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Hideo Kojima’s Fox Engine will power the future of the Pro Evolution Soccer series on next-gen consoles. Fox is a multi-platform engine designed by the studio behind the Metal Gear Solid series. It went into development after the developer shipped Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in 2008. …
Read More »Activision’s Destiny timeline reveals Xbox 720 and PS4 launch dates
The transition between Xbox 360 and Xbox 720 will take place between 2013 and 2015, Activision anticipates. It does not expect to make titles for PS4 until 2016, however. As revealed by court documents detailing the publishing deal between Activision and Bungie, the title known as Destiny Games #1 IS …
Read More »Molyneux: Wii U "lack lustre", MS and Sony "holding their breath"
The freshly unleashed Peter Molyneux has done what we’d all knew he’d do – stir the hornets’ nest. In an announcement that the famed developer will be offering analysis of next month’s E3 on Spike TV, the Lionhead founder and former Microsoft Game Studios Europe boss described Nintendo’s upcoming Wii …
Read More »Lionhead developing Next Xbox MMO
A job ad posted on LinkedIn has revealed that Microsoft-owned UK developer Lionhead is working on an MMO title for the Next Xbox. The ad, spotted by Superannuation, is a new IP. "Opportunity to work on MMO like title for next generation consoles. AAA game and budget!" the ad explains. …
Read More »Crytek wants next-gen pre-owned block
A lead developer at Crytek has publicly supported the concept of console manufacturers blocking access to second-hand games. Rasmus Hjengaard, the Swedish director of creative development at Crytek, said from a business perspective that would be absolutely awesome” if a next-generation Nintendo, Microsoft or Sony console restricted access to games …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox 720 sales won’t match current gen, analyst believes
The PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and Wii U will fail to match the sales of their immediate predecessors, analyst Piper Jaffray believes. In fact, analysts Michael J. Olson and Andrew D. Connor believe that between them the three machines will see an average software sales decline of 53 per cent …
Read More »And today’s next-gen console rumour is…
Face it – this won’t stop until we finally see the machines at either E3 this June or E3 2013. Today’s report comes from VG247, which claims to have word on the Next Xbox’s specs from an assortment of anonymous sources. Firstly, the site takes great delight in stressing that …
Read More »Microsoft pulls next gen job ads
Behind closed doors, a new Xbox is being developed – but Microsoft is determined to maintain secrecy. This week, the platform holder removed two job ads from Microsoft.com that mentioned the "next generation" of Xbox, according to CVG. One ad called for a software development engineer. The chosen applicant would …
Read More »Guerrilla and Crytek tooling up for next-gen
Leading European studios Guerrilla Games and Crytek are dedicating resources to next generation game technologies, new job vacancy listings show. The Killzone and Crysis creators are just two of many studios across the continent now hiring staff for work on future platforms, according to a series of vacancies posted on …
Read More »Now Microsoft denies new hardware for E3
Microsoft has followed Sony’s lead in declaring that it will show nothing new” in terms of hardware at this year’s E3. Yesterday Sony’s French CEO Phillippe Cardone was quoted as saying that Sony is under less pressure than it’s rivals and will probablybe the last to announce something”. Now another …
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