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Kinect is not dead. That’s the message from Microsoft, despite the fact the peripheral was not mentioned once in its Xbox E3 press conference earlier this week. We are absolutely continuing to support Kinect," Xbox’s Aaron Greenberg told GameSpot. We’re continuing to support Kinect where it makes sense [and] innovating …
Read More »Oculus has been helping Sony out with Project Morpheus
Virtual reality’s social credentials may remain a source of debate, but it sounds like the industry sprouting up around is quite the happy family. Sony studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has told Polygon that, as has been hinted at before, the major players in the VR sector have been giving each …
Read More »Recruiter Hot Seat: Epic Games UK
Senior recruiter Carrie Barcroft on what the company looks for in prospective candidates
Read More »The PS4 is finally going to be cheaper in Brazil
Sony plans to slash the high cost of the PS4 in Brazil by partnering with a local manufacturer to build consoles for the region. As reported by IGN Brazil, Flextronics will assemble PS4s in the Manaus Free Trade Zone. It is hoped this will reduce the price of the console …
Read More »Sony plans to slash high cost of PS4 in Brazil
Console firm partnering with Flextronics to assemble hardware in Free Trade Zone
Read More »Madden 16 will have women in its crowds for the first time
Really, Madden never had women in the crowds before? Does FIFA? Clearly we haven’t been paying enough attention. FIFA 16 is taking a big step forward this year with the addition for the first time of female teams, albeit just a limited selection of international squads. US-centric release Madden may …
Read More »No plans for paid mods in Fallout 4
Mods will remain free for time-being
Read More »E3 2015 attracts 52,000 attendees
E3 2016 heading back to LA on June 14th to 16th
Read More »343 founder: We won’t skip beta tests for Halo games from now on
343 Industries head Bonnie Ross has stressed the need to run beta tests for future Halo titles, citing Halo 5: Guardians and Halo: The Master Chief Collection as right and wrong ways to go approach development of the FPS franchise. In an interview withEngadget, Ross begins by pointing to the …
Read More »Halo 5: Guardians has multiplayer transactions
Developer 343 Industries has confirmed that microtransactions are included in the multiplayer part of upcoming Xbox One title Halo 5: Guardians. It will be called the Requisition System (REQ). Players will earn REQ points naturally in the game as rewards after each match. These points can then be spent on …
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