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Sony is set to hold an event on 20th February that may well be for the reveal of the newest member of the PlayStation family – the PlayStation 4. A post on the PlayStation Blog titled ‘See the Future’ included only a video that doesn’t say much but teases the …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 gets 17th September release date; retail marketing begins
As we’ve now come to expect from Rockstar Games’ big releases, Grand Theft Auto 5 has been delayed from its earlier spring 2013 release window, and now has a firm 17th Septmeber release date. This date, however, only applies to the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of GTA V; there’s …
Read More »Roberts: Next-gen won’t phase PC Kickstarter scene
Developer of crowdfunded project Star Citizen is betting on PC to trump new consoles
Read More »Sony and MLG partnership brings Planetside 2 to eSports arena
Sony Online Entertainment and Major League Gaming have announced an agreement to integrate PlanetSide 2 into eSports events. The partnership will bring original PlanetSide 2 programming to MLG’s site and Twitch.tv channel, with details and a programing set to arrive in a matter of weeks. Additionally, players in the MMOFPS …
Read More »Microsoft’s XNA framework no longer in active development
Microsoft has confirmed it has no plans to produce future versions of its XNA development software. Rumours began yesterday when an email leak surfaced, stating that both the framework and DirectX were to be retired from Microsoft’s program. A Microsoft rep later confirmed to Polygon that there won’t be any …
Read More »Temple Run 2 passes 50m downloads, fastest-growing mobile game to date
Temple Run 2 has become the fastest-growing mobile game to date, surpassing 50m downloads in just under two weeks on iOS and Android. The now record-setting title hit the milestone 22 days ahead of Rovio’s Angry Birds Space across iOS, Android, PC, and Mac. "Temple Run has evolved into something …
Read More »German Consumer Rights group takes Valve to court
VZBV claims Steam end-user license agreement is in violation of European law
Read More »MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap Up
This week down under, MCV takes a look at what GTA V’s slip means for 2013, Game Jam voting is set to begin and Path of Exile enter beta. The GTA V slip is on everyone’s lips, so MCV took a closer look at what this might mean for the …
Read More »PlayStation 4 reveal scheduled for February 20th?
Sony has dropped a big hint that a PlayStation 4 reveal could be less than three weeks away. A trailer on PlayStation’s official YouTube channel carries the date, which comes at the end of a montage involving the traditional PlayStation icons. There is also a dedicated webpage counting down to …
Read More »Microsoft ‘phasing out’ XNA development framework
DirectX 'no longer evolving as a technology'
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