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Developers and consumers chide video for take on gamers and attack on competitors

Those eying up a launch day Xbox One purchase with Forza 5 now a very tempting additional option. Kotaku reports that Mad Catz has revealed the console’s first wireless racing wheel. It boasts force feedback, adjustable foot pedals (that can have their resistance, height and spacing tweaked) and is lined …

'We see games with multi-millions of unit sales going on for a very long time'

The announcement may have met a mixed reaction, but Bethesda is confident consumers will deem its upcoming MMOto be worth the monthly fee. The publisher announced this week that The Elder Scrolls Online will require monthly subscriptions, something that is becoming less common and frowned upon by some consumers, given …

Iconic PC franchise could abandon boxed releases to focus on free-to-play. Discussing this year’s entry in the Command & Conquer series, Developer Victory Games stated it would favour the free-to-play business model over boxed releases for the franchise moving forward. "I think maybe the days of a boxed Command & …

RuneScape developer undergoing review of player support functions

Looks like Microsoft’s exclusivity over the indie phenomenon is well and truly over with Minecraft heading to two more PlayStation platforms. During Sony’s Gamescom press conference earlier this week, the platform holder announced Minecraft would be a launch title on PlayStation 4. And PlayStation representative Adam Boyes has since confirmed …

The changes to Xbox One’s policies and features aren’t a sign of weakness – they show the "strength" of Microsoft’s interaction with consumers. That’s according to Microsoft Studios chief Phil Spencer, who stressed that the string of Xbox One U-turns have been nothing more than a reaction to gamer feedback. …

The PC giant will bundle Ubisoft’s Q4 releases with its latest hardware. Nvidia will support the release of Splinter Cell: Blacklist with a series of graphics card bundles following the title’s release on August 23rd. Consumers who purchase any card from Nvidia’s GTX 600 and 700 series from selected retailers …

Chinese firm takes over global publishing duties for MOBA Smite from US developer Hi-Rez