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A total of 19 games will be available on day one for PS4 when it’s released in the UK on November 29th. The list includes seven first party Sony titles and 12 from third parties, two of which are indie games. The headliners? Killzone: Shadow Fall, Call of Duty: Ghosts, …
Read More »Minecraft reveals Twitch partnership
Video broadcasting platform Twitch has struck a new partnership with Mojang to make it easier to stream Minecraft videos. Announcing the news at MineCon, the Twitch integration will affect the PC and Mac versions to enable users to broadcast games at the click of a button. The service is expected …
Read More »Eidos Montreal and Star Citizen pledge AMD Mantle support
AMD’s new PC graphics API Mantle has received the backing of two new game developers. Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Thief creator Eidos Montreal and Star Citizen creator Cloud Imperium Games have both said they will utlilise the software in future titles. Mantle is a new API that will supposedly …
Read More »Infinity Ward had Call of Duty: Ghosts running at 1080p on Xbox One
Call of Duty: Ghosts developer Infinity Ward has at last explained the reason for the resolution discrepancy of the game between PS4 and Xbox One. It was revealed last week that the game will output in full HD 1080p on PS4 but in HD ready 720p on Xbox One. The …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes release date announced
Konami has revealed when Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be sneaking into stores. Konami’s game will be released for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 in spring 2014. The publisher also revealed the link between Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain – the former will act as a …
Read More »Fairfax’s $5bn Blackberry acquisition terms altered as Heins finally steps down
The proposed sale of troubled phone specialist Blackberry to Fairfax Financial Holdings has been scrapped. It was revealed last month that Fairfax had in principle agreed to acquire the company for $4.75bn. However, that announcement came with the proviso that both parties were able to walk away before November 4th. …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts pre-load is live on PSN
PS3 owners can start downloading Call of Duty: Ghosts on their PS3 right now. Sony has announced that pre-loads for the digital version of the game are now live on PSN, meaning that gamers can (theoretically) have the game installed to their system and ready to play at 00:01 tomorrow …
Read More »PC release for Bungie’s Destiny would spread studio too "thin"
While it remains a possibility in the long-term, hopes of a PC release for Destiny have lessened. Bungie community manager Eric Osborne told IGN that trying to launch on another platform would, quite simply, be so resource intensive that it would jeopardise the quality of the game on other formats. …
Read More »UFC to run at 30fps on next-gen, dev says 60fps "not hugely beneficial"
EA Canada has confirmed that next year’s Xbox One and PS4 release UFC will not run at 60 frames per second. Instead, the game will run at 30fps – although it will output at 1080p on both consoles. Interestingly, EA Canada creative director Brian Hayes told GamingBolt that he doesn’t …
Read More »Football Manager merchandise can offset piracy loss
Football Manager clothing can help Sports Interactive make money in markets where it does not sell any games. The firm attended Brand Licensing Europe last month in a bid to sign licensors to create products around the Football Manager IP. And studio director Miles Jacobson says this will allow the …
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