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Sony is facing criticism over its implementation of microtransactions in Gran Turismo 6. Their inclusion was confirmed last month but the prices were only revealed yesterday and are, according to Eurogamer, as follows: 500,000 in-game credits – 3.99/€4.991m in-game credits – 7.99/€9.992.5m in-game credits – 15.99/€19.997m in-game credits – 39.99/€49.99 …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV ‘Freedom Cry’ DLC lands this month
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will receive its first major DLC add-on, ‘Freedom Cry,’ later this month. An ad from Game Informer’s January issue (via Video Gamer) reveals the content will arrive on December 17th for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. The ad fails to mention …
Read More »EA’s next-gen launch games "were better quality" than on PS3/Xbox 360
The simplified architecture of PS4 and Xbox One allowed EA to reach a higher quality benchmark with its launch titles than it managed last time out. That’s according to EA CEO Andrew Wilson who made the statement at the Credit Suisse 2013 Annual Technology Conference, Videogamer reports. "One of the …
Read More »Double Fine, Crytek and Vlambeer among wave of ID@Xbox devs
Xbox dev kits shipped to more than 50 studios, including indies Capy, Born Ready and Inis
Read More »Activision: We listen to Call of Duty fans, not critics
The importance of Call of Duty’s critical response pales compared to the thoughts of the series’ fans, Activision Publishing boss Eric Hirshberg has claimed. As previously documented by MCV, while Call of Duty’s review scores have trended down since 2009’s Modern Warfare 2, sales have continued to rise – until …
Read More »Sony opts for ‘different approach’ for PS Vita TV West release
SCE boss Andrew House says it launched the system in Japan first due to the lack of a market leader
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn PS4 launch set for April 2014
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will arrive on PS4 sometime in April, Square Enix has announced. The publisher also revealed a PS4 beta phase will take place on Feburary 22nd, 2014 in North America and Japan – though no mention on whether Europe will be included or receive its …
Read More »EA CEO: Console living room dominance will likely end
The living room dominance Microsoft and Sony experience with consoles will soon be challenged, EA CEO Andrew Wilson reckons. Games Industry reports Wilson touched on the subject with investors this week at the Credit Suisse 2013 Technology Conference, stating that in a matter of a few years company’s including Apple, …
Read More »Kojima hints at long wait for Metal Gear Solid V
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has said that Metal Gear Solid V will require much more time” in development. The acclaimed developer admitted that he didn’t initially want to release teaser title MGS: Ground Zeroes separately but felt forced to after realising how long the wait for the ‘proper’ …
Read More »Vita TV will take "a different road to market" in the West
Sony plans to take a very different approach to its streaming-centric Vita TV device when it eventually makes its way to Western markets. The microconsole has got off to a slow start in Japan with sales of just 42,000 units during its first week of release in November. It’s currently …
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