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Microsoft’s new console will get a starring role in GAME’s new Xbox store. The branded Shoreditch shop will promote and sell a variety of Xbox products and services. And it will play a significant role in the launch of Xbox One. The store is here to showcase the Xbox experience,” …
Read More »Sony doesn’t want to harm ‘fragile retail’
PlayStation has vowed not to risk damaging the ‘fragile’ UK retail market with new business models. The firm responded to Xbox One’s sales restrictions, which could have impact trade-ins. But Microsoft has since changed its mind on its new policies following a consumer backlash. PS4’s business model remains the same …
Read More »EA Sports: ‘We must not screw up our next-gen titles’
The boss of EA Sports has warned his teams not to ‘screw up’ its next gen games. EVP Andrew Wilson is wary of the impact new technology can have on the sports genre, describing new consoles as an ‘inflection point’. Our first objective for the next generation is not to …
Read More »EA Sports: Online pass was impeding our games
EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson says that the firm ditched online pass because it damaged the games. Speaking to MCV at E3 last week, the label VP said that forcing gamers to put codes in to access content had become too big an impact for fans. And he denied that …
Read More »Green Man Gaming opens US office
UK digital retailer Green Man Gaming is expanding its operations in a bid to crack America. The firm, which sells both downloads and boxed products online, has opened a new office in California which will allow GMG?to better handle sales in the US. In line with our expansion strategy, we …
Read More »Sony: "We had one good day, but it’s not over yet"
An aggressive Sony took E3 by storm last week, but says it was only ‘one good day’. The company’s pre-E3 press conference was quite low on new games compared with Xbox. But its decision to not force online checks every 24 hours, or block trade-ins, was a real crowd-pleaser. And …
Read More »OPINION: Xbox One, not PS4, is the hot topic at E3. And for all the wrong reasons
I was sitting at breakfast yesterday morning with one of my favourite games journalists. He’s a smart man and a talented writer and he faced a problem. He played some Xbox One games, and he loved them. The problem? Apparently you can’t say anything nice about Xbox One online without …
Read More »UBISOFT: Open world Tom Clancy game – The Division – comes to PS4, Xbox One
Ubisoft lifted the lid on its big new project at E3 today, Tom Clancy’s The Division. Developed by Swedish studio Massive Entertainment, the game is an open-world RPG that is coming to both PS4 and Xbox One. It was the ‘one last thing’ at the publisher’s pre-E3 press conference, and …
Read More »UBISOFT: South Park: The Stick of Truth is coming out Christmas. Probably.
South Park: The Stick of Truth will be out ‘holiday’ or Christmas, as we like to call it. The game was originally due from THQ before the company entered liquidation, and was scheduled to arrive in Q2. The game was rescued by Ubisoft, but clearly the publisher wasn’t able to …
Read More »UBISOFT: Rocksmith returns
Ubisoft has revealed a new game in its Rocksmith series. Rocksmith 2014 utilises Kinect, so it looks set for Xbox 360 at least. But no other platform details were revealed. The game was demonstrated live on stage at Ubisoft’s pre-E3 press conference by Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell. He …
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