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Sony says that major FPS creators” were consulted on the design of the PS4’s DualShock 4 joypad. The company has also defended its decision to stick with the now traditional DualShock configuration of having both thumbsticks in parallel – a contrast with Microsoft’s preferred offset design for Xbox. We sent …

We take a look at over a quintet of vacancies across the UK and Germany

The PlayStation 4 console will be sold at a loss, Sony has confirmed. However, the platform holder expects has told Eurogamer that it expects to recoup this with every unit sold providing the buyer also purchases at least one launch game and subscribes to the PlayStation Network. SCEJ exec Masayasu …

'Nintendo will carry on his spirit,' says company president

Development of sword fighting game Clang has been put on hold, despite the game successfully hitting its Kickstarter target last year. The game raised a total of $526,125 last July, just passing its $500,000 goal. The future of the title, however, remains very uncertain. We’ve hit the pause button on …

The Xbox One is not a machine that should be stood vertically, according to Microsoft. This, according to Microsoft’s senior director of product management and planning at Xbox Albert Panello, is due to its use of a slot-loading disc drive. "We don’t support vertical orientation; do it at your own …

Naoto Hiraoka says Sega is looking to drive awareness of the Atlus brand

A new Grand Theft Auto set in London wouldn’t really be a GTA game at all, Rockstar’s Dan Houser has argued. 1999’s Grand Theft Auto: London was the second release in the series and the possibility of the franchise making a return to the UK has been a subject of …

Publishers holding back game development to focus on PS4 and Xbox One releases

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has paid tribute to his predecessor Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi passed away yesterday morning in a Kyoto hospital after a battle with pneumonia. In a statement released by Iwata, the platform holder’s current boss vowed to stay true to the values that saw Yamauchi make Nintendo the …