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Read More »VIDEO: See the Sony and Microsoft E3 2013 trailers
There are just hours left – well, around 97.5 at the time of writing – until E3 2013 kicks off. Nintendo might be skipping its chance to take to the stage and Ouya might have based itself in an LA car park, but both Sony and Microsoft are preparing to …
Read More »Bungie: We need to prove ourselves with Destiny
It may be behind one of the biggest game franchises of all time, but Bungie insists it still needs to prove itself. At E3 next week the Halo developer is demoing its new FPS, Destiny, live at the PlayStation press conference. And the studio’s senior writer Eric Osborne says that …
Read More »SOE MMO duo Planetside 2 and DC Universe Online heading to PS4
Two of Sony Online Entertainment’s MMO titles have been confirmed for PS4. Licensed superhero outing and existing PS3 titles DC Universe Online as well as the until-now PC only multiplayer shooter Planetside 2 are both scheduled for a release on Sony’s new machine. The MMO genre was once touted as …
Read More »PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox set for epic E3
All three platform holders are ready for what they hope will be their biggest and most important E3s to-date. Microsoft will go all-out to reveal games for Xbox One at the show, in a bid to answer criticism about its console’s focus on non-games functionality. It won’t just be Xbox …
Read More »Take-Two: Xbox One and PS4 won’t hurt GTA V sales
The biggest game of the year won’t be at E3 and is not even coming to the next generation of consoles. GTA V in September is set to be one of ‘the biggest and most important launches of the current console generation,’ says Take-Two. The game arrives just a few …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One pre-owned Twitter campaigns prepare second assault
You can be certain of one thing – Xbox and Sony execs won’t be able to hide from the pre-owned question at E3 next week. Having already successfully elevated the question to the forefront of the games industry last week, the NeoGaf-based organisers behind the #PS4NoDRM are planning a second …
Read More »Hirai: PS4 is first and foremost a video game console
PS4 may be a multimedia device, but Sony is keen to highlight that gaming remains very much at the forefront of its offer. "The most important thing we need to do is agree and understand that the PS4 is a great video game console that appeals to video gamers," Sony …
Read More »All PS4 games to offer Vita remote play?
PS4 developers must integrate Vita remote play into all of their games, according to a report. A PS4 developer source with a proven track record for accuracy” has toldEurogamerthat only games that require the use of the PS4 Eye will be exempt from Vita compatibility. The report said remote play …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One’s AMD Jaguar CPU examined
The AMD Jaguar CPU that lies at the heart of both PS4 and Xbox One may not be the gaming beast we had expected. Rock Paper Shotgun got its hands on an 4-core 1.5Ghz variant of the 8-core 1.6Ghz chip found in both consoles. It speculates that once the multitasking …
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