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Lead designer at Realtime Worlds EJ Moreland has told Develop it is clear that Realtime Worlds wants a console version of APB”, but said the Dundee studio would want to revise the game to better suit the experience for PS3 and Xbox 360 owners. APB was initially set to be …
Read More »Xbox 360 tops Red Dead sales
Having ridden into town, hitched its horse, strolled into the local saloon and shot all other chart contenders in the face to claim no.1 in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 today, Red Dead Redemption has also given Microsoft plenty to cheer about. Xbox 360 accounted for over …
Read More »J Allard â??set to quit Microsoftâ??
Microsoftâ??s Entertainment and Devices exec leaving after infighting, report claims
Read More »Realtime Worlds on â??modifyingâ?? APB for consoles
Lead designer says straight PC-to-console ports, and vice-versa, tend to fit poorly
Read More »Fable III confirmed for PC
Fable III will be coming to Windows – not only through retail but also via digital distribution. Microsoft has announced that the game will be released as a downloadable title exclusively through the Games On Demand section of Games For Windows Live, with a price point of 39.99. Last week, …
Read More »FF Versus XIII could hit 360
For the first time since the game was announced in 2008, publisher Square Enix has suggested that RPG spin-off Final Fantasy Versus XIII may not remain a PlayStation 3 exclusive. Fanboys around the world recoiled in horror back in back in July 2008 when Microsoft made the shock announcement that …
Read More »2010 looking good for PS3
It’s a year that could yet see the PS3’s strongest ever market performance, and a GfK European Top 30 Chart for the first 15 weeks of 2010 paint a very good picture for Sony’s machine. The numbers come from a Nintendo Investor presentation and are based on GfK International data. …
Read More »Alan Wake tops 360 charts
While it didn’t manage to displace 2010 FIFA World Cup in the All Formats Chart, Microsoft’s Alan Wake has triumphed in the Xbox 360 Top 10. The Remedy-developed Thriller takes the No.1 spot, pushing EA’s latest footy game down to third place. Capcom’s Lost Planet 2 took second place in …
Read More »â??Hereâ??s how you bring your games to XBLAâ?
Microsoft European developer account manager Ben Board offers his wisdom
Read More »Capcom fires Move and Natal warning
The era of motion controllers could snap shut as quickly as it has blown open, one of the world’s biggest publishers has warned. The comments echo those made by Sega’s Mike hayes earlier this year. Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto has welcomed the arrival of both Sony’s PlayStation Move and Microsoft’s …
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