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Microsoft will next week release its first post-launch Xbox One update. Arriving on February 11th, the automatic download will add the ability to manage the console’s storage space (game saves, downloads and the like), while separating My Games and My Apps into separate lists. It will also introduce additional control …
Read More »Mario licensed to McDonald’s Happy Meals in the UK
Well that didn’t take long. Having just last week vowed to ramp up its licensing activity, Nintendo UK has struck a deal with McDonald’s. Says the McDonald’s UK site, as spotted by NintendoLife: Our next Happy Meal invites kids to Run, Jump and Power Up with Super Mario.” There’s no …
Read More »Analyst labels PlayStation Now ‘a joke’
Sony’s upcoming streaming games service PlayStation Now is a joke” according to outspoken US analyst Michael Pachter. The problem, he argues, is that publishers will be unwilling to licence their content for fear of adversely affecting their software’s ongoing sales. "PlayStation Now is a joke," he told Game Informer, as …
Read More »Knack, Gran Turismo 6 and Tearaway discounted in new PSN sale; Outlast joins PS+
Sony has slashed the prices of a number of its top titles in a surprisingly aggressive February sale on PSN. Headline deals include PS4 title Knack (35.59) and PS3 titles Gran Turismo 6 (29.99), Catherine (16.49), Spelunky (4.79), The Last of Us (19.99) and Call of Juarez Gunslinger (3.95). On …
Read More »Smartphone shipments grew 43% in 2013
Data from Futuresource Consulting Research has revealed tremendous growth in the smartphone market throughout 2013. The firm says that global smartphone shipments grew 43 per cent last year, hitting 1.02bn units. Tablet shipments, meanwhile, grew 57 per cent to 243m units, with 90m units being shipped in the quarter ending …
Read More »Just Cause dev warns of market’s triple-A sickness
Christofer Sundberg, the creator of the Just Cause series, has said that triple-A game development has failed to evolve alongside technology. "It’s really not healthy at the moment," the Avalanche Studios founder, who is currently working on Mad Max, told GameSpot. "Games have evolved, technology has evolved but as businesses …
Read More »South Park: Stick of Truth won’t require uPlay on PC
The PC version of Ubisoft’s upcoming South Park: The Stick of Truth won’t integrate the publisher’s uPlay service. uPlay will not be featured in South Park: Stick of Truth,” developer Obsidian confirmed on Twitter, adding: That’s pretty exceptional for a game published by Ubisoft.” The studio also confirmed that it’s …
Read More »Elop to return to Microsoft to head up devices and Xbox team – report
Satya Nadella’s appointment as new Microsoft CEO does not mean former favourite Stephen Elop won’t be returning to Microsoft. Indeed, The Verge reports that Elop WILL shortly return to Microsoft to lead an expanded devices team focused on Surface, Windows Phones, and Xbox”. Meanwhile, current Microsoft Studios corporate VP Phil …
Read More »MGS V Ground Zeroes ‘looks slightly better’ on PS4 than Xbox One, is under two hours long
Hideo Kojima has confessed than one next-gen version of Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes looks better than the other. In an article in GameInformer, as reported by VideoGamer, it states that "Kojima notes that MGS V looks slightly better on the PS4 compared to the Xbox One, something we …
Read More »Murdered: Souls Suspect confirmed for Xbox One and PS4
Square Enix has said that supernatural thriller Murdered: Soul Suspect will be released on both Xbox One and PS4 alongside current-gen (last-gen?) machines. The game, developed by Quantum Conundrum developer Airtight Games, was recently confirmed by Microsoft for Xbox One but is now nailed on for a release on Sony’s …
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