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Read More »There are already 133 games available for Amazon’s FireTV
It has been out for less than a day and already Amazon’s FireTV has a game library over 100 strong. At the time of writing there are 133 games available for the device, the most expensive of which is the $9.99 Alphadia Genesis from Kotobuki. Other higher-price titles include NBA …
Read More »Keywords opens Singapore office
Quality assurance firm opens new office to serve South East Asian region, and looks to take on new staff
Read More »PS Vita Pets tabbed for June launch in North America, Europe
PS Vita Pets will launch this June in North America and Europe, Sony has confirmed. The PlayStation US blog announces the pet simulation adventure game will land in North America on June 3rd. Meanwhile, the PS Europe blog confirms the game will arrive June 4th within the territory. PS Vita …
Read More »DICE ‘unhappy’ with Battlefield 4 server performance
Battlefield 4 developer DICE has admitted that it’s still not satisfied with the online performance of its multiplayer shooter. We wanted to provide a quick update on the issues with Battlefield 4 ‘rubber-banding’ some players on certain platforms experienced during matches with 64-players,” it said on the game’s blog. Looking …
Read More »Microsoft unlikely to budge on ID@Xbox launch parity requirement
While Microsoft is enjoying great success with its renewed Xbox One indie focus, the chances of its parity policy being rescinded look slim.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 …
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