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No, it isn’t. But this attempt at piecing together the snippet’s from yesterday’s video is great. Sony successfully stormed the Xbox party last night by releasing a teaser video showing a handful of blurry images of the new hardware. Now one Redditor has compiled all of the snippets and tried …
Read More »Next Xbox components shipping already
Upcoming Microsoft console to be manufactured by Foxconn
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: The 11 secrets of tonight’s Xbox reveal
You’ve undoubtedly read lots of rumours about tonight’s Xbox reveal. Forget them. Forget every one of them. Microsoft’s secretive Next Generation Security Enforcement Team has over the last few years been quietly working in conjunction with a number of national and international law enforcement agencies to suppress the truth. What …
Read More »FIFA! Battlefield! Forza! Illumiroom! All the latest rumours and facts about tonight’s Xbox reveal
In less than eight hours time Microsoft will reveal the successor to the Xbox 360… which leaves plenty of time for the guessing game to continue. First off, we have a couple of confirmations, both from EA. The publisher has announced that FIFA 14 will tonight be shown off for …
Read More »The next Xbox reveal: Watch it live
See the console unveiling as it happens from 6pm
Read More »Audio Special: Making custom audio for mobile
Develop talks to Soundrangers on providing sound for smartphone and tablet games
Read More »Rhode Island selling Kingdoms of Amalur IP to repay 38 Studios debt
Another chapter has begun in the ongoing 38 Studios saga, as the governing body of Rhode Island looks to sell its Kingdoms of Amalur IP in effort to repay some of the $130m owed to the state. The Providence Journal reports that lawyers close to the sale have confirmed interest …
Read More »PopCap launches Plants vs Zombies Adventures on Facebook
PopCap has officially launched social game Plants vs Zombies: Adventures on Facebook. The game had previously seen a closed beta period of around two months and is now available worldwide on the social network. It features new plants, new power-ups and new, multi-directional zombie types across a dozen road trip …
Read More »Report: Google Play sees in-app purchase explosion
In-app purchases for Google Play offerings reportedlyhave seen a massive increase over the past year. Reporting from the Google I/O conference, Inside Mobile Apps states that internal purchases in marketplace downloads are up 700 per cent year-over-year. Google Play games business development head Bob Meese expounded on the figure, focusing …
Read More »EA Sports unveiling new UFC game today
EA will take the lid off of its upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship title later today, and it might be alongside Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox reveal. Polygon reports the EA Sports posted an image (pictured) on Twitter and Facebook announcing May 21st as a notable date for more info on the unannounced …
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