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Microsoft has outlined what apps will be offered to Xbox One owners between launch and spring 2014. The list includes Now TV, Netflix, Lovefilm, Twitch, Eurosport and 4OD. That’s in addition to Microsoft’s own first party apps – Skype, SkyDrive, Upload, Xbox Video, Xbox Music, Internet Explorer and Xbox Fitness. …
Read More »Xbox One Force Feedback wheel won’t arrive until 2014
Mad Catz has said that its Xbox One racing wheel won’t be released until some time after Christmas. The delay was confirmed to Digital Spy by a Mad Catz rep. The device was revealed back in August. It’s wireless, offers force feedback and includes adjustable foot pedals, as well as …
Read More »Ryse designer says Xbox One resolution is a "non-issue"
The design director of Xbox One launch title Ryse: Son of Rome has said that gamers should stop fixating on the non-issue” of game resolutions. "People are kind of grasping onto things that are really non-issues. For us, it was far more important to have artwork that looked beautiful,” Patrick …
Read More »Xbox One will ‘start ahead’ and ‘stay ahead’ of PS4
Craig Flannagan, Microsoft Canada’s Xbox director of marketing has delivered the platform holder’s most bullish pre-launch prep talk for some time. When asked how Xbox One would fare against PS4 and Wii U by Games Industry, Flannagan stated: "Xbox One is going to start ahead, in terms of the experience …
Read More »Nvidia details its GTX 780Ti, the world’s fastest single GPU
There’s a new graphics card daddy in town. Nvidia has at last lifted the veil of secrecy surrounding the GeForce 780Ti, and what we’ve got is the single fastest GPU in the world today. The Keplar-powered card features 25 per cent more cores than the old 780 – a card …
Read More »If you include digital, Black Ops II has had the biggest year for a video game ever
Black Ops II’s digital revenue alone for the last 12 months would place it as the year’s third biggest game behind Grand Theft Auto V and Skylanders Giants. That’s according to Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, who also told investors that Black Ops II’s total 12-month revenue is the biggest …
Read More »Microsoft: ‘Games should be defined by more than framerate and resolution’
Head of Microsoft Studios Phil Spencer has at last responded to the weeks of criticism being levelled at the Xbox One over its resolution support. As well as high-profile examples such as Battlefield 4 and Call of Duty: Ghosts, many of Xbox One’s early titles including Dead Rising 3 and …
Read More »Activision says console transition behind lower Call of Duty sales
Call of Duty: Ghosts sales are down compared to Black Ops II, Activision has admitted. Speaking to investors last night, CFO Dennis Durkin confirmed what we all suspected following Activision’s decision yesterday to release sell-in numbers for the game as opposed to actual sales. And with MCV confirming this morning …
Read More »ACIV: Black Flag and Battlefield 4 pip COD: Ghosts in social media wars
The latest social media research from Way To Blue suggests that Call of Duty: Ghosts is lagging behind the competition in terms of social media buzz. The agency, which bases its findings on data gathered using an algorithm based on both social conversation search queries and proprietary methodology, measured both …
Read More »Nintendo to add warnings to Wii Karaoke U due to foul-mouthed content
A number of warnings are to be added to Wii Karaoke U after it was discovered that some of the songs it offers contain offensive language. Kotaku reports that one such offering available in the game is Afroman’s Colt 45, the lyrics to which are as follows: We f****d on …
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