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Epic founder says game budgets are tripling on PS4 and Xbox One
Read More »Xbox One sold 1.2m in last quarter as Xbox revenue rises
Microsoft has said that it sold 1.2m Xbox One consoles in the quarter ending March 31st. The platform holder hasn’t said how many consoles it has sold in total. In January when it said it had shipped 3.9m Xbox Ones and then last week it said that number had climbed …
Read More »Unreal Engine 4 adds PS4, Xbox One and Linux support
New 4.1 update refines mobile workflow and makes hundreds of improvements
Read More »Minecraft for PS4 and Vita targeting Q2/Q3 release; Save transfers planned
The PS4 and Vita versions of Minecraft could be with us in just a few weeks. Responding to questions on the PlayStation Blog, Mojang’s Owen Hill said that the company is aiming for Q2/Q3” for both the PS4 and Vita versions of the hit title. Added Hill: The plan is …
Read More »The cross-gen games conundrum
Develop probes what challenges developing games for old and new hardware presents for games studios
Read More »VIDEO: Watch Dogs multiplayer trailer released, visuals ‘compare greatly’ to E3 reveal
Ubisoft’s creative director Jonathan Morin has said that Watch Dogs will ship with graphics comparable to those seen in the initial E3 reveal in 2012. The assertion comes as Ubisoft continues to tackle perceptions that the game has experienced a graphical downgrading in the many months since its initial debut. …
Read More »1080p is ‘tougher’ on Xbox One than PS4, Lords of the Fallen dev says
CI Games has admitted that it’s finding it tougher to hit 1080p on the Xbox One version of Lords of the Fallen than on PS4. "We’re working very hard right now to deliver PS4 and Xbox One in 1080p but I can’t confirm whether it’s possible,” executive producer Tomasz Gop …
Read More »Taking consoles to the cloud
Do the PS4 and Xbox One have what it takes to truly achieve the potential of cloud gaming? Develop investigates
Read More »VIDEO: Release date set for Dragon Age Inquisition
EA has confirmed a release date for BioWare’s upcoming RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition. The Frostbite 3 powered game will be released on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 7th, as per the end of a new trailer that you can see below. Note of course that, …
Read More »The Last of Us lead artist joins The Unfinished Swan team
Nathan Wells heads to Giant Sparrow, while actor Todd Stashwick also leaves role on Uncharted 4
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