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Microsoft’s unveiling of the Xbox One brought in a massive amount of viewers. The company has announced the stream of the event was watched by 8.45m people on the day of the reveal, with 1.73m tuning in on Spike TV. The former figure triples the firm’s previous record for concurrent …
Read More »Microsoft promises Xbox One indie support
Interactive Entertainment boss Don Mattrick says 'there's no way' Xbox won't support indies
Read More »Fans call on Sony to shun PS4 DRM and pre-owned block
Consumers bombard Sony execs with messages on Twitter to avoid Xbox One policies
Read More »Microsoft: If all you want is gaming, you’ll still pick Xbox One
Xbox One will be a success from the off because hardcore gamers will buy every new machine that’s released. That’s according to Microsoft’s corporate VP Phil Spencer who believes that his company’s new machine will win the allegiance of dedicated gaming fans. "I think, coming out of this generation, being …
Read More »Report: Xbox One to be region-locked
Games must meet country-specific regulatory guidelines before they are cleared for sale, says spokesperson
Read More »Sony embraces #PS4NoDRM campaign
A trio of Sony execs have reacted positively to the #PS4NoDRM campaign. As reported by MCV earlier, consumers are taking it upon themselves to try and obtain some specific confirmation from Sony regarding its intentions for pre-owned games on PS4. Although MCV understands that Japan’s current strategy is to refrain …
Read More »Curiosity: Oh, so THAT’S what was inside the Cube!
Peter Molyneux’s grand gaming experiment Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube? came to a dramatic end over the weekend. Having kicked off on November 6th last year, Bryan Henderson from Edinburgh was finally crowned the ‘winner’ on Sunday having tapped the very last cubelet to grace Curiosity’s surface. His prize? Bryan …
Read More »German authorities have privacy concerns over Xbox One
Germany’s federal commissioner for data protection Peter Schaar has expressed concerns over the privacy implications of the Xbox One. Polygon translates a German news report that Schaar has been looking into Microsoft’s console since its unveiling earlier this month. More specifically, Schaar is investigating the hardware’s always-on capabilities and the …
Read More »Fans urge Sony to clear the way for pre-owned games on PS4
PlayStation fans have drummed up a Twitter campaign to urge significant Sony employees against taking an aggressive stance on DRM and used games sales for PlayStation 4. VG247 reports the campaign encourages gamers to post tweets using hashtags #PS4NoDRM and #PS4USEDGAMES – more specifically instructing them to direct statements toward …
Read More »First UK game download charts says SimCity was March’s PC bestseller
SimCity and BioShock Infinite come out the best in the first official PC download charts for the UK. Published by trade association Ukie and collated by data firm Ipsos, the UK PC download charts are the culmination of years of effort to start accurately measuring a sector that has digital …
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