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PS4 will have outsold its rival Xbox One to the tune of 11m units within five years, research firm IHS has predicted. The company believes that by 2017 PS4 will have sold 49m units worldwide with Xbox One trailing behind on 38m units. IHS believes that Sony’s wider geographical brand …
Read More »PS4 architecture boosted Resogun’s visuals and speed
Finnish studio’s latest shooter would be ‘a lot less dynamic’ without PS4’s architecture
Read More »Xbox’s next-generation of storytelling
Emmy award-winning storyteller Elan Lee was hired by Microsoft this summer to help shape the future of storytelling. What exactly does that mean? MCV attempts to find out, to mixed success… You recently did a talk entitled ‘My mother has no idea what I do for a living.’ Why is …
Read More »Amazon launches PlayStation Digital Games Store in the US
Surprise – Amazon has launched a PlayStation Network Digital Games and DLC Store in the US. Kotaku reports that the store will offer content for PS4, PS3 and Vita and is a direct alternative to buying directly through Sony. Buyers will be given codes upon purchase that can be redeemed …
Read More »Record number of students enter IGF 2014
Nearly 350 student entrants from around the world brings total contest submissions to over 1,000
Read More »Start-up Special 2013: Do you need a publisher?
UK developers debate whether new studios should pitch to traditional publishers or explore other routes to market
Read More »Xbox One game downloads will fill up the hard drive pretty quick
The additional graphical flourish that will accompany next-gen games will result in another fundamental change – filesizes are set to explode. That doesn’t really matter when you’re talking about games on a Blu-ray. After all, it matters not whether your disc is carrying 5MB or 50GB of data. But if …
Read More »Wii Fit U retail launch delayed
Nintendo has pushed back the release of Wii Fit U for a second time. The fitness title was originally set to hit UK retail on December 6th, but Nintendo has now announced via Twitter the game will launch one week later on December 13th. Originally scheduled to launch in the …
Read More »PS4 voice control to be limited at launch
One area that Sony doesn’t look to be competing with Xbox One in is voice and gesture control. Engadget reports that PS4 will at launch only support a limited range of voice commands including the ability to turn the console off and launch games. Users won’t be able to boot …
Read More »Binding of Isaac and Don’t Starve will be free on PS4
Two high-profile indie games making their way to PS4 will be free for a limited time at launch. Joystiq reports that Don’t Starve, which is due out on PS4 in January, will be free (presumably for a month) to PlayStation Plus subscribers. This will be followed a few months down …
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