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The delays to Watch Dogs and DriveClub will not derail the launch of PS4 and Xbox One, UK High Street stores have said. Retailers told MCV that although these delays are disappointing, they have not seen mass cancellations of pre-orders. And they expect both next-gen consoles to be sold out …
Read More »Gran Turismo partners with Ayrton Senna Institute
Sony has at the 2013 Brazil Game Show announced a partnership between the Gran Turismo brand and the Ayrton Senna Institute. As revealed by the F1 legend’s sister Viviane Senna, there will be a number of post-launch updates to Gran Turismo 6 that will enable players to trace the roots …
Read More »Zynga cuts losses to $68k even as revenues and users dwindle
Cutbacks are paying off at Social Giant as company approaches black
Read More »New, official Call of Duty: Ghosts PC specs are less demanding
The official minimum PC requirements for Call of Duty: Ghosts have been released. They’re broadly the same as the Nvidia specs reported earlier in the month, although the GPU requirements have been paired back a bit from a GTX 550Ti to a GTS 450 and HDD space requirements have been …
Read More »Eutechnyx reveals new leadership structure
Racing specialists Eutechnyx has changed its management structure. Founder and CEO Brian Jobling is now executive chairman, working closely with its venture capital partners Prime Ventures & Northstar Ventures. It means that Darren Jobling (pictured) is now CEO, with the job of developing the company’s publishing activities. Executive chairman Brian …
Read More »PS4’s DualShock 4 loses analogue face buttons
The DualShock 4 brings a lot of new features to the PlayStation party, but one bit of functionality has been lost on the way. VentureBeat reports that the DualShock 3’s face buttons were analogue. This meant they were pressure sensitive, so as well as telling the PS3 if they were …
Read More »PS4 will allow users to use real names online at launch
Gamers will, should they chose to, be allowed to use their real names when gaming online with PS4 at launch. Sony confirmed the news to Kotaku, giving its machine another leg up over its high-profile rival Xbox One which will offer the same functionality but not until an unspecified later …
Read More »Tadhg Kelly is Ouya’s new ‘free-to-play guy’
Veteran consultant and designer to evangelize console and boost conversion rates
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD set for current-gen consoles, PC in January
The reworked HD version of Vita release Assassin’s Creed Liberation is set for a January launch on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The Playstation US Blog confirmed the title would arrive for PlayStation 3 on January 14th, while a Steam pre-order page lists the PC version at $19.99 and pins …
Read More »Educational SimCity to teach children about environmental issues
Maxis’s city-building sim is being adopted into US classrooms, and aims to teach child about pollution and its knock-on effects
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