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Online retailer Simply Games has confirmed to MCV that it’s PS4 pre-order upgrade plan has not been forced upon it by Sony. The company has been contacting customers who have pre-ordered a PS4 telling them that they must upgrade to a more expensive bundle to secure their machine. We are …

First-party studio says the production effort has stepped up significantly for next-gen titles

Warner has announced Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition for a number of formats. One of them is PS4. Not on the list, however, is Xbox One. Also missing is Wii U, despite the fact that the original version of the game was released on Nintendo’s machine. High Voltage is …

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V has not just been breaking records on the High Street. The PlayStation Blog has confirmed that the digital version of the game available for 49.99 on the PlayStation Network has broken the previous sales record enjoyed by The Last of Us to become the biggest …

Making a next-gen console time takes four times the development resources than a current-gen game, Sony studio Guerrilla has claimed. The common perception is that the PS4 and Xbox One’s PC-like architecture has simplified games development. Not so, according to Killzone: Shadow Fall’s lead designer Eric Boltjes. It’s also a …

The good news is that Grand Theft Auto Online is now working. The bad news is that there are still issues with players losing their items. A patch released late last week for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Grand Theft Auto V seems to have largely resolved …

American custom PC manufacturer Origin PC has announced that it is to cease offering AMD graphics cards in its machines. Engadget reports that the retail says the decision is due to negative customer experiences” relating to the performance and stability of the components. This decision was based on a combination …

Indie developers bring out the best of what games hardware has to offer, says Sony

Rights holder SNK has terminated its licensing agreement with the manufacturer of the Neo Geo X. The machine, which was made available by Blaze in the UK, includes a handheld that plays emulated versions of a host of Neo Geo games, a dock (fashioned on the original Neo Geo console) …

Xbox’s chief marketing and strategy officer this weekend told an audience of advertisers that the console could change the way they engage with consumers. AdvertisingAge reports that Xbox’s chief marketing and strategy officer Yusuf Mehdi told to the Association of National Advertisers Masters of Marketing Conference that the Xbox One …