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American World Cup hero Clint Dempsey will don different kits on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of FIFA 15. That’s because Dempsey’s club team, the Seattle Sounders, is sponsored by Xbox – which obviously works well on the Xbox One release but may prove problematic on PS4. Therefore the …
Read More »Bale to don Real Madrid kit on FIFA 14’s UK cover
If MCV were a trade publication for football, we’d probably make an observation about no Premier League players appearing on the UK boxart for FIFA 14. As revealed by MCV earlier this month, EA had already confirmed that the world’s most expensive footballer would remain on the game’s cover despite …
Read More »Xbox 720 ‘Durango’ dev kit leak appears to be real
A Durango – or next-gen Xbox 720 – development kit that was touted for sale online looks to be real. Digital Foundry has been in contact not only with the man selling the kit, but also with a number of other development sources – all of whom corroborated the hardware’s …
Read More »Rockstar working on Wii 2 title?
Rockstar Games is the latest firm to commit to developing on the unconfirmed Wii 2 console, according to rumours. The speculation comes again from French tech website 01.net – a publication that is betting its long-term credibility on a series of explosive claims regarding the console. The website is now …
Read More »MS introduces new 360 dev kit
Microsoft has released a brand new Xbox Development Kit that promises to offer users increased efficiency and reduced costs. The revised XDK is to provide studios with additional RAM for development purposes, and features built-in flash memory and larger hard disk drives than its predecessor. Microsoft is known in the …
Read More »EA admits Lincoln City blunder in FIFA 11
Multi-national publishing behemoth EA is facing the wrath of The Imps after a gaffe in the recently released FIFA 11 saw League Two team Lincoln City hitting the pitch with last year’s strip and sponsor on show. We are aware of this error and we apologise to the club, sponsor …
Read More »VDIGI launches Wii HD kit
With the wait for Wii HD likely to be at best a very long one and at worst completely fruitless, one tech firm has stepped forward to offer a 1080p solution for owners of the current console. Spotted by CVG, VDIGI’s new VD-W3 Wii HDMI Upscaler Processor plus into the …
Read More »US: New Guitar Hero hardware SKU announced
Guitar Hero World Tour developer Neversoft has announced that it is to release an additional SKU to its Guitar Hero: World Tour offering in the form of a standalone drum pack. The peripheral will retail for $100 and is set for release on February 15th. The developer has also confirmed …
Read More »360 Arcade Starter Kit revealed
Ahead of the release of the New Xbox Experience next month, Microsoft has lifted the lid on a new Starter Pack designed to get owners of the base model Xbox 360 Arcade console online and fully Live-integrated. CVG reports that Arcade or Core owners are already able to get online, …
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