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Train simulator specialist Dovetail is branching out into the flight sim sector. The company, which rebranded from RailSimulator.com to Dovetail last year and last week announced plans to dabble in fishing, has licensed Microsoft’s flight simulator tech. This doesn’t mean Dovetail will be making future Microsoft Flight Simulator titles as …
Read More »PS4 remains the favoured platform amongst European developers
Sony’s PS4 has for the second year in a row been named as the console platform of choice amongst European developers, GDC data suggests. The GDC Europe State of the Industry 2014 Survey found that 18 per cent of respondents are currently making a game for the machine versus 13 …
Read More »Some 360 owners being offered free credit if they buy an Xbox One
Microsoft is dangling an Xbox One shaped carrot in the face of a few select Xbox 360 owners. As spotted by NeoGaf, a promotion seems to have cropped up on the dashboard of a select number of Xbox 360 owners offering $75 worth of free credit if they make the …
Read More »VIDEO: 343 unveils Halo Master Chief Collection Terminal trailer
343 Industries has revealed new details on Halo: The Master Chief Collection, along with debuting a new trailer for the upcoming Xbox One release. Speaking at Rooster Teeth Expo last weekend, the Halo developer explained what players can expect from Halo 2: Anniversary’s multiplayer mode. New(ish) game modes will be …
Read More »Activision details Destiny beta runs on PlayStation and Xbox consoles
Destiny’s beta will take place later this month as two four-day runs on PlayStation hardware and one four-day run on Xbox consoles, Activision has announced. While Sony and Microsoft separately announced beta release windows last month, the game’s publisher has finally confirmed specific dates for the pre-release test. Destiny’s beta …
Read More »Zoo Tycoon goes free-to-play
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Read More »Windows version of Kinect v2 priced at £159.99
A Microsoft listing for the PC compatible version of Kinect suggests the peripheral will have a very high RRP. The UK store currently lists the device for 159.99, with the US store pricing it at $199.99. This SKU is specifically designed to run with the Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 …
Read More »Xbox One sales pass 5m units as PS4 hits 9m, report claims
UPDATE: Microsoft has clarified that Harrison was referring to the previous 5m shipped figure and was not citing new numbers. ORIGINAL STORY: A new report has seemingly confirmed some updated sales data for both PS4 and Xbox One. International Business Times reckons that in an interview with Edge, Microsoft’s corporate …
Read More »Forza Horizon 2 will offer Kinect enhancements
Kinect may no longer be flavour of the month at Microsoft, but the camera will still be getting some dedicated functionality in upcoming racer Forza Horizon 2. Turn 10’s creative director Ralph Fulton has confirmed that the game will offer additional content for those who have the motion camera plugged …
Read More »Yoshida: Xbox more consistent with Spencer in charge, PS4-Xbox One gap widening
Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has described Xbox boss Phil Spencer as a reasonable, smart guy” and claimed his predecessor used to say some unbelievable things”. Spencer took control of Xbox in the spring and spearheaded an apologetic and humble E3 2014 presentation that make big strides toward getting …
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