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Microsoft VP Phil Harrison has tipped Titanfall to be Xbox One’s killer app. He told MCV that Xbox One is beating its rivals when it comes to games, calling out the reception Titanfall received at E3. The EA-published game is exclusive to Xbox One and 360 (there is also a …
Read More »Spencer talks up Xbox One and PC crossplay possibilities
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has dropped a big hint that Xbox One will allow gamers to play competitively against PC users online. When asked by AusGamers about whether the shared architecture between the console and PC – as well as the increasing use of cloud tech – could facilitate such functionality, …
Read More »Amazing Spider-Man 2 swinging onto consoles next spring
Marvel has confirmed plans for a standalone Spider-Man game to accompany the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 at cinemas next spring. Polygon reports that despite sharing the same name, the game will offer a separate narrative taking place in an open-world Manhattan featuring characters from both the film and …
Read More »Xbox’s Elan Lee on why gamers are lucky to be alive right now
A new form of story-telling is about to be invented, and Xbox is at the heart of it. That’s according to Elan Lee, the award-winning chief design officer at Xbox Entertainment Studios. Lee is best known for his work on Alternate Reality Games, most famously the I Love Bees project …
Read More »CCP’s Gaudechon: Free-to-play can be as big on console as on mobile
Dust 514 exec believes there will be a surge towards the business model in triple-A titles for console
Read More »Dead Rising 3 banned in Germany, will miss Xbox One launch
The notoriously strict German ratings board has banned Capcom’s Dead Rising 3. The move seriously dents Microsoft’s Xbox One launch plans in the country, robbing it of a key exclusive title. It’s not really a surprise, however, seeing as the first two games suffered a similar fate. "Dead Rising 3 …
Read More »John Lewis expects Xbox One sales to outsell PS4
Department store giant John Lewis has predicted a next-gen win for Xbox One. We are expecting more interest in the Xbox One,” head technology buyer at John Lewis Jonathan Marsh told TrustedReviews. We are stocking both the PS4 and the Xbox One but if we were to back one, we …
Read More »Sony CEO: Camera removed from PS4 bundle to hit ‘magic price’
Sony has decided against including the next-gen PlayStation Camera in the initial PS4 bundle offering, CEO Andrew House has confirmed. A piece on Business Spectator reveals Sony’s reasoning behind the decision is based on keeping the price down at $399, as well as minimizing losses on each system sold. Sony …
Read More »Xbox One’s fight for independents
PlayStation has aggressively courted and attracted huge independent developer support in recent months, and even dedicated an entire Gamescom press conference to showcasing indie-made games. But now Xbox is fighting back with its ID@Xbox initiative. MCV learns more from the programme’s director Chris Charla… Why launch this independent developer programme? …
Read More »Get hands-on with Xbox One from October 14th in GAME’s lock-ins
Consumers across the country will have the chance to try Xbox One at their local GAME store starting next week. Kicking off with its Dundee event on October 14th, over 60 lock-ins are planned running until November 20th ahead of the Xbox One’s global release on November 22nd. Attendees will …
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