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Microsoft has announced three new Xbox 360 holiday bundles for arrival later this week, including the previously rumoured 500GB Call of Duty-themed package. The Special Edition Blue Bundle will only be available at Wal-Mart as reported – though launching earlier than expected. Another bit of info we didn’t know at …
Read More »Mojang ‘is a perfect fit’ for Microsoft, analyst says
Market analyst Piers Harding-Rolls has said that the expected union of Microsoft and Mojang is a very low-risk move for the platform holder. Minecraft is a franchise built to last, making the likely heavy investment required to secure Mojang significantly less risky than many other recent acquisitions within the games …
Read More »Vita ‘is not fading away’ and is proving ‘remarkably resilient’
It’s fair to say the PlayStation Vita has not set the world alight. But don’t let that make you think Sony will abandon the device. Nonetheless, in an interview Eurogamer Sony’s UK boss Fergal Gara has delivered a few mixed messages about the handheld describing it as being both remarkably …
Read More »The Feed covers the axing of the Aussie Interactive Games Fund
SBS tech and current affairs news program The Feed has highlighted the Victorian State government's initiative in filling in a significant gap left by the Federal Government's removal of games funding.
Read More »Gerhard leaving Jagex
CEO and CTO to leave by 2015, replacement to be announced soon
Read More »PSPs to lose PlayStation Store access next week
Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Store will become inaccessible for some PSP users from September 15th. IGN reports that PSPs in Europe, Oceania, Asia, and some parts of Africa will be cut off from Sony’s digital content store. Fortunately past purchases and downloads will remain accessible and users will …
Read More »Activision announces The Voice karaoke game
Music show The Voice is to feature in a new karaoke title. Going by the same name, the game is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 as well – get this – Wii U and Wii on October 21st. The game will ship with a microphone. Impress the coaches and …
Read More »Xbox 360 500GB hardware bundle arrives next month – report
Microsoft is readying a new Xbox 360 system bundle boasting the console’s previously announced 500GB hard drive, according to a recently leaked advertisement. A scan of the apparent ad posted on the Blu-ray forums indicates the package will be a Wal-Mart exclusive – the console and controller decked out in …
Read More »Learn about virtual reality game design at Develop Live
Preloaded's Katie Goode offering expert VR advice at next month's conference
Read More »Microsoft is replacing noisy Xbox Ones
Customers who believe their Xbox Ones are producing an excessive amount of noise are being offered replacements by Microsoft. Kotaku reports that complaints about noisy consoles seems to have grown more prevalent after the Xbox One launched in a number of new countries” earlier this month. You’d expect complaints regarding …
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