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Read More »Eidos confirms Thief for current consoles alongside next-gen launch
Eidos Montreal’s Thief reboot will launch simultaneously on PC, current and next-gen consoles when it arrives next year. The studio’s community manager Adam Badke and the title’s senior producer Stephane Roy announced the info as part of a developer video. The core gameplay of Thief on current-gen and next-gen consoles …
Read More »Retailer lists PS4 for November 13th launch
A European retailer may have let slip the release date for Sony’s next-generation console. The poster below, spotted by a NeoGAF member in the Amsterdam branch of games specialist Media Markt, suggests that PlayStation 4 would be on sale from November 13th. Sony already promised that the device would be …
Read More »Bleszinski: Sony forced Xbox One changes, not the internet
Changes mean consumers can expect more 'tacked on' multiplayer modes and DLC, says Gears of War creator
Read More »Xbox One re-overtakes PS4 on Amazon bestseller charts
What a difference a day makes. Earlier this month Xbox One was tracking ahead of PS4 in Amazon’s video games bestselling charts. Then E3 happened and everything changed. Just hours after Sony’s victorious E3 press event Sony’s machine overtook Microsoft’s amid stories of cancelled pre-orders. Now, just hours after Microsoft …
Read More »Why don’t gamers care about triple-A mobile games?
In the week before E3, Microsoft and Square Enix announced sequels to two of the biggest games of this generation – but they weren’t for Xbox One or PS4. They were for tablets. And they were met with apathy from consumers and journalists alike. Action RPG Deus Ex: The Fall …
Read More »Xbox One will still exploit the power of digital, Microsoft vows
Microsoft still hopes to implement the more ambitious digital features of its Xbox One platform, it has stated. Last night’s decision to scrap pre-owned DRM and internet connectivity requirements came at a price – users will no longer be able to play games without the disc in the drive and …
Read More »Microsoft still banking on Xbox One cloud computing
Vision surrounding cloud and Xbox Live remains unchanged despite always-on climb down, says March Whitten
Read More »King preparing for IPO, reports claim
Candy Crush Saga developer King is gearing up for an IPO, according to a report. People familiar with the move” have toldThe Wall Street Journalthat the London company has approached a number of banks to pursue a potential initial public offering in the US. Banks including J.P. Morgan Chase & …
Read More »Report: MLG walks away from StarCraft II WCS hosting contract
Major League Gaming will no longer host Blizzard’s North American StarCraft II World Championship Series. PCGamesN reports MLG has backed out of its agreement with the developer, and at least one man in the know believes it’s because of a lack of support from Blizzard. After coordinating on WCS America …
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