due for closure
The names of the 72 Blockbuster stores set for closure have been revealed by administrators Moorfields Corporate Recovery. As a result of the closures 452 of the chain’s 2,000 strong workforce are to lose their jobs, leaving 192 UK stores still operating – for the time being at least. The …
Read More »EA is not planning a Star Wars VII movie game
Star Wars VII: The Game looks unlikely to be gracing release schedules in late 2015. EA has said that a condition of its Star Wars licensing agreement with Disney was that it was not required to make what it describes as movie games”. We’ve done movie games over the years …
Read More »GAME has more Xbox One stock available tomorrow
200 launch day Xbox One units will be made available to GAME customers tomorrow. The consoles will be made available from midday tomorrow (Thursday November 21st) at GAME’s Xbox-themed Boxpark store in Shoreditch. All stock will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Those who get their hands on an …
Read More »Countdown to Xbox One: The truth behind next-gen demand
Pre-orders are sky high, but the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel reveals that the number of consumers eyeing Xbox One and PS4 is significantly higher. MCV takes a closer look Over the summer, consumer research firm Kantar Worldpanel asked thousands of people about their intention to purchase Xbox One or …
Read More »EA: Used games are an important part of the industry
The industry’s pre-owned U-turn continues to gather pace. Fresh after Sony’s admission yesterday that used games do not necessarily damage the industry’s economy”, EA has now said that pre-owned games are an important part of the industry”. The [next-gen] boxes have been designed so you can start to play the …
Read More »Opening Phyre: Ten years of Sony’s PhyreEngine
As PS4 readies for release, Develop meets two of the creators behind the cross-platform tech provided
Read More »Tesco offering Xbox One tomorrow night on first-come, first-served basis
Yes, there’s still a chance that you can get hold of an Xbox One on launch day. Tesco has revealed that it will be selling stock of the console on a first come first served basis” at more than 100 of its Extra stores from midnight on the morning of …
Read More »Titanfall’s single or multiformat future is already being negotiated
EA’s CFO and executive VP Blake Jorgensen has said that his team is already negotiating the future of the Titanfall franchise. In June EA described the decision to make Titanfall a timed Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC (read: not PlayStation) exclusive as a tactical opportunity”. It then transpired last …
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