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Sony has unveiled a program that will allow players to upgrade certain PS3 titles to their PS4 at a significantly” discounted price. Digital Spy reports on President Andrew House detailing the program during Sony’s Gamescom keynote, explaining that the cost of the transfer will ultimately be up to the publisher …
Read More »GameStop first-to-know lists: 1.5m members for PS4, 700k for Xbox One
There’s a long list of GameStop customers lined up for an Xbox One, and an even longer list for a PS4. During GameStop’s call to investors yesterday, following the retail chain’s latest quarterly earnings report, president Tony Bartel detailed the ‘first-to-know’ availability lists populated by PowerUp Rewards program members eager …
Read More »Report: Sega representing newly-formed network of Japanese mobile devs
A host of Japanese mobile developers led by Sega have reportedly banded together to create a cross-promotional network. According to a Nikkei report spotted by Games Industry, Sega is at the forefront of an initiative involving 14 other developers (such as Capcom and Taito) to create additional exposure by combining …
Read More »Stuttering Xbox One Dead Rising 3 performance will improve, Capcom insists
Capcom hopes to address the apparent technical struggles suffered by its Dead Rising 3 Xbox One gameplay demo at Gamescom. Videogamer reports that the playable short, currently on display at the Cologne games expo, struggles to maintain 30 frames per second with significant dips suffered when the number of zombies …
Read More »"Experimental" Ouya ad takes aim at traditional gaming
An ad that was posted on Ouya’s official YouTube channel has certainly succeeded in catching the attention. Called ‘Sixty Bucks For A Game’, the 30-second short has since been pulled from Ouya’s channel but can be seen below via a mirror. It sees a gamer react negatively to a session …
Read More »Sony says Rain is due in October as PSN game gets release date
Digital curiosity Rain has been dated for PS3. Sony says the game will arrive on PSN on October 2nd with a European price of €12.99. The game’s up for pre-order right now. Those who do drop money on it early will get a few bonuses – a dynamic theme, a …
Read More »Second Shadow of the Eternals Kickstarter seems doomed
Precursor Games’ second attempt at funding Shadow of the Eternals appears to be on the brink of failure. At the time of writing its Kickstarter campaign stands at $305,306 with just 38 hours remaining – that’s nearly $450,000 short of its $750,000 funding goal. Its first Kickstarter attempt, which itself …
Read More »GameStop sales down 10.7% as retailer awaits next-gen rollout
Global games retailer GameStop has reported a 10.7 per cent decline in both global and like-for-like sales for Q2 2013. Total sales fell from $1.55bn last year to $1.38bn, which was a little better than had been forecast by the company. Digital and emerging markets fared well, however, with mobile …
Read More »Yoshida: "I think we can still pursue handheld market" with Vita
The president of SCE Worldwide Studios has perhaps for the first time admitted that question marks hang over the long-term future of PlayStation Vita. The console has failed the replicate the (criminally under-reported) success of its predecessor and continues to sell in low numbers across most key territories. However, speaking …
Read More »EA wants to emulate Batman Arkham success with new Star Wars games
Publisher EA has said it wants to mimic the successful reinvention of the Batman video games franchise with its fresh take on the Star Wars universe. "The most important thing for me is that we take the Star Wars license and come up with games where peoples’ jaws drop," EA’s …
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