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Read More »Xbox 360 shifts over 750k on Black Friday weekend
Sales down from last year's record, but still enough to beat the Wii U
Read More »Extended console cycles are bad for the industry, Ubisoft argues
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has claimed that the length of the current console generation has damaged the games industry. And with Wii U launching this week and at least one of Xbox 720 and PS4 likely to launch next year, he’s calling on platform holders to make sure the next …
Read More »Veteran Bushnell "baffled" by Wii U, says this is the end of an era
Atari founder and games industry veteran Nolan Bushnell has predicted bad things for both Wii U and the wider console games industry. I actually am baffled by it,” Bushnell told The New York Times of Nintendo’s new machine. I don’t think it’s going to be a big success. These things …
Read More »Talk of the Xbox 720 set-top box re-emerges
Rumours of a low-spec TV set-top box style Xbox have returned. The Verge reckons that multiple sources familiar with Redmond’s plans” have revealed that Microsoft is indeed intent on launching two versions of the Xbox 720. One is the fully-fledged meat and two veg console powerhouse that you’d expect while …
Read More »Xbox World shares next Xbox console details before closing – report
Xbox World appears to be cleaning out its closet ahead of the magazine’s planned shutdown next month. The UK publication’s penultimate issue brings an 8-page feature claiming to expose Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox. For starters, the mag believes the upcoming console will again bear "Xbox" as its lone title and will …
Read More »Free-to-play beats retail, says Epic’s Sweeney
Epic planning a more diverse market this console cycle
Read More »Chinese home console ban could be scrapped – platform holders have kittens
Sony’s PS3 has reportedly received a certification of quality from a Chinese safety standards body, leading to speculation that the world’s most populace country could be about to lift its ban on home consoles. The super-state banned such hardware in 2000 amidst concerns about their potential effect on the country’s …
Read More »Blitz: Firing on all cylinders
Develop looks at how the studio is forging its own path into the next generation
Read More »Black Ops Vita dev Nihilistic Software quits console market
The studio currently working on PlayStation Vita release Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is to abandon the console gaming sector. It’s also undergoing a rebranding, adopting the new name nStigate Games. It will in future be focusing on digital and mobile titles. It claims that no jobs will be …
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