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2.4m Xbox consoles were shipped to retail in the quarter ending September 30th. Microsoft’s initial wording appeared to suggest that the number represented consoles sold to consumers, but it has since been confirmed that this is not the case. It has not been specified how many of that number were …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Xbox 360 re-release confirmed
Rockstar has announced an upgraded edition of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is on its way to Xbox 360, confirming previous reports. Word of the updated release began yesterday, when a list of achievements for the then unannounced Xbox 360 edition was uncovered. The re-release will pack improved graphics, 720p …
Read More »The Unfinished Swan lands on PS4, Vita next week
The Unfinished Swan will launch for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita later this month, developer Giant Sparrow has announced. A post on the PlayStation US Blog reveals the game will arrive in North America on October 28th. The mirrored post on the PlayStation Europe Blog confirms the game for an …
Read More »The Last of Us: Game of the Year Edition stalking PS3
Sony has unveiled a Game of the Year Edition release for The Last of Us on PS3. The SKU includes the Left Behind DLC and the additional Abandoned Territories & Reclaimed Territories multiplayer maps. Also included is the harder single-player mode Grounded. All of which brings it in line with …
Read More »PC adapter incoming for Xbox One’s Kinect
Microsoft is releasing an adapter that will let owners of Xbox One’s Kinect camera to connect the device to their PC. The Kinect Adapter will cost $49.99 (around 30) and allow the device to plug into the USB 3.0 port of any PC running Windows 8.1. The result is that …
Read More »Microsoft releases Kinect SDK 2.0
New adapter kit allows developers to use the Xbox One Kinect for PC and tablets
Read More »VIDEO: Microsoft releases Live-action Halo: Nightfall trailer
Ahead of its expected release next month, Microsoft has unleashed a trailer for live-action series Halo: Nightfall. The video focuses on the series’ main star Agent Locke, played by Mike Colter. The publisher has previously confirmed that Locke will be a central feature of next year’s Halo 5 alongside the …
Read More »Finnish start-up Small Giant Games raises $3.1m
New studio gearing up for debut release
Read More »Gone Home co-creator reveals next game
Johnnemann Nordhagen, co-creator of Gone Home and founder of Dim Bulb Games, has lifted the lid on the latter’s first title. Entitled Where The Water Tastes Like Wine, the game is an exploration game set in a dreamlike and fantastical vision of America. The title is inspired by American folk …
Read More »Nadella says Microsoft achieves gender pay equality
The difference between male and female salaries at Microsoft is just half a per cent on a global basis, CEO Satya Nadella has said. The number comes as the exec continues his charm offensive in the wake of comments made earlier this month when he advised women that not asking …
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