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The Xbox One is a market-changing system. And consumers don’t like change. That’s the message from Xbox’s chief marketing and strategy officer Yusuf Mehdi who confessed to Ars Technica that the negative reaction to the company’s pre-owned and online policies was "kind of as we expected". "We’re trying to do …

DualShock 4 touchpad works much like that on a laptop, will be used for Diablo III

New title won't be related to Mario or Pokemon, as both already have a 'good relationship'

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EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau has said that EA has responded to the criticism it has received – even if he thinks it’s not fully justified. "That type of feedback is disappointing personally for people inside of EA because we love our company and the games that we make," Gibeau …

Prototype of virtual reality headset doubles number of visible pixels

Rest easy – The Last Guardian has not been abandoned by Sony. Fans of the long-delayed PS3 adventure were sent into panic last night when SCEA boss Jack Tretton told Gametrailers, as reported by The Sixth Axis, that the game was in trouble. "The cool thing about our worldwide development …

The public reaction to Xbox One’s online requirements is not realistic, Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business boss Don Mattrick has argued. Speaking in a video interview with Gametrailers (as transcribed by Spong) an somewhat flustered looking Mattrick cautiously argued that the online reaction had been unrealistic. "The average internet connection is …

Outspoken exec Peter Moore has insisted that it did not lobby Microsoft to introduce pre-owned restrictions with Xbox One. There has for a long time been talk throughout the industry that key publishers have been applying pressure on platform holders to curtail what they regard as the revenue-stealing pre-owned market. …

Xbox One and PS4 aren't a big scare, claims Wii U maker