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New Kinect for Windows to include Xbox One sensor’s upgrades

Epic Games VP Mark Rein has been unimpressed by second screen experiences to date, and believes we are yet to see a killer app for the technology in games. I think we’ve yet to see the real value of the second screen idea, if you’re talking about [Xbox] SmartGlass and …

Microsoft is planning to bring its Windows, Phone and Xbox operating systems closer together, a new report has claimed. The company has typically preferred to keep its Xbox OS totally separate from Windows for fears of its console being branded an under the TV PC”. But ZDnet has word of …

Epic VP feels SmartGlass and other companion apps are yet to prove their worth in gaming

Shoppers are currently paying through the nose to secure Xbox One and PS4 consoles on eBay. PS4 consoles are typically attracting closing bids of 500 and above, while Xbox One is finishing a little higher at around the 530 mark. So Xbox One is generally selling for more than PS4, …

Wii U will fail to sell the 9m units Nintendo has predicted for the current financial year, analysts have said. After sales of just 460k units in the six months ending September and a global install base of below 4m units, this is looking increasingly unlikely. That Xbox One beat …

Sony has revealed that PS4 has now sold 2.1m units globally since it first arrived in North America on November 15th. The console sold 1m units in its first 24 hours of availability in the US and last week sold a record-breaking 250k units in its first 24 hours in …

Stormlord Games hits Kickstarter under the helm of Eve producer Mike Wallis

Optional certification programme to go live in 2014

Valve's digital distribution service could be a major draw to the living room PC