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Microsoft’s Xbox One headset will not be included with the Xbox One hardware. The one-ear mono headset and microphone will be seen as an essential purchase for online multiplayer users, but will have to be purchased on top of the 429 console. Microsoft has, however, pointed out that Kinect includes …
Read More »Jagex hails most successful year
Flagship MMO RuneScape attracts tens of millions of new players
Read More »Will Wright was impressed with Microsoft’s reaction to DRM backlash
DRM remains a useful tool for publishers but cannot be used at the expense of consumers, SimCity creator Will Wright has said. But regardless of the morality behind Microsoft’s now-ditched DRM plans for Xbox One, Wright has told CNN that he was impressed with how the platform holder reacted to …
Read More »Microsoft drops big Crackdown Xbox One hint
The much-loved Crackdown franchise could indeed be set for a return. Many believed Crackdown 3 was all ready for an E3 reveal after an Agility Orb – one of the first game’s most iconic inclusions – featured in a graphic used on stage at Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal event in …
Read More »Sony brings indie games category to Vita
Independent developers get same store front on handheld as on PlayStation 3
Read More »Saints Row IV banned in Australia
Game becomes first denied classification since new 18+ category over 'implied sexual violence'
Read More »The Sony Interview: Play to Win
Sony’s stinging attack on the Xbox One business model at E3 saw the PlayStation firm take pole position in the next generation console race. Here, SCEE CEO Jim Ryan tells MCV why it hasn’t won yet… What’s the aim for PS4 2m consoles sold by Christmas? (Laughs). I think right …
Read More »Star Citizen soars past $10m in crowdfunding
MMO smashes records as it hits new milestone
Read More »Respawn explains why the Xbox Cloud will make video games better
Microsoft’s considerable investment in cloud computing will power a new breed of console games. That’s not the message coming from Microsoft itself but instead the thoughts of Respawn Entertainment, the team behind Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC outing Titanfall. They built this powerful system to let us create all …
Read More »PS4 due for Indian release this year
Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will launch in India this year alongside Europe. PlayStation India country manager toldIVGthat the console would arrive in India at most a month after European release, but would still make it here in this calendar year, perhaps indicating the heavily rumoured November release …
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