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Microsoft’s lengthy certification process for Xbox Live updates does not sit well with free-to-play, the CEO of Wargaming has said. However, Victor Kislyi has told Polygon that has company is working with Microsoft to help improve its mechanisms ahead of the arrival of free-to-play MMO World of Tanks on Xbox …
Read More »Job-hunting 19 year-old spends 2,000 hours creating epic Skyrim mod
It’s certainly true that in today’s competitive jobs market you need to make yourself stand out if you wish to succeed. So taking a year out of your life and devoting in the region of 2,000 hours to create a hugely ambitious and well-received mod for the popular The Elder …
Read More »Intergi Europe triples revenue in first year
Games-centric advertising agency Intergi has announced that revenues at its new European arm have tripled in its first year. Intergi established its London office in July 2012. It also operates out of New york, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Florida. It intends to open Australian and Canadian offices in 2014. …
Read More »Free Xbox Live Gold membership offered with Office 365 subscription
Microsoft is offering a year’s free membership to Xbox Live Gold to those who subscribe to its Office 365 subscription plan. The Office 365 Home Premium annual subscription costs 79.99 and entitles owners to install the Microsoft Office client on up to five PCs and Macs for a year. It …
Read More »US Ouya sales "relatively light for a new console"; Exclusive title TowerFall moves to PC
Kickstarter funded Android console Ouya’s first month on sale in the US has been given a lukewarm assessment by sales tracker NPD. "Retail sales for Ouya (not counting direct sales through ouya.tv) and were relatively light for a new console," NPD analyst Liam Callahan said, as reported by Joystiq. "This …
Read More »Xbox One pre-orders "trending ahead" of Xbox 360; PS4 also beating PS3 pre-launch performance
Microsoft has said that pre-orders for the Xbox One are trending ahead” of those enjoyed by the Xbox 360 at the same stage in its pre-release cycle. Xbox One, which will launch this fall, has already seen impressive pre-order sales as consumers have signed up to be the first to …
Read More »Videogamer.com changing review policy to remove "wall of text"
One UK consumer games site has revealed plans to change its review policy to offer more bite-sized information to readers. VideoGamer.com has revealed that starting from its July 22nd review of Pikmin 3 on Wii U the site will shorted its reviews to around 300 words instead of bombarding you …
Read More »Poll suggests little next-gen interest in Japan
Although there are indications that there’s a decent appetite for Xbox One and PS4 in the West, the same can’t necessarily be said of Japan. Kotaku reports the Japan.Internet.com poll found that only 2.5 per cent of respondents intended to purchase an Xbox One during its launch window, whenever that …
Read More »PS4 will support PS3 headsets
Those who own a PS3 compatible headset will be able to use it on the PS4. That’s according to a Sony rep at the San Diego Comic-Con, Polygon reports. PS4 of course ships with a headset, albeit a single earbud wired mono model. The news follows the kerfuffle earlier this …
Read More »Capcom resurrecting Strider franchise
The Strider franchise is being lined up for a return in 2014 publisher Capcom has announced as Comic-Con in San Diego. It’s being developed by Xbox One Killer Instinct studio Double Helix Games, whose previous titles include Battleship, MX vs ATV Reflex, Front Mission Evolved and Silent Hill Homecoming. Polygon …
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