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A detailed look at the until now mysterious innards of the Wii U suggests that Nintendo’s machine will be eclipsed by the upcoming PS4 and Xbox 720. The tech heads at Digital Foundry have examined the results of a detailed teardown of the Wii U hardware. The result is a …
Read More »Minecraft boosts XBLA to record 2012
Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade saw revenue soar in 2012, thanks in large part to a trio of high grossing titles led by indie standout Minecraft. FADE reports Microsoft’s digital distribution platform hit $290m in annual revenue for last year, doubling 2011’s total. The growth is attributed to three specific titles: …
Read More »Microsoft confirms XNA is over
Computing giant ending popular indie development toolset, but DirectX will remain
Read More »Microsoft’s XNA framework no longer in active development
Microsoft has confirmed it has no plans to produce future versions of its XNA development software. Rumours began yesterday when an email leak surfaced, stating that both the framework and DirectX were to be retired from Microsoft’s program. A Microsoft rep later confirmed to Polygon that there won’t be any …
Read More »Microsoft ‘phasing out’ XNA development framework
DirectX 'no longer evolving as a technology'
Read More »Xbox 360 claiming lion’s share of GameStop DLC sales
65 per cent of DLC sales in GameStop stores are for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, the retailer has revealed. PS3 accounts for 28-30 per cent, with other devices” accounting for the rest. Expect the bulk of those latter sales to be claimed by Steam, which is unsurprisingly gathering momentum. "I would …
Read More »US Xbox 360 sales fall in December quarter
Xbox 360 still rules the roost in the US, but sales for the December quarter were sharply down year-on-year. Revenue for Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division – home of Xbox and Windows Phone – was down 11 per cent to $3.8bn with operating income up 15 per cent to $596m. …
Read More »Microsoft Points currency conversion has Japan devs avoiding Xbox 360
Microsoft’s policy regarding the exchange of MS Points for currency is leaving Japanese developers on the short end compared to their peers, according to G.Rev boss Hiroyuki Maruyama. XBLAFans translated Maruyama’s statements on Twitter regarding the compensation discrepancy, citing it as one of the main reasons Japanese devs largely avoid …
Read More »Resident Evil: Revelations revealed for PC and consoles
Capcom has confirmed reports that 3DS hit Resident Evil: Revelations will be making its way onto several major platforms. The Capcom Unity blog announces that the upgraded title will launch on May 21st for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, and PC. The aforementioned upgrading will include HD visuals, a higher …
Read More »OPINION: Rumours of the games console’s death greatly exaggerated – no thanks to Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
Speculation lately about the decline and ultimate death of the games console is rife these days. Sliding sales of boxed games and a severely depressed hardware market certainly aren’t dispelling that notion. And more and more the people that were once on the fringes of the trade – mobile developers, …
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