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Microsoft has shifted its focus back to developing Windows PC releases of first party titles, VP Phil Spencer has revealed. "I think it’s fair to say that we’ve lost our way a bit in supporting Windows games," Spencer told Shacknews. "But we’re back." Spencer noted that, despite the firm’s exclusive …
Read More »Develop Jobs: GameDuell looking for a senior Java developer
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Read More »Nintendo leading with digital for new IP
Titles featuring new kinds of gameplay may not reach full sales potential at retail, says Iwata
Read More »$1bn worth of Call of Duty: Ghosts sold into retail on day one
Call of Duty: Ghosts has apparently ‘sold more than $1 billion of Call of Duty: Ghosts into retail stores worldwide as of day one’. Many are reporting this number as day one sales. It is not. If it were, it would be an incredible achievement. Unbelievable, even. It would not …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 getting GPS course maker
Ever wondered how quickly you could make it to the local Budgens if you drove a Nissan GTR? An update to the Gran Turismo 6 web page has revealed that Polyphony will at a later date release a GPS coordinate data map that users can download to their smartphone. This …
Read More »Ubisoft reveals PS4 Assassin’s Creed IV bundle
Gamers will be able to pick up a PS4 bundled with Assassin’s Creed IV when the console launches in the UK on November 29th. Although Ubisoft isn’t pitching it as such, it seems the SKU is more or less a direct replacement for the previously popular Watch Dogs bundle following …
Read More »GamesAid auctioning off White Commemorative Edition Xbox One console
UK video games charity GamesAid has a very special item on auction for those pondering an Xbox One Purchase. The Xbox One White Exclusive Launch Team Commemorative Special Edition is normally only available to members of the console’s launch team. It comes with an exclusive Launch Team Achievement and has …
Read More »VIDEO: Sony’s live-action Killzone Shadow Fall trailer
The next-gen is so very nearly upon us, so expect plenty more along these lines in the coming days and weeks. Sony has released a live-action trailer for PS4 launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall. It’s kind of like a recruitment video encouraging humans to join the ranks of the Shadow …
Read More »A Gallant Journey: The big decision
The GallantCloud team considers whether to start afresh on a new game prototype
Read More »VIDEO: Gran Turismo 6 lets you drive a Lunar Rover on the moon
Sony’s PS3 racer is bravely going where no driving simulator has gone before. A new trailer for the game, which can be seen below, offers a glimpse of what the official car list reveals to be the Lunar Roving Vehicle LEV-001 ’71. That’s just one of the 120 new cars …
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