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‘We don't want the price of the hardware to be a barrier,’ reaffirms Xbox chief Phil Spencer

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has insisted that Microsoft did not make the decision to stop confiding Xbox One sales figures in an effort to hide to truth about its performance. Having spoken about the company’s desire to further unify its games operations across Xbox and PC, The Guardian reports that …

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed that Microsoft’s games strategy is to blend its Xbox and PC operations into a single gaming ecosystem. Recent announcements such as the PC version of Quantum Break and, just today, Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, have angered some of the Xbox userbase, who feel that …

As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Marketing Team category 2K The 2K team began the year with new IP in the form of Evolve, moving on to The Handsome Collection before the …

505 Games has signed up as the exclusive worldwide publishing partner for the physical version of Psyonix’s Rocket League. A Collector’s Edition of the game will be released on PS4 and Xbox One in Q3 2016. The game launched digitally on PS4 and PC last July and arrived on Xbox …

Former film artist Daryl Clewlow oversaw visuals for Clumsy Ninja, CSR Racing 2 and Dawn of the Titans at the studio

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Sony has confirmed the official discontinuation of its PlayStation TV microconsole in two territories. The platform holder told GameSpot that shipments of the device were stopped for both Europe and the Americas at the end of 2015. However, despite reports to the contrary yesterday, shipments will continue in Asia for …

Sony has said that it intends to introduce PC remote play to PS4 in the near future. The functionality won’t be included in the upcoming 3.50 system update, but is in development and will, according to Sony, be released soon”. Also on the horizon is Dailymotion live streaming support. This …

Far Cry team leads as Capcom, PopCap and CyberConnect2 break into the Top Ten