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Unanswered questions remain despite Xbox One pre-owned statement
Xbox One owners look unlikely to face any fees for buying or selling used games on Xbox One. That seems to be the message in a new set of statements issued by Microsoft tonight. Today, some gamers choose to sell their old disc-based games back for cash and credit,” it …
Read More »Xbox moves to calm fears over game ownership, always on, trade-ins and Kinect ‘snooping’
Xbox has tonight made a decisive move to calm the many questions asked about its new next-gen console Xbox One. Tonight, it has reiterated that Xbox One introduces new licensing mechanisms for games, and that this impacts how the second hand market works. But the firm says it IS NOT …
Read More »The magic of next-gen
Climax senior technical designer Claire Blackshaw looks at how developers can take advantage of the PS4's unique web and social features
Read More »Amazon opens indie games storefront
US site spotlights indie developers
Read More »GAME beats Steam in MCV’s digital store survey
Think Steam is the be all and end all of download games? Think again. In a new study by MCV, UK High Street chain GAME outperformed Valve’s market leading store, commended for its convenience, ease of use and customer service. We conducted a special digital edition of our Mystery Shopper …
Read More »Top Five Longest-Running UK Indies: Insane Games
Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem comes to an end with the final entry in our look at the UK’s top longest-running indies: Insane Game. MCV talks to Nick Sarjant about what Insane Games is doing to continue its long-running success. What is the secret to staying around …
Read More »PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox set for epic E3
All three platform holders are ready for what they hope will be their biggest and most important E3s to-date. Microsoft will go all-out to reveal games for Xbox One at the show, in a bid to answer criticism about its console’s focus on non-games functionality. It won’t just be Xbox …
Read More »Conflicting reports about the fate of the Wii U 8GB Basic
The future of the entry-level Wii U 8GB Basic SKU is shrouded in confusion this morning. Yesterday it was reported that the SKU was due to be pulled from US retailer GameStop, with stock being returned to Nintendo. However, Nintendo of America’s senior director of corporate communications Charlie Scibetta has …
Read More »Sega shows faith in Ouya with Sonic partnership
A trio of Sonic titles will arrive on the Ouya during the console’s launch week, Sega has announced. The publisher has struck an agreement with the up-and-coming console company to launch Sonic CD and Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episodes 1 & 2 on June 27th – just days after Ouya …
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