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The first ever next-gen gameplay footage for EA’s FIFA 14 has been released. Admittedly it’s all a bit showreel – we’d much prefer to see the game in action proper. But it at least gives a taste of how much more footbally the game will feel compared to the apparently …
Read More »EA: Dragon Age: Inquisition due Christmas 2014 for PS4 and Xbox One
EA’s hit RPG series Dragon Age will launch on next generation consoles next year. Dragon Age: Inquisition was shown via a trailer during the EA E3 press conference. Fans of the BioWare-developed RPG has a long time to wait, however, with the game not due until the end of next …
Read More »Xbox One beating PS4 on Amazon, tracking ahead of Xbox 360 pre-orders
Microsoft appears to have grabbed an early advantage in the next-gen sales war. Amazon.co.uk reckons that the Xbox One and PS4 are currently sitting in first and second place in its PC and Video Games Chart, with Microsoft’s machine pipping PS4’s sales by 2.3 per cent. Xbox One pre-orders are …
Read More »Crytek confirms CryEngine 3 support for PS4
Tech firm backs next-gen consoles
Read More »Bungie’s bid to win over my brother with Destiny
My brother Ben loves Bungie. Bungie.net is his homepage. Halo is the reason he loves video games. To him, the people at that studio are celebrities. And he’s not the only one that thinks this. Ever since Bungie gave the world a reason to buy an Xbox with the first …
Read More »The magic of next-gen
Climax senior technical designer Claire Blackshaw looks at how developers can take advantage of the PS4's unique web and social features
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 »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 »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 …
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