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Development of sword fighting game Clang has been put on hold, despite the game successfully hitting its Kickstarter target last year. The game raised a total of $526,125 last July, just passing its $500,000 goal. The future of the title, however, remains very uncertain. We’ve hit the pause button on …
Read More »Microsoft warns against standing your Xbox One vertically
The Xbox One is not a machine that should be stood vertically, according to Microsoft. This, according to Microsoft’s senior director of product management and planning at Xbox Albert Panello, is due to its use of a slot-loading disc drive. "We don’t support vertical orientation; do it at your own …
Read More »London return unlikely for GTA; Next-gen GTA V downplayed
A new Grand Theft Auto set in London wouldn’t really be a GTA game at all, Rockstar’s Dan Houser has argued. 1999’s Grand Theft Auto: London was the second release in the series and the possibility of the franchise making a return to the UK has been a subject of …
Read More »Iwata: We will carry on Yamauchi’s spirit
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has paid tribute to his predecessor Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi passed away yesterday morning in a Kyoto hospital after a battle with pneumonia. In a statement released by Iwata, the platform holder’s current boss vowed to stay true to the values that saw Yamauchi make Nintendo the …
Read More »Sony confirms Kinect-like voice and gesture control for PS4
PS4 users will be able to control some elements of the console using gestures and voice. The news, Engadget reports, comes from the Tokyo Game Show. It is understood that Sony’s PlayStation Eye was at one stage a compulsory element of the console that was to be bundled with the …
Read More »Amazon reveals EA next-gen upgrade deal
Another option has been offered for those hoping to upgrade to the next-gen versions of EA’s upcoming games. Customers trading in PS3 or Xbox 360 copies of either Battlefield 4, FIFA 14 or Need for Speed Rivals against the purchase of the PS4 or Xbox One versions will receive both …
Read More »Microsoft promises more Xbox One sports deals to join NFL
NFL will not be the only sport to offer interactivity with Xbox One, Microsoft has said. And although it hasn’t name-dropped the Premier League, Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer has promised that international sports’ will certainly feature as part of the line-up. We believe sports is a very interesting category …
Read More »Riccitiello an investor in Will Wright’s new startup Syntertainment
A new tech startup from SimCity creator Will Wright has named former EA boss John Riccitiello as one of its backers. The company, Syntertainment, will will focus on the intersection of entertainment and reality” employs a number of team members from one of Wright’s former projects, Stupid Fun Club. VentureBeat …
Read More »Next-gen consoles will help give AMD an "advantage" on PC
AMD’s success in securing rights to produce the innards for both Xbox One and PS4 has placed it in pole position to take control of the PC games market. That’s according to AMD’s Graphics Business Unit corporate VP and GM Matt Skynner. [A] couple [of] years ago when we saw …
Read More »SOE will ban players for vile behaviour on any social network
Abusive behaviour on Twitter could see the perpetrator banned from playing Sony Online Entertainment’s online titles. That’s the message from SOE’s director of global community relations Linda Carlson, who told Games Industry that ensuring their games offer a friendly and welcoming environment is one of the company’s top priorities. "Not …
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