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Read More »PS4 sales to outpace Xbox One by 40 per cent through 2018, analyst predicts
PlayStation 4 will beat out Xbox One over the first five years of the current console era, market research company Strategy Analytics has predicted. Games Industry reports on the firm’s findings, which claim Sony’s hardware will outsell Microsoft’s by 40 per cent and is on path to reproduce the success …
Read More »World of Tanks heading to Xbox One with Xbox 360 cross-play
Free-to-play action MMO World of Tanks is coming to Xbox One, developer Wargaming has announced. IGN has the scoop, including word from the studio that the new-gen Xbox edition will feature cross-play with the currently available Xbox 360 version. Additionally, those upgrading from 360 to Xbox One will be able …
Read More »Collective devs granted access to old Square Enix IP
It’s a little later than promised, but Square Enix has finally opened up some of its classic IP to independent developers. Through its Square Enix Collective crowdfunding platform, studios can now pitch game ideas for fresh takes on the publisher’s lesser-used properties. The company has encouraged devs to think beyond …
Read More »Phantom Dust dev Darkside loses Microsoft partnership, reportedly closes
Confusion surrounds development of revived Xbox IP as platform holder 'ends working relationship'
Read More »The Last Guardian IS still in development, Sony insists
Sony has said that The Last Guardian is still in development, despite its US trademark expiration. It was reported this morning that Sony has allowed the US trademark for the game to expire. However, the platform holder has told Videogamer, GameSpot and GameBlog that the game has not been cancelled, …
Read More »Sony fails to renew The Last Guardian US trademark
Sony had chosen not to renew its trademark for The Last Guardian in the US. VG247 reports on the US office of patent and trademark website listing, which shows Sony has allowed the current trademark to expire. What this means, if anything at all, is anyone’s guess. Sony abandoned the …
Read More »The Escapists dev: ‘I’m not afraid to ask the community for ideas’
Chris Davis discusses the early days of the prison breaking game and how players have helped shape it
Read More »Hasbro toy deal heralds start of Yo-Kai Watch’s Western invasion
One of Japan’s most popular video game series is to give it a go in the West with the release of a toy line in Europe and the US in 2016. Hasbro has signed a deal to make toys based on Level 5’s Yo-Kai Watch series. The Pokemon-a-like game ruled …
Read More »Unity troubles will benefit the next Assassin’s Creed
Yves Guillemot explains that new engine introduced with last year's title will be refined for future installments
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