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UPDATE: This has now been confirmed by Xbox. Microsoft has turned to Electronic Arts in a bid to spark interest in Xbox One, MCV has been told. At Gamescom tomorrow, an Xbox One/FIFA 14 tie-up will be announced in a bid to win over European gamers, according to two senior …
Read More »OPINION: We’ve come a long way from those dark days in Leipzig
A few years ago most people in the industry approached the oncoming German games trade show with dread and despair. The horrors of Leipzig were many. No one liked staying there. It confusingly had two airports, but no direct flights. I remember one very prominent games studio telling me the …
Read More »Sony to reveal PS4 "release plans" this week
Specific launch dates for the Playstation 4 may arrive this week, as Sony has teased it will be sharing release plans” for the new hardware at Gamescom. A post on the Playstation Europe blog describes the content of Sony’s August 20th press conference as a briefing on the hardware maker’s …
Read More »Read our free eight-page Gamescom guide right here
Gamescom is almost upon us, and so MCV in association with Xbox One has put together an extensive guide to the show. And it’s absolutely free. As well as maps of the halls and the location of all the exhibitors, our Gamescom 2013 guide features times of the conferences, hints …
Read More »Microsoft won’t live stream Gamescom media briefing
Microsoft will not live stream its Gamescom media briefing next week, Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer has revealed. Spencer gave details about Microsoft’s Gamescom briefing on Major Nelson’s podcast. While Xbox will have its biggest booth ever at this year’s event, Spencer said the approach the company was taking didn’t …
Read More »Microsoft has an announcement around "Europe’s biggest game franchise" at Gamescom
Microsoft has something interesting to announce about Europe’s biggest game franchise” at Gamescom later this month. Speaking on Major Nelson’s podcast, Xbox Studios head Phil Spencer divulged details about Microsoft’s presentation at Gamescom. We took the approach with our showcase that we want to showcase the developers and their games. …
Read More »Spencer to host Gamescom keynote
Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer is to host a keynote press conference at Gamescom 2013 next week. CVG reports that word of the event was sent out to the German press late last week. MCV understands that Spencer’s talk will take place some time on the evening of Wednesday August …
Read More »It’s Gamescom month: Here’s what to expect from the world’s biggest games event
E3 might be the most high-profile gaming expo of the year, but Gamescom’s significance cannot be downplayed. It is, after all, the biggest games event in the world (last year, it drew 275,000 visitors), and with the ever-growing European games market, it’s an important event for game companies. Unlike E3, …
Read More »Sony Gamescom press conference confirmed
Sony will be showing off more about PS4 at Gamescom this year, starting with a press conference before the world’s biggest games show. The platform holder will once again host its conference on the Tuesday before the show (August 20th), returning to the Saatenhaus am Rheinpark in Cologne. The conference …
Read More »EA bets on FIFA 14 for PS3 and 360; Ultimate Team overhauled
Forget Xbox One and PS4, as EA pledges to keep investing in current generation FIFA. On the eve of the next generation, FIFA 14 for PS3 and 360 promises to be the most advanced FIFA ever, the publisher told MCV. The firm has overhauled the game’s Ultimate Team mode, which …
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