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Last night’s EA Play Live 2020 helped make the week feel a little bit more E3.
Read More »EA expands cross-platform support on Switch and Steam – and EA access will launch on Steam in ‘late summer’
EA launches ‘Positive Play Charter’ to clarify acceptable behaviour in its games
Repeat offenders will have their accounts terminated
Read More »Tim Sweeney supports Apple EU antitrust probe: “Epic won’t seek nor accept a special deal just for ourselves.”
But Epic CEO doesn’t think consoles are equally guilty of similar walled garden tactics
Read More »Overhaul vs continuity – PS5 and Xbox Series X’s differing approaches to next-gen UI
"A complete rearchitecting of the user interface… very few pixels left from PS4 gen"
Read More »Nintendo goes hyper casual – releases free Jump Rope Challenge game for Switch
Nintendo developers just made your lockdown project look self-centred and meagre...
Read More »We asked a product designer for his take on the PS5: “My response is a furrowed brow and pained grimace.”
Does the PS5’s embrace of luxury sit uneasily with the PlayStation brand?
Read More »Despite landmark cases in Fortnite and Call of Duty – licensing in games is still a tricky issue
Recent victories for Call of Duty, NBA 2K and Fortnite, but battle isn't over yet
Read More »Expect the unexpected – Sony’s PS5 showcase is both wonderfully and frustratingly unpredictable
If not tonight then when will Sony discuss the big three: Console. Price. Date.
Read More »Chinese console market will double in size over next five years – Niko Partners
"China’s tough regulatory environment is currently a negative and prohibits growth of the legal market.”
Read More »Xbox revolutionises console bundled games with Digital Direct – but will it let third-party publishers in on the party?
New system should boost sign-ups to services such as Game Pass
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