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Read More »Sony has built cloud-dedicated PS3s for PlayStation Now – report
An army of purpose built PS3 consoles is being amassed for the launch of PlayStation Now, it is being claimed. Eurogamer reports that the new machines consist of eight custom built consoles housed in a single server unit. The company had apparently originally planned to use standard PS3 retail units, …
Read More »Square Enix closes down its Core Online streaming service
Core Online, the HD streaming games service from Square Enix, has been shut down. Visitors to the site are currently greeted with a simple holding image saying Core Online is discontinued”. A statement on the publisher’s support pages adds that: Core Online was released as an experiment to see what …
Read More »India release, price confirmed for Tomb Raider GOTY Edition
The Tomb Raider Game of the Year Edition has been confirmed for release in India. The GOTY Edition includes the base game as well as all DLC and will be priced at Rs 1,999 in India for Xbox 360 and PS3. A PC version is also on the cards, but …
Read More »Nintendo cuts Wii U sales forecasts from 9m to 2.8m
Console firm expects year-end loss of of £146m
Read More »No LED switch-off for PS4’s DualShock 4
Sony will not be offering the option to switch off the DualShock 4’s rear LED in a future update. Sony’s president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida simply replied no” when asked about the possibility on Twitter, adding that the LEDs do not use much battery”. Some users have complained not …
Read More »SteamDevDays: Valve shares TF2 and DOTA2 economic insights
Handing content creation to players keeps them happy, and Valve rich
Read More »Co-founder Ghadiali leaves Ouya
Muffi Ghadiali, one of the founding members of Ouya, has left the company behind the crowd-funded microconsole. A statement toTechCrunchconfirms Ghadiali’s departure, although it does not specify reasons for his move or where he is heading. The statement reads: "Ouya is focusing more on the next phase of the business …
Read More »PS4 racer DriveClub will miss console’s February Japanese launch
Former PS4 launch title DriveClub has been delayed for a second time. Kotaku reports that the game, which was once pencilled in as a launch title for the machin in the West, has now been struck off the machine’s Japanese launch roster for February 22nd. Various circumstances” were ambiguously cited …
Read More »SteamDevDays: Alienware Steam Machine targets September launch
'Things can change' but Valve's living room invasion will definitely arrive for the holiday season
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