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Yes, the Halo universe’s famed AI star Cortana IS to voice Microsoft’s answer to Siri. Cortana, as was rumoured last year, will be included in the Windows Phone 8.1 update, offering a host of Bing-powered search and device control features. Jen Taylor will return as her voice. She will apparently …
Read More »UK release not guaranteed for Amazon’s FireTV
Amazon has said that it currently doesn’t have any plans to release FireTV outside of the US. "Fire TV is not available outside the US at this time and we’re not able to speculate on future plans," an Amazon rep told CVG, refusing to comment any further on the matter. …
Read More »VIDEO: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor has a release date
Warner Bros has revealed the release date for upcoming Lord of the Rings title Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. The PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC title will arrive on October 7th. The game, which has an unusually supernatural thrust for a Tolkien title, is clearly inspired by the …
Read More »VIDEO: Amazon Game Studios teaser reel
It’s all a bit 1999. That’s according to one one of the MCV team this morning after watching Amazon’s new Game Studios teaser video, which offers first glimpses of a number of in-development games at the company. To date Sev Zero is the only confirmed AGS exclusive title for FireTV, …
Read More »Amazon’s FireTV ‘is absolutely not a games console’
Sitting under your TV and playing games does not a games console make. That’s according to Amazon Kindle vice president Peter Larsen, anyhow, who told Engadget in an interview that Fire TV "isn’t trying to be a game console”. Separately to that an Engadget reporter quotes Larsen on Twitter as …
Read More »DICE ‘unhappy’ with Battlefield 4 server performance
Battlefield 4 developer DICE has admitted that it’s still not satisfied with the online performance of its multiplayer shooter. We wanted to provide a quick update on the issues with Battlefield 4 ‘rubber-banding’ some players on certain platforms experienced during matches with 64-players,” it said on the game’s blog. Looking …
Read More »Xbox co-founder sceptical of mass-market virtual reality appeal
A rare voice of dissent has risen from the crowds to question the notion that virtual reality is the future of computing. Hardcore gamers love new technologies and experiences and are willing to do almost anything to get them so that’s a good market for Oculus,” Xbox business co-founder Ed …
Read More »3DS regains lead as PS4 sales slip in Japan
Nintendo’s 3DS is back in front in Japan. The latest sales data from Famitsu shows that Nintendo’s 3DS XL (or LL as it is known in Japan) shifted 47,692 units last week – that’s 47 per cent up on the previous week. Vita, despite seeing a slight jump in sales …
Read More »Xbox One OneGuide now available for some UK gamers
A number of Xbox One owners who have previously signed up to the console’s preview program in the UK now have access to OneGuide. The feature allows owners to access a live TV guide directly through Xbox One – that played a big part in Microsoft’s pre-launch marketing for the …
Read More »Microsoft unlikely to budge on ID@Xbox launch parity requirement
While Microsoft is enjoying great success with its renewed Xbox One indie focus, the chances of its parity policy being rescinded look slim. Although there have been examples of flexibility, Microsoft still requires that indie games published on Xbox Live release at the same time or before they launch on …
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