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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 …
Read More »Watch Microsoft reveal the new Xbox console tonight – live stream links here
Microsoft will put months of rumours and speculation to rest with the reveal of its new Xbox console tonight. The reveal will take place on-campus at Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters, and as described by the IEB division’s chief of staff Aaron Greenberg, it will lay the foundation for the new Xbox …
Read More »Sony teases PS4 console design with new video
Sony has relased a new video teasing the design of the PS4, featuring blurred images and lots of close-ups that don’t give away much. Sony announced the PlayStation 4 back in February, and while we’ve seen the Dualshock 4 controller, the look of the consoleitself remains a mystery. The video …
Read More »DeNA publishing Molyneux’s Godus
Mobile-Social publisher snaps up crowdfunded god game from genre creator
Read More »VIDEO: Sony’s E3 teaser offers a glimpse at the actual PS4
A teaser from Sony hyping its PS4 E3 event has offered what might be the very first glimpse of the new console. You can see it below. The video, although obviously designed to promote the Press Conference on June 10 6pm PDT, arrives just 24 hours before rival firm Xbox …
Read More »FIFA 13 was "commercially disappointing" on Wii U
FIFA 14 will not release on Wii U. Unsurprisingly. What’s more notable is EA’s honesty when asked exactly why that is. "Six months ago FIFA 13 was a launch title on Wii U," an EA spokesperson told Eurogamer. "Although the game featured FIFA’s award-winning HD gameplay and innovative new ways …
Read More »Obsidian teams up with Allods for Russian MMO Skyforge
RPG developer Obsidian is to co-develop a new Russian MMO. The studio has teamed up with Russian outfit Allods Team to work on free-to-play MMO Skyforge. Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart said of the deal: Skyforge is a very interesting and promising project that I’m glad Obsidian Entertainment is involved with.” …
Read More »Syndicate reboot tipped for Kickstarter
Ever heard of 5Lives Studios? No, us neither. But come next month that will very likely have changed. A video posted online by the studio very much seems to suggest that a Syndicate reboot (or more likely a ‘spiritual successor’) is heading to Kickstarter this month. Rock Paper Shotgun speculates …
Read More »Wii U sold just 38,000 units in the US in April – rumour
It looks like April may have been another terrible month for Wii U in the US. A Twitter exchange between an unknown user and analyst Michael Pachter suggests that Wii U sold just 38,000 units throughout the period. Worse still, it was outsold by its predecessor the Wii which shifted …
Read More »Microsoft: Console industry worth $27 billion
Console sector worth more than mobile, handheld and social gaming combined, claims computing giant
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