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While Microsoft is enjoying great success with its renewed Xbox One indie focus, the chances of its parity policy being rescinded look slim. Although there have been examples of flexibility, Microsoft still requires that indie games published on Xbox Live release at the same time or before they launch on …
Read More »PS4 survey mentions reputation system, cross-platform chat
Sony seems to be considering the introduction of an Xbox-like reputation system on PlayStation. That’s according to a survey sent out to users, as reported by VGX, which asks about the appeal of a range of possible future features. Included on the list is a player reputation system based on …
Read More »Finland gears up for coding world championship
Hello World Open challenges programmers to develop AI for virtual racing game
Read More »Bethesda says Elder Scrolls Online subscription charge ‘was a mutual decision’
The implementation of a monthly subscription fee for the upcoming The Elder Scrolls Online was not forced upon Bethesda by parent company ZeniMax. It would be fair to say it was a mutual decision,” Bethesda’s global marketing and PR boss Pete Hines told Games.On.Net. It wasn’t like they decided it, …
Read More »Twitch off to a great start on Xbox One
There were 108,000 unique Twitch broadcasts from Xbox One in the first week since the streaming tech was patched onto the machine. On March 11th specifically, which was the first day Twitch was available on Xbox One, 30 per cent of the service’s broadcasts were made from Microsoft’s machine. The …
Read More »Microsoft will offer ‘the best lineup of content in a long time’ at E3
Forget Xbox One’s multimedia capabilities – Microsoft’s new message is that games are very much the focus. In fact, new Xbox boss Phil Spencer has promised that the platform holder will unveil an unprecedented selection of content at E3 this June. He told Polygon that Xbox will have "the best …
Read More »Scotland Focus: Bringing Hollywood performances to games
Dimensional Imaging CEO Colin Urquhart explains how the Glasgow-based firm is bringing the performance capture techniques from film to game development
Read More »Develop Awards 2014: Two weeks left to lobby
A fortnight isn't as long as you think it is – send in your nominations now to avoid disappointment
Read More »Valve’s Aaron Nicholls jumps ship to Oculus
VR firm continues to pinch staff from Half-Life developer
Read More »Diablo III and other Blizzard games disrupted by DDoS attack
Online miscreants have chosen to disrupt Battle.net services a week after the launch of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. The actions have left players facing problems attempting to log in to Blizzard’s biggest titles. Diablo, World of Warcraft, StarCraft and Hearthstone players may be impacted by high latency and disconnections …
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