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Phil Spencer has spent 26 years working for Microsoft. He’s worked across divisions and on products that range from Encarta and Microsoft Works, to Fable and Halo 4. He has quite the CV and, as a creator at heart, was perhaps the obvious choice to succeed Don Mattrick as the …
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Diablo III: Reaper of Souls sells through 2.7m in week one
Blizzard has confirmed week one sales numbers for Diablo III expansion Reaper of Souls. The expansion ‘sold through’ 2.7m copies to retail between now and its release on March 25th. The studio adds that players have between them stopped Death over 1.5m times and that Diablo III views on Twitch …
Read More »Ouya on Fire TV: We’re solely dedicated to games
'For us, games are not simply an 'dded bonus, they are the whole point'
Read More »Our ‘interview’ with Amazon and the true potential of Fire TV
In the wake of last night’s reveal of Amazon’s Fire TV, MCV got in touch with the retailer for an interview. Amazon can be a secretive company. Much like Apple, it’s a business happy to throw extravagant over-hyped press events, but when it comes to actually talking to the media …
Read More »Tropico 5 hits PC next month, other platforms later this year
Tropico 5 will launch in May on Windows PC and several other platforms later this year, publisher Kalypso has announced. The PC version will initially release via digital channels on May 23rd, and arrive at retail for the platform on May 27th. Kalypso also revealed that Mac and Xbox 360 …
Read More »Ex-Valve devs Kim Swift and Clint Hocking join Amazon
Retailer beefs up development team for new Fire TV
Read More »IN PICTURES: Amazon’s Fire TV
Amazon revealed its Fire TV device at a press event in New York earlier today. The box is being sold for $99 in America. No date or price has been set for the UK yet. The gadget supports video streaming. So far it is set to have content from Amazon …
Read More »Amazon reveals $99 Fire TV console
Retail giant makes push into games market with set-top box that can also stream films and TV shows
Read More »Pink 2DS arriving in UK next month
A pink version of Nintendo’s 2DS handheld will be released in the UK in May. The SKU is currently available to pre-order from Nintendo’s online shop for 109.99. It will be released alongside Kirby: Triple Deluxe on May 16th. Interestingly the SKU is not currently being listed by any other …
Read More »Images in Android photography apps: how to capture, handle, share and display them
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog looks at the potential for photography in apps
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