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The ongoing work fine-tuning the Xbox One hardware has resulted in spec increases, Microsoft has revealed. Specifically, speaking on the Major Nelson podcast Xbox chief product officer has confirmed that since E3 the company has upped the console’s GPU clock speed from 800MHz to 853MHz. Since E3 we’ve dropped in …

KMM’s troubled Whore of the Orient has been spotted in video form for the first time. As the video below will make you all too aware, the footage was obtained by UK consumer site Videogamer. Whore of the Orient was supposed to be the next game from LA Noire creators …

Making games that strike a chord with gamers is far more important than any pretence about creating high art. That’s the opinion of Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata who has delivered a big blow to the Tenth Art advocates. "Nintendo developers are extremely insatiable when it comes to whether what they …

Activision CEO expects to see more innovation and new experiences on next-gen consoles

BioShock Vita could still happen… providing Sony gives the project the thumbs up. Announced in summer 2011, BioShock on Vita has, as of February this year, still not entered production. But Irrational Games dev Ken Levine says it’s not for want of trying. I am literally trying to make a …

The opportunities for UK developers in one of the world's biggest emerging markets

Future players of Blizzard’s upcoming MMO Titan are unlikely to be asked to pay a monthly subscription to access the game. So says Blizzard CEO Michel Morhaime, who told investors last night the company is still thrashing out its strategy for the title. I want to say a few words …

FF XV, Kingdom Hearts III and new Tomb Raider back up claim, says US CEO

A new entry in the Ace Combat series is to dip its tailfin into the free-to-play waters. Namco Bandai has announced Ace Combat Infinity, which will be released exclusively on PS3 as a free download some time late this year. The game will feature both single and multiplayer modes. The …

WoW maker's next MMO changes direction and cuts its team size