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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 …
Read More »EA plays down annual release for Battlefield IP
Battlefield looks unlikely to become an annual release in direct competition to Call of Duty. The reason, according to CFO and executive VP Blake Jorgensen, is principally that such a commitment requires at least two studios to be actively working on the brand. Plus, EA has worked hard to ensure …
Read More »EA lays claim to 33% of PS4’s game sales
One in three PS4 games sold so far in the US has been made by EA. That’s the claim of COO Peter Moore whose company had four boxed titles ready for PS4’s day one – FIFA 14, Need for Speed Rivals, Battlefield 4 and Madden 25. There were a total …
Read More »eBay sees huge next-gen console sales
Over 10,000 PS4 consoles were sold on eBay last weekend. A rep from the auction site told GameSpot that between November 15th and 17th over two PS4s were sold every minute and that over 15,000 of Sony’s next-gen machine have been sold since November 1st. A quick look on the …
Read More »Sony revises PS4 failure rate estimate to ‘less than 1%’
The number of launch PS4’s believed to have suffered technical failures is higher than initially estimated. Sony last week estimated that the number of affected systems represents less than 0.4 per cent of shipped units to date” which was at the time within [Sony’s] expectations for a new product introduction". …
Read More »UPDATE: Xbox One SmartGlass app arrives ahead of console launch
Microsoft has released Xbox One’s SmartGlass companion app, ahead of the console’s launch this Friday. Xbox One owners can use the SmartGlass device as a remote control and keyboard via the touch screen. The new version of the app also boasts "increased performance with faster connections and reliability," versus the …
Read More »Sony: PS4 "by far the largest" launch in Canada’s history
The Canadian launch of PlayStation 4 is turning out to be the most successful console release in the country’s history. SCE Canada head Steve Turvey told Games Industry that PS4 blew away results from previous game-related retail releases in the country, at least tripling average numbers. The launch was a …
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