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There’s currently no timeline as to when European PS4 owners will be able to stream PS3 content onto their machines. SCEE president and CEO Jim Ryan told Edge that the service is expected to arrive in North America in early 2014. But he’s not able to date a European rollout …
Read More »Microsoft considered calling new console Xbox Infinity
Xbox Infinity was a strong possibility for Microsoft’s next-gen branding, the company admitted. The Xbox Infinity branding (or Xbox ∞) was first mentioned as long ago as July 2012 after Microsoft was spotted fighting to win the rights to the Xbox8 URL. Infinity then reared its head again shortly before …
Read More »First speakers revealed for F2P Summit
New talks to discuss user experience, moving from triple-A to free-to-play and player psychology
Read More »GamesAid 2013 charity voting now open
The six charities in with a shot of grabbing GamesAid funding this year have been named. Voting is now open for GamesAid members and will remain so until just before midnight on the night of Saturday September 14th. Votes can be registered here. All eligible organisations must have a turnover …
Read More »GAME reveals next-gen game trade-in program for UK
UK gamers have finally got their own next-gen game trade-in program. Retailer GAME is offering a guaranteed 40 trade-in value for a range of PS3 and Xbox 360 titles when gamers hand them over in order to upgrade to either the PS4 or Xbox One version. The titles confirmed so …
Read More »PES 2014: System requirements for FOX Engine-powered PC version revealed
Konami has released the PC system requirements for the FOX Engine-powered Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, and here they are. Minimum OS: Windows Vista SP2/ Windows 7 SP1 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon II X2 240 GPU: DirectX 9.0c compatible with 512 MB RAM RAM: …
Read More »Minecraft PC sales cross 12m, Mass Effect DLC planned for 360 Edition
Calling Minecraft the golden goose of Mojang seems a bit understated at this point. The original version of the game (PC/Mac/Linux) has surpassed 12m copies sold, according to its official sales ticker. Combined with dated console and mobile numbers, that moves Minecraft to well over 20m copies sold across all …
Read More »Deadly Premonition PC out on Halloween
A Steam page has surfaced for Hitedaka Suehiro’s console cult classic adventure game Deadly Premonition, listing a release date of October 31st. Rising Star Games originally confirmed the PC port in July, and one week later the game had been fast-tracked through Steam Greenlight. The Steam release matches the PS3 …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 25-31
Total War: Rome II has dethroned Payday 2 for the top spot in Steam’s latest top selling products chart. The former king didn’t fall too far however, absorbing a short drop to the runner-up position. Saints Row IV and Splinter Cell Black list followed suit in third and fourth, respectively. …
Read More »Microsoft to buy Nokia in £4.6bn deal
Global computing giant Microsoft has acquired Nokia in a deal worth 4.613bn (5.44 billion Euros). That includes 3.79 billion Euros (3.2bn) for Nokia’s Devices and Services business and a further 1.65 billion Euros (1.4bn) to licence Nokia’s patents. Microsoft has been working alongside Nokia since February 2011, with the 147-year-old …
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