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PS4 will beat Xbox One in the next-gen console war, predicts US games analyst Michael Pachter. But that doesn’t really matter, he says, because in ten years times console games will not be relevant. During his speech at London Games Conference, he said he expects PS4 to sell 100 to …
Read More »10,000 retailers ready to open doors for Xbox One
Microsoft has said that over 10,000 retailers across the globe will be opening their doors for the launch of Xbox One on November 22nd. UK retail partners include GAME and Tesco. Although there’s of course the small matter of PS4’s North American launch on November 15th (Friday) to get out …
Read More »Next-gen consoles "too limited" for Oculus Rift
Hopes of Oculus Rift being compatible with PS4 and Xbox One appears to have vanished. "Consoles are too limited for what we want to do," Oculus inventor Palmer Luckey told TechRadar. "The problem with consoles in general is that once they come out they’re locked to a certain spec for …
Read More »VIDEO: See Xbox One’s ‘snap’ in action
Microsoft has released a video showing how its ‘snap’ feature will work on Xbox One. The new console specialises in running apps simultaneously, meaning that gamers can have other things displayed on screen at the same time as they game. As shown below, users need only call out a command …
Read More »Ubisoft suggests PS4 pre-orders are ahead of Xbox One
There have been more pre-orders for PS4 than Xbox One, Ubisoft chief executive Yves Guillemot has suggested. CVG reports that the exec told investors last night that: "Even if the PS4 is in front of Xbox One pre-orders… we are not worried at all. We think [Xbox One] will be …
Read More »Ubisoft half-year financial results show revenue increase
Ubisoft has reported its half-year financial results, posting sales revenue of €293m for the period. The figure represents a five per cent year-over-year increase, with Q2 sales specifically showing an increase of 46.6 per cent and exceeding Ubisoft’s own expectations by €17m. Digital sales saw significant growth as well, up …
Read More »LEGO Marvel Super Heroes delayed on Xbox One
Warner Bros has confirmed a delay to the Xbox One version of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. The game had been scheduled to be a launch title on Xbox One. It’s still coming out on all other formats on November 15th, apart from on PS4 in Europe where it will arrive …
Read More »New Lord of The Rings game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor revealed
Warner Bros has a new Lord of the Rings game in the works for current and next-gen consoles. As revealed by GameInformer, it’s called Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and is being developed by FEAR, Condemned and Guardians of Middle-earth creators Monolith Productions. It depicts events set between those of The …
Read More »Facebook cools enthusiasm for dedicated console apps
PS4 will offer Facebook integration but, like Xbox One, won’t have a dedicated app for the console. That’s because the social network found that such apps took a lot of effort to maintain and ultimately offered little benefit to users. "One of the things that came out of our experience …
Read More »Now TV app won’t hit Xbox One until summer 2014
Despite appearing in Microsoft’s launch window” list of Xbox One apps, Sky’s Now TV app is unlikely to arrive until the summer. Sky also confirmed to Videogamer that there doesn’t not appear to be any imminent plans to launch a Sky Go app for the platform. "We enjoy a long …
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