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Rockstar has finally confirmed what has been long rumoured – GTA V is heading to next-gen consoles and PC. The game was reveled as part of Sony’s E3 press conference last night, but will be released across all three platforms. Due for release this autumn, the new release promises across-the-board …
Read More »E3 2014: Microsoft news roundup – Master Chief calls on the faithful
Considering the pressure Microsoft faced to banish the demons of last year’s show, the platform holder can probably consider this year’s event a success. The bumper Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be music to the ears of the Xbox faithful, bundling Halos 1, 2, 3 and 4 into one …
Read More »XBOX: Crackdown 3 confirmed
Crackdown 3 is official and coming to Xbox One. Powered by what Microsoft describes as ‘an army of dedicated servers’, big promises have been made about its approach to multiplayer. Note it actually goes by the name Crackdown, and not Crackdown 3. The game retains the series’ trademark cel-shaded graphical …
Read More »XBOX: Limbo dev’s Inside leads Xbox One 2015 indie line-up
The next game from Limbo developers Playdead is leading Microsoft’s 2015 line-up. It’s called Inside and is a stylish side-scrolling puzzle platformer, that looks to take place amidst some sort of oppressive society. It will be released first on Xbox One and will arrive early next year. Also on the …
Read More »XBOX: Fable Legends and Spoof Capcom Dead Rising 3 DLC get E3 airing
Fable Legends has for the first time had its gameplay shown off to the public. It all happened at Microsoft’s E3 presentation, with the game’s co-op features shown off alongside some very impressive visuals. There was also a creation mode where players were able to construct a level and position …
Read More »XBOX: Four player co-op primed for Assassin’s Creed: Unity
The first ever gameplay demonstration of Assassin’s Creed: Unity has been shown off at Microsoft’s E3 2014 presentation. Boasting huge numbers of NPCs and some expansive environments, the game looks to up the scale seen in previous entries – even if on face value it appears to rigidly stick to …
Read More »XBOX: Smartphone hit Threes coming to Xbox One
iOS and Android hit Threes is getting an Xbox One release. The hit puzzler is a natural fit for smartphones, so the arrival on Xbox One is certainly a surprise – albeit a very welcome one. The game sees players group matching tiles to form multiples of the number three. …
Read More »VIDEO: Konami teases PES 2015
As sure as night follows day, Konami has dropped the first hint at PES 2015 is on the way. The trailer below gives little away beyond the game’s existence. A full reveal is promised for June 25th. I can’t say certain things about PES 2015, but we are ready to …
Read More »Video games contributed £1bn to UK in 2013
A new report from TIGA says that the video games industry contributed 1.02bn to the UK economy in 2013. That’s up from 947m the year before, and resulted in tax revenues of 419m for the Treasury. The total number of people employed by the sector is up too, from 9,224 …
Read More »Destiny gets Xbox One GPU boost following Kinect relegation
Bungie has been able to increase the resolution of Destiny on Xbox One thanks to the dropping of Kinect. Microsoft confirmed last week that its recent move to make Kinect non-mandatory means that developers will now have the option of utilising GPU resources that were formally reserved for the peripheral …
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