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Slightly Mad Studios’ upcoming racing title Project Cars will be compatible with Sony’s Project Morpheus virtual reality headset. We’re proud to announce today that Project Cars will be supporting Project Morpheus giving players a totally fresh and exhilarating new perspective on what it feels like to sit in the cockpit …
Read More »Bohemia reveals failed Arma II 360 port, next game ‘likely’ multiplatform
Bohemia Interactive attempted an Arma 2 port for Xbox 360 that ultimately didn’t pan out, the developer has revealed. In an interview with Eurogamer, Arma 2 project lead Joris-Jan van t’ Land discussed the attempt to port the popular PC shooter to Microsoft’s 360 console, but ultimately determined the team …
Read More »DriveClub unaffected by Sony layoffs
PlayStation confirms development is still on track for much-delayed racer, despite redundancies at Evolution Studios
Read More »Layoffs at Evolution Studios, Guerrilla Cambridge and SCE London Studio
PlayStation says redundancies are part of "regular reviews", trio of studios undergoing "focused restructure"
Read More »Sony cuts jobs at Evolution, Guerrilla and London studios
Layoffs have this morning affected staff across a number of SCE’s European studios. Videogamer reports that Evolution Studios, Guerrilla Cambridge and SCE London Studio have all bit hit, although exact numbers remain unknown. "Regular reviews take place throughout SCE Worldwide Studios, ensuring that the resources that we have in such …
Read More »Titanfall vs InFamous – two next-gen exclusives compared
This month has seen both next-gen consoles finally get their hands on a big exclusive, but what do the arrivals of Titanfall and InFamous: Second Son reveal? Well, we know that InFamous helped PS4 hardware sales jump by 106 per cent week-on-week. Titanfall, meanwhile, helped Xbox One to a 96 …
Read More »PS4 hardware sales jump 106% on InFamous: Second Son launch
The release of InFamous: Second Son has given PS4 hardware sales a big jump in the UK. MCV has been told by a trusted retail source that sales of PS4 consoles jumped 106 per cent last week as exclusive title InFamous: Second Son debuted on Sony’s machine, jumping straight to …
Read More »GDC 2014: Did you miss anything?
The biggest event in the development calendar is over, and we've compiled the hottest news and announcements
Read More »Sony hopes to be "closer to full PS4 supply" by early summer
PS4 may not be freely available in all current regions until this summer. We’re struggling to keep up with demand,” PlayStation boss Andrew House told The Wall Street Journal. Conservatively, as we get into the early summer months, we’ll be closer to a full supply situation.” Demand is said to …
Read More »Xbox One UK sales spike but PS4 still in control
Microsoft’s Xbox One has been the best-selling games console for four weeks in a row, MCV understands. The machine has benefited from a 30 price cut, while the launch of Titanfall last week caused a surge in console sales of 96 per cent. But retailers have told MCV that PS4 …
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