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A flood of apps illicitly using Nintendo IP have appeared on the Windows Store. According to BGR, apps like Mario Jump!, Bowser Town Defense, Pokemon Attack!, and Yoshijump are all available on Microsoft’s new digital sales platform, breaking the rules of the marketplace. WhileMicrosoft has saidit would take a strong …

Microsoft maintains responsibility for reporting infringements is with copyright holder

Department store giant John Lewis has predicted a next-gen win for Xbox One. We are expecting more interest in the Xbox One,” head technology buyer at John Lewis Jonathan Marsh told TrustedReviews. We are stocking both the PS4 and the Xbox One but if we were to back one, we …

Sony has decided against including the next-gen PlayStation Camera in the initial PS4 bundle offering, CEO Andrew House has confirmed. A piece on Business Spectator reveals Sony’s reasoning behind the decision is based on keeping the price down at $399, as well as minimizing losses on each system sold. Sony …

PlayStation has aggressively courted and attracted huge independent developer support in recent months, and even dedicated an entire Gamescom press conference to showcasing indie-made games. But now Xbox is fighting back with its ID@Xbox initiative. MCV learns more from the programme’s director Chris Charla… Why launch this independent developer programme? …

Microsoft has said mouse and keyboard support remains a possibility for Xbox One. However, having always been keen to keep a distinct dividing line between its console (Xbox) and PC (Windows) offerings, the company has said that it’s certainly not something for the immediate future. "Certainly it’s possible, but we …

Having found itself once again at the heart of a PR maelstrom yesterday, Microsoft has distanced itself about reports regarding Xbox One’s advertising platform. MCV reported yesterday that Xbox marketing boss Yusuf Mehdi told a marketing summit audience that Xbox One would offer advertising partners a huge new trove of …

Sony brings its controller to the PC as Valve moves into the living room

The GallantCloud Games team chronicles their journey through the Microsoft Venture accelerator

Space reserved for Kinect and apps to be redirected for game development