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Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One outsold the PS4 in the US in December. It’s the first sign that its next-gen machine could yet recover its market-leading position in the US market and offer a serious challenge to PS4, which has outpaced Microsoft’s console in all other key territories since …

39-page document explains how devs can improve user experience and create immersive titles

Dark Souls II on PS4 and Xbox One seems unlikely. When asked about the possibility of porting the PC version of the RPG to next-gen consoles, co-director Yui Tanimura told Edge that the studio has not put any thought into this yet”. He also said of the decision to release …

2013 a 'tipping point' for game streaming, says broadcasting firm

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has pledged to fight on in his battle to return Nintendo to profitability. Yahoo News reports that the exec told shareholders in a meeting this morning that his failure to return the platform holder to profitability – as he had previously pledged last year – does …

Console firm expects year-end loss of of £146m

Sony will not be offering the option to switch off the DualShock 4’s rear LED in a future update. Sony’s president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida simply replied no” when asked about the possibility on Twitter, adding that the LEDs do not use much battery”. Some users have complained not …

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has released a lengthy statement clarifying the events that led up today’s damaging sales forecast reductions. Nintendo this morning reduced its Wii U unit sales forecast for the current financial year from 9m units to just 2.8m units. It also cut its 3DS sales prediction from …

Mobile and free-to-play online games take majority of earnings as digital grows 11%

Handing content creation to players keeps them happy, and Valve rich