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Having distanced himself from comments made about the further merging of Xbox and PC, Phil Spencer has now watered down his stance about possible console hardware upgrading. Spencer last week said that he wanted console hardware to be both backwards and forwards compatible, with Microsoft releasing new hardware capabilities during …
Read More »Arcade emulator software MAME goes open-source
‘Our aim is to help legal license owners distribute games based on MAME, and to make MAME become a learning tool for developers working on development boards,’ said engineer Miodrag Milanovic
Read More »Remedy writer ‘slightly confused’ by Quantum Break PC release criticism
A writer for developer Remedy has said that he was left a little baffled by the angry reaction to last month’s news that Quantum Break will be released for PC. Xbox boss Phil Spencer previously took to Twitter to calm the furious masses who felt that the game’s release on …
Read More »Sweeney: We must fight Microsoft’s attempt to monopolise PC gaming
Epic founder Tim Sweeney has severely criticised what he sees at Microsoft’s attempt to take control of the PC games market via its new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) standard. Windows 10 apps and games – including the upcoming Quantum Break and Forza 6: Apex, and recent release Gears of War …
Read More »Epic CEO slams Universal Windows Platform as an ’embarrassing fiasco’
‘If Microsoft does not commit to opening PC UWP up, then it can, should, must and will die,’ writes Tim Sweeney
Read More »No Man’s Sky gets release date, $150 Limited Edition
June 21st – that’s the day No Man’s Sky will finally be released, it has been confirmed. A June release date was first announced back in October. And as reports yesterday suggested, final confirmation of the exact release has at last arrived. The date applies to both the PS4 and …
Read More »PlayStation boosts UK team as PS4 sales soar past 3m
PlayStation 4 has cemented its place as the UK’s most popular games console. According to UK retailers, quoting GfK Entertainment figures, PS4 passed the 3m sales milestone back in January. The news comes as the firm fills two key roles at its UK division. Richard Keen has been promoted to …
Read More »Nintendo successfully re-defends Wiimote patent lawsuit
UltimatePointer claims that Wii’s handheld controller infringed upon its technology described as ‘vexatious’ and ‘wanton’
Read More »Nominations now open for Develop Awards 2016
Annual celebration of the best games development talent returns on Wednesday, July 13th
Read More »Phil Spencer continues his war against fanboyism
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has once again challenged the fanboys of social media by stating that those who wish a game to fail because of its host platform aren’t real gamers. As spotted by GameSpot, when asked on Twitter what games he was most looking forward to in 2016, Spencer …
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