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Read More »EA: Xbox One and PS4 a generation ahead of PC
Publisher benchmarks video and audio performance of new Xbox at eight-to-10 times higher than current gen
Read More »EA: Xbox One and PS4 "are a generation ahead of the highest end PC on the market"
Rajat Taneja, the executive VP and CTO of EA, has made a quite remarkable claim about the power of the upcoming next-generation. It all begins with the raw horsepower of the platform which catalyses the imagination and will power the next wave of innovation in entertainment,” he wrote on LinkedIn. …
Read More »PC version of FIFA 14 not built using new Ignite engine
FIFA 14 is built using a brand new next-gen game engine… which the PC version won’t use. The football game will on PS4 and Xbox One use the fancy new EA Sports Ignite engine which delivers a host of improvements involving opponent AI and animation. But despite the fact that …
Read More »PC release planned for Xbox One Kinect
The new Kinect hardware bundled with Xbox One will also get a PC release. While Microsoft had no official word on it during today’s reveal, multiple company representatives confirmed that it would likely arrive at some point after the Xbox One’s launch. "We will bring this to PC," Kinect program …
Read More »Final Fantasy VIII and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance coming to PC
Two big titles from the Japanese games development scene are being converted for PC. In separate announcements Square Enix revealed that 1998 release Final Fantasy VIII is to get an HD rework and re-release on PC. The same happened with its popular predecessor Final Fantasy VII last year. Perhaps more …
Read More »Mode 7: Frozen Synapse has sold 450k, PC community anticipating iPad release
Ahead of Frozen Synapse’s iPad launch later this week, UK-based developer Mode 7 has shared lifetime sales numbersfor its indieturn-based tactics game. Studio co-founder Paul Taylor revealed to MCV that the critically-acclaimed title has sold 450,000 units across Windows PC, Mac, and Linux – with over half coming from the …
Read More »Retailers list PC version of Grand Theft Auto V
A listing for a PC version of Grand Theft Auto V has appeared on two separate retail websites. Eurogamer reports that both Amazon Germany and GamesOnly.at are currently taking pre-orders for the SKU. Rockstar has so far confirmed Grand Theft Auto V only for Xbox 360 and PS3, with no …
Read More »EA announces single-player offline The Sims 4 that is definitely single player and offline
SimCity studio Maxis has revealed that The Sims 4 is in the works. EA’s press release waits until only the second sentence to confirm that The Sims 4 will be a SINGLE PLAYER and OFFLINE game. A bit eager, you may argue, but with Maxis’ name currently proving pretty toxic …
Read More »Windows 8 sells 100m licences
Over 250m Windows Store apps downloaded in first six months
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