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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 …
Read More »Appeals court sides with Nintendo in Wii Balance Board patent lawsuit
Nintendo has prevailed in the US Court of Appeals to uphold the company’s victory in a patent-infringement case involving the Wii Balance Board. The Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court that Nintendo did not infringe IA Labs’ patent, and also upheld the lower court’s ruling that IA Labs …
Read More »GameStop applauds Xbox One for strategy re-think
The world’s biggest games retailer has told MCV it is happy about the latest Xbox strategy rethink. In a statement sent to us this evening GameStop said it welcomes Microsoft’s new plan for Xbox One. Earlier today platform boss Don Mattrick confirmed in a letter published on Xbox.com that he …
Read More »Microsoft u-turns on Xbox One used game, always-on policies
‘Your feedback matters’, started a startling announcement by Don Mattrick on Xbox.com. Microsoft has essentially done a complete 180 on its used games and always-on policy by announcing today that it is scrapping plans for both. What this essentially means is: An internet connection will not be required to play …
Read More »Xbox One to drop online check-in requirement – and backs pre-owned games
Vocal feedback from gamers has led Xbox to revise its plan for new digital game ownership on its upcoming Xbox One console. A fresh letter from Xbox boss Don Mattrick has confirmed gamers can "play, share, lend, and resell your games exactly as you do today on Xbox 360". The …
Read More »Microsoft backtracks on Xbox One pre-owned and always-on policies
Console giant makes U-turn to support used games market and ditch online check-ins
Read More »Fresh rumours say Xbox One will abandon controversial policies
If the latest web rumours are true, Microsoft is poised to announce a revised agenda for second-hand games and online check-in. Whathifi and Giant Bomb are both claiming via independent sources that the format-holder will abandon controversial plans that would demand Xbox One connect to Microsoft HQ servers once every …
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