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It sounds like PC gamers may face a bit of a wait for true next-gen FIFA to be released on PC. The publisher disappointed the PC market when it confirmed that while the new Ignite engine will be used to power the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game, …
Read More »AMD reveals 5GHz FX CPU, but won’t be selling it to the public
A new flagship PC processor is on the way from AMD… although you won’t be able to buy it. The freshly announced AMD FX-9590 offers eight unlocked cores with an incredible boost clock of 5GHz. Also on the way is a slightly toned down version called the FX-9370 that offers …
Read More »Deus EX: Human Revolution Director’s Cut ditches Wii U exclusivity
Yet another game has decided to free itself of the sheckles of Wii U exclusivity. Square Enix has announced that the upcoming Deus EX: Human Revolution Director’s Cut will now also be released on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac as well as on Nintendo’s machine. It ill also offer …
Read More »Ubisoft dismisses Watch Dogs vs GTA V battle
Developer Ubisoft Montreal is confident Watch Dogs can stand-out from Grand Theft Auto V. The ambitious new IP from Ubisoft is an open-world action game that has similiarities to the GTA series, at least in appearance. The game arrives two months after GTA V hits shelves, but speaking in an …
Read More »Respawn’s debut game Titanfall exclusive to Xbox and PC
Multiplayer-centric title to make extensive use of cloud technology
Read More »Respawn’s first game is called Titanfall, is Xbox and PC only
Titanfall. That’s the name of the game being secretly developed by Respawn Entertainment. Respawn, lest you forget, was started by Jason West and Vince Zampella after the Infinity Ward founders were booted from their studio by now-owners Activision. One of their first acts after establishing Respawn was announcing an exclusivity …
Read More »Video: AMD sends next-gen APUs to PC
Company teases a new line of APUs based on those found in the Xbox One and PS4
Read More »Take-Two plans to sync game launches on tablets with PC and consoles
Take-Two Interactive executive chairman Strauss Zelnick believes it won’t be long before the publisher is launching games on tablets simultaneously with their console and PC equivalents. Polygon reports Zelnick spoke on the matter during a talk at the Cowen and Company Technology, Media and Telecom Conference. "We continue to believe …
Read More »Mark Rein "calls bullshit" on EA’s PC vs next-gen consoles claim
Epic boss Mark Rein has shouted down recent comments from EA regarding the technological merit of next-gen consoles. Last week EA’s executive VP and CTO Rajat Taneja stated that: Both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have adopted electronics and an integrated systems-on-a-chip architecture that unleashes magnitudes more compute and …
Read More »You show me yours, I’ll show you mine
UKIE's Jo Twist discusses the launch of its new digital download chart and what it could mean for developers
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