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Following on from Part 1 yesterday, MCV continues its discussion with Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida. Are you happy with the Vita’s first showing at E3? Well, actually, I got lots of tweets to my account complaining that there weren’t many PS Vita games being talked about. In retrospect, …
Read More »E3 2012: OnLive iOS app still awaiting approval
Six months after submission cloud gaming outfit still working hard to make app live
Read More »E3 2012: OnLive iOS app is STILL awaiting approval
Cloud gaming provider OnLive has not given up hope of its iOS app going live – despite submitting it to Apple six months ago. The iOS OnLive app was revealed at E3 2011 and very much pitched as a key part of the package. When used in conjunction with OnLive’s …
Read More »E3 2012: Miiverse messages will be moderated, delayed
Messages posted no Nintendo’s new social media Miiverse could face a delay of around 30 minutes before appearing online. President Satoru Iwata has said that the company will employ people, or human resources” as he describes them, to actively moderate messages posted to the network. The attraction of a social …
Read More »E3 2012: MS admits all gaming will be cloud-based ‘someday’
Microsoft Game Studiosâ?? Phil Spencer lifts lid on company's perspective on streaming
Read More »E3 2012: All gaming will be cloud based "someday", admits MS
Microsoft Game Studios’ corporate VP Phil Spencer has admitted that the future of gaming lies in the clouds. While an expected deal between Sony and a major cloud gaming firm has yet to be announced, platform holders are for the first time admitting that the model as we know it …
Read More »E3 2012: Team Ninja: Japanese dev in ‘desperate’ state
But Yosuke Hayashi is confident the challenge will fuel a change for the better
Read More »E3 2012: Gaikai denies Sony takeover deal
Gaikai boss David Perry has denied that his company is in talks with Sony over either a streaming games deal or a takeover. MCV reported last week that Sony was close to agreeing a buyout of a streaming games firm. Gaikai then appeared to become the front-runner after issuing a …
Read More »E3 2012: Riccitiello reckons Mass Effect 3 is Wii U’s best of E3
EA CEO John Riccitiello may have unintentionally given the middle finger to Nintendo and key third party rivals. Speaking to investors following the key E3 presentations this week, Riccitiello boldly stated: "We looked at the Wii U launch line-up and we’re very pleased there was a lot of applause for …
Read More »E3 2012: Carmack: Consoles could become niche
And the next generation will have a long lifecycle, predicts the Id technical director
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