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Read More »Far Cry tipped for HD re-release
A listing on the ratings website of the Brazilian ratings board suggests that Ubisoft will shortly announce an HD re-release for Far Cry. CVG spotted that the listing mentions versions for both the PS3 and Xbox 360. There’s no mention of a release date, and as the application was filed …
Read More »EA pledges at least another 4 years of support for PS3 and Xbox 360
Publisher EA has reassured Xbox 360 and PS3 owners that it will continue to support the consoles. Speaking at the Stifel 2013 Technology Conference, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said that it will continue to develop and release titles for both machines until at least 2017, according to GameSpot. Of course, …
Read More »Microsoft: "If you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards"
Clearly unsatisfied with the amount of negative press it has already attracted in the last 48 hours, Microsoft has moved to increase it. Presumably that wasn’t Don Mattrick’s intention when he told The Wall Street Journal that if you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards” but then how could he have …
Read More »Xbox One not backwards compatible
Xbox 360 owners won’t be able to play their games on the console’s successor, Microsoft has confirmed. Xbox Live VP Marc Whitten told The Verge that the newly-announced Xbox One console will have no backwards compatibility. "The system is based on a different core architecture, so back-compat doesn’t really work …
Read More »Microsoft gambles on new franchises with Xbox One
15 exclusive games to be released on in the first 12 months, eight are original franchises
Read More »Next Xbox reveal – What we know so far
All the key rumours on Microsoft's step into the next generation of consoles
Read More »Microsoft: Console industry worth $27 billion
Console sector worth more than mobile, handheld and social gaming combined, claims computing giant
Read More »NPD April: Injustice: Gods Among Us, Xbox 360 on top of slow month
NPD’s report for the four week period between April 4th and May 7th is in, revealing an overall dip of 25 per cent at US retail when compared to the same period in 2012. The sector brought in $495m total for the month, with the analysis group reminding that the …
Read More »Microsoft phasing out Xbox Points
Gift cards based on real, localised currency to replace current system
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