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Read More »UFC set for Xbox One and PS4 in Spring 2014
EA will bring "most realistic UFC experience" to Xbox One and PS4. Creative Director Brian Hayes took the stage during EA’s press conference at this year’s Gamescom to showcase gameplay pre-alpha footage of the title. Powered by EA’ Ignite engine, the publisher says the title offers "the most realistic fighting …
Read More »Watch Sony’s PS4 Gamescom 2013 conference here
Presentation kicks off at 6pm UK time - Sony expected to reveal PS4 launch plans
Read More »Watch Sony’s Gamescom conference right here
Sony is expected to detail launch plans for PlayStation 4 at its Gamescom conference this evening, and you can watch the action for yourselves. The conference will be livestreamed below at 6pm BST (7pm CET for anyone lucky enough to be at Gamescom). PlayStation 4 will be the hot topic …
Read More »OPINION: Xbox’s Gamescom fight back. Is the console war back on?
If there’s one thing Sony can feel pleased about after Xbox’s pre-Gamescom announcements, is that it got it right in the first place. Microsoft – the UK market leader remember – has spent the last two months reacting to PlayStation. Rather than going on the attack in the build-up to …
Read More »Gamescom: Sony, EA press conferences today; live stream details here
Gamescom 2013 officially kicks off tomorrow, but just like E3, the big press conferences will take place a day earlier. Microsoft held its brief press conference earlier in the day, announcing that all European Xbox One preorders would receive FIFA 14 free, plus some exclusive FIFA Ultimate Team content for …
Read More »Research: PS4 buzz higher than Xbox One, but GTA V hype is stealing the limelight
More people are talking about PS4 than Xbox One, says communications firm Way To Blue. The firm’s stats reveal that ‘mentions’ of PS4 on Twitter, news sites, forums and blogs stand at 5.24m, while Xbox One lags behind in second place with a still decent 3.99m mentions. But it is …
Read More »David Cage: "The one thing I’ve learnt is to never listen to businessmen"
For those of us not in the room, it’s quite hard to imagine how David Cage pitched Heavy Rain to Sony. He probably started by saying: Heavy Rain is a story-driven psychological thriller.” The Sony execs in the room would have been all ears at this point. It’s unlike any …
Read More »Sony to reveal PS4 "release plans" this week
Specific launch dates for the Playstation 4 may arrive this week, as Sony has teased it will be sharing release plans” for the new hardware at Gamescom. A post on the Playstation Europe blog describes the content of Sony’s August 20th press conference as a briefing on the hardware maker’s …
Read More »Driveclub to feature India track
Well, this one somehow slipped under the radar. Evolution Studios’ PS4 social racer Driveclub is set to feature India amongst its many exotic locations. This new detail was revealed when The Guardian visited the developer’s studio to check out the game in action. Driveclub is a co-op and multiplayer focussed …
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