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AppStream is the name of a brand new streaming mobile games service that is on the way from online retailer Amazon. It was revealed at the re:Invent developer conference in Las Vegas today, TechCrunch reports. Amazon says it allows developers to build high-fidelity, graphically rich applications that run on a …
Read More »Trade-ins rocket at GameStop as next-gen fever arrives
GameStop has said that software and hardware trade-ins increased by a factor of four the weekend before PS4 launched in the US. Many consumers arrived in stores with their entire libraries with them, forcing some outlets to stay open well beyond trading to get the credit processed in time for …
Read More »Nintendo buys stake in mobile content firm, shares rocket
Shares in Nintendo have jumped over five per cent after it emerged that the platform holder has acquired a stake on Japanese mobile content provider Dwango. Onlookers have for some time awaited Nintendo’s first move to bring its cherished IP to either the mobile market or even – if you …
Read More »DDR4 RAM could arrive for PC by the end of the year
Memory maker Crucial has said that DDR4 RAM will be available for the first time by the end of the year. The new tech offers several advances over the now standard DDR3 seen in the vast majority of modern PCs. It runs at 2133MHz, which is far in excess of …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV gets 1080p resolution bump on PS4
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV will only output a native 1080p picture on PS4 once users have downloaded a patch. The required title update will apparently roll out shortly after release”. Without the patch the game outputs at 900p. But why ship at 900p in the first place?” the Ubiblog reads. …
Read More »Apple linked to Kinect creator buyout
According to reports Apple is in the final stages of buying PrimeSense for $345m. Some publicationsare already reporting that the acquisition has taken place while many others believe talks are still ongoing. PrimeSense was the original supplier for Microsoft’s Kinect, which incorporated cameras and depth sensors so players can control …
Read More »VIDEO: See EA’s next-gen FIFA 14 TV ad
EA is aware you may have already bought FIFA 14 once, but the arrival of Xbox One and PS4 is a good reason to upgrade. Its new TV ad for the next-gen version of the game sees a gamer undergo a living room transformation, becoming a CGI version of Barcelona …
Read More »Countdown to Xbox One: Harvey Eagle on PS4, defying the critics and THAT TV ad
After eight years Microsoft is finally releasing its third generation games console. And it promises to launch Xbox One in spectacular fashion. MCV speaks to UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle to get the details It’s been a challenging road for Xbox One. How has it been for you and the …
Read More »Brooker’s Channel 4 video games special gets dated
Channel 4 has revealed when Charlie Brooker’s new one-off video games special will be aired in the UK. It will be broadcast in the UK on Saturday November 30th at 9pm. That’s the day after PS4 arrives on these shores, incidentally. It will also be followed by the popular Indie …
Read More »Sony offers list of PS4 Blinking Blue Light fixes
A number of fixes have been offered by Sony for new PS4 owners whose console has displayed the blinking blue light fault warning. An info page on the PS4 forums says that the warning can relate to a number of things such as TV compatibility, the console’s power supply or …
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