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Vision surrounding cloud and Xbox Live remains unchanged despite always-on climb down, says March Whitten
Read More »King preparing for IPO, reports claim
Candy Crush Saga developer King is gearing up for an IPO, according to a report. People familiar with the move” have toldThe Wall Street Journalthat the London company has approached a number of banks to pursue a potential initial public offering in the US. Banks including J.P. Morgan Chase & …
Read More »UPDATED: Anti-slavery campaign targets Nintendo
Human rights organisation Walk Free has launched a campaign targeting Nintendo. The body seeks assurances that Nintendo hardware doesn’t use slave-mined minerals, which can arrive on the global market from troubled regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, in any of its hardware. A petition demanding confirmation on the …
Read More »Xbox One’s cloud vision remains intact
The ‘power of the cloud’ remains a key USP for Xbox One despite Microsoft’s ditching of its unpopular DRM plans. "Our vision around Xbox One and what you can do because of the power of both the architecture of the console, and also the cloud and the Xbox Live service, …
Read More »Cliffy B: Sony forced Microsoft’s hand, not the internet whining
Outspoken games dev Cliff Bleszinski has said that Sony, not the angry internet, was the driving force behind Microsoft’s spectacular U-turn last night. Sony forced Microsoft’s hand, not the internet whining,” he wrote on Twitter. At the end of the day many hardcore dislike what was attempted. You can’t do …
Read More »Report: MLG walks away from StarCraft II WCS hosting contract
Major League Gaming will no longer host Blizzard’s North American StarCraft II World Championship Series. PCGamesN reports MLG has backed out of its agreement with the developer, and at least one man in the know believes it’s because of a lack of support from Blizzard. After coordinating on WCS America …
Read More »OPINION: Xbox One strategy revamp was logical – but it might only accelerate Mattrick’s digital vision
One of the best bits of games industry scuttlebutt I have been told is about Xbox boss Don Mattrick. It’s actually about his shrewd hiring and management skills, so it’s effectively a HR anecdote. But bear with me. A few years ago I was told that when running teams at …
Read More »GameStick launch pushed to August over UI work
GameStick, Playjam’s android-powered console, has been delayed again due to issues regarding the development of the user interface. In a post on the project’sKickstarter page, the developer explained that ironing out the hardware’s UI is taking longer than expected. It has taken a while longer to prepare the review UI …
Read More »Nintendo wins Balance Board patent appeal
Appeals court upholds earlier ruling in patent row
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV PC arriving late to the launch party
Ubisoft has revealed that the PC version of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will arrive a few weeks” after the game’s launch on consoles. GameSpot reports on a video interview where Ubisoft game director Ashraf Ismail confirms that PC gamers will have to wait a bit deeper into the holiday …
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