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Insomniac hopes for Xbox One title Sunset Overdrive to be playable offline despite plans to utilise Microsoft’s cloud computing network. "Our intent is that you will be able to play the single-player without an online connection," Insomniac president and CEO Ted Price told GameInformer. "The game will be updated with …
Read More »Mattrick could pocket $50m from Zynga switch
Former Xbox boss Don Mattrick could earn in the region of $50m from new employer Zynga. Reuters reports that the exec will in his first year receive a base salary of $1m as well as a joining on cash bonus of $5m and a $2m 2012 bonus – the latter …
Read More »Xbox One Reputation system will match trolls with trolls
Microsoft realises it can’t stop people being dicks. But it can protect everyone else from their insidious influence. That’s the idea behind Xbox One’s Reputation system, which will monitor a player’s behaviour and the responses they evoke in others over time to form a Reputation profile. As this develops, trolls …
Read More »Iwata says Nintendo must region lock due to "cultural acceptance and legal restrictions"
Nintendo looks unlikely to respond to pressure to reverse its region-locking policy with Wii U and 3DS. "From some people’s perspective, it might seem like a kind of restriction,” Nintendo president Saturo Iwata told IGN. However, we hope people can appreciate the fact that we’re selling our products worldwide. "There …
Read More »Appeal acquires Outcast franchise
Original developer purchases rights from Atari in hopes of reviving the franchise
Read More »Is India now a ‘Tier 3’ launch country for Xbox One?
Yesterday, Microsoft Japan president Yasuyuki Higuchi said that the Xbox One would be delayed a little in Japan compared to North America, calling it a ‘Tier 2 country’ as far as the console’s launch strategy goes. That’s not surprising since both predeeding Xbox consoles have performed poorly in Japan, but …
Read More »Microsoft: Halo 4 top-selling MS Studios Game of all time in US
Microsoft has declared Halo 4 as MS Studios best-selling title ever in the US. The company announced that 343 Industries’ franchise entry has bested Halo 3 for sales during each respective launch year,” – meaning the game has surpassed its predecessor in terms of launch year sales, but not yet …
Read More »Report: Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD to carry brand new ending
The upcoming HD re-release compilation of Final Fantasy X/X-2 will reportedly pack a totally new ending cut scene, complete with newly-recorded voice acting and scribed by the games’ scenario writer Kazushige Nojima. Siliconera reports on Japanese publication Shounen Jump’sreveal of the new 30-minute ending. One that will take place at …
Read More »CNBC: Zynga stock a ‘Buy’ now that Mattrick in as CEO
Don Mattrick’s move from Microsoft to Zynga has been widely criticized as jumping from one sinking ship to another, but some in the money matters business think the hiring could prove a major factor in reversing the direction of the social game company’s stock. Kotaku reports on several personalities from …
Read More »Clash of Clans muscles into top ten on Japan App Store
Japanese localisation pays off for leading mobile developer
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