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Harmonix has confirmed the rumours – Rock Band 4 is in development and is on the way to next-gen consoles. The headline is that the studio intends” for the game to be backwards compatible with all existing hardware you may have ever purchased for the series, and is working with …
Read More »Wireless Xbox One controller support for PC coming ‘later this year’
Gamers will be able to use their wireless Xbox One controllers with their PCs later this year. Microsoft has revealed that it will be releasing an adaptor for the Xbox One gamepad so that it can be used wirelessly with PCs later this year. Taking to Xbox Wire, the firm …
Read More »Microsoft confirms Xbox One and Windows 10 cross-buy
Windows 10’s foray into gaming has taken another step with the confirmation that Microsoft will offer cross-buy with Xbox One. The system will work in much the same way as it does on PSN, where some games allow buyers to purchase the game on one system (either PS4, PS3 or …
Read More »Phil Harrison leaving Microsoft
Reports suggest Xbox executive could be departing from the platform holder after three years
Read More »81% of Total War: Attila sales were digital
Sega’s strategy title Total War: Attila would have charted at No.3 in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 if the rankings took into consideration digital sales, MCV can reveal. The title sold 21,680 copies in the UK in its first week on sale. 81 per cent of those sales …
Read More »SimCity studio Maxis shuts down
Brand will continue but main Emeryville studio has now closed
Read More »‘GAME will turbocharge eSports in the UK’
GAME’s 20m swoop for Multiplay can transform eSports in the UK, say leading industry execs. The retail giant acquired the events organiser – famous for the Insomnia festivals – this week, and Multiplay’s founder Craig Fletcher told MCV that the deal will drive eSports success across Britain. The backing of …
Read More »Phil Harrison is leaving Microsoft, report claims
Microsoft’s VP of Interactive Entertainment Phil Harrison is leaving the company, a report has claimed. Games Industry says it has word from multiple sources, although officials such as Xbox boss Phil Spencer and ID@Xbox head Chris Charla have refused to comment when challenged at GDC. The site says that Harrison …
Read More »EA has closed down Sim City studio Maxis
Maxis Emeryville, the main home of Sim City and The Sims creator Maxis, has been closed by EA. EA insists that the move will not effect The Sims or Sim City, or even the Maxis brand. The studio as we know it, however, will cease to exist. Today we are …
Read More »Layoffs rumoured at Microsoft Lift London
Incubator studio reportedly being merged with Soho Productions
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