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Microsoft has yet to even confirm the existence of a new Xbox console, but the one rumour about it that keeps popping up is that it will require users to be connected to the internet at all times. This time, it’s a Microsoft executive bringing it up. In February, Eidos …
Read More »Bushnell tips Xbox 720 to beat PS4 in next-gen race
Atari founder and video games veteran Nolan Bushnell has said he believes Microsoft will emerge victorious in the next-gen console war. "Microsoft, because of their strong software tools, will end up with much better products sooner and easier, in my estimation," Bushnell said on GameTrailers show Rollin’ With Nolan, as …
Read More »Full blown PS4 reveal before E3: reports
Sony plans to reveal more about the PlayStation 4 before E3, new reports have suggested. PCMag has heard from what it calls a source familiar with the Sony’s marketing strategy that the console maker is planning to reveal more details about the PS4 in either late April or early May. …
Read More »New Thief based on Unreal engine 3; Next-gen console SKUs will look "almost" identical to PC
Square Enix’s Thief is not being built using the much-touted Unreal Engine 4. UE4 has been used very much as the poster child of next-gen consoles, but sadly production on the stealth game began before UE4 became available. And with a release not currently scheduled on current-gen consoles, it’s fair …
Read More »Ubisoft: Next Xbox will be aligned with PS4
Social components will be the defining difference between current and next-gen consoles, says Yannis Mallat
Read More »Troubled Doom 4 gets next-gen reboot
Earlier version of horror title 'did not exhibit the quality and excitement intended'
Read More »Just Cause 3 dev says there will be fewer triple-A games on next-gen consoles
The creative director of Just Cause 3 developer Avalanche has predicted fewer triple-A game releases in the future. That’s not to say that triple-A is going away, of course – despite the booming development costs and seemingly shrinking market. "I don’t think big-budget games are going away,” Stefan Ljungqvist told …
Read More »PS4 like the world’s best PC: Epic’s Mark Rein
So, here’s something to get PC gamers all riled up. Mark Rein, vice president of Unreal Engine creator Epic Games, has hailed the PlayStation 4 for the crazy, ridiculous stuff” developers can do with it, even going so far as to say that it was like giving you the world’s …
Read More »Raymond: Next-gen innovation not driven by teraflops
Indies creating the most exciting new concepts on less powerful platforms, says Ubisoft Toronto boss
Read More »GDC 13: Sony in it to win it with PS4, says Zombie dev
Jared Gerritzen heaps praise on console giant for supportive role in PS4 development
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