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Generation Media account executive Joseph Phelan takes a look at which games are pulling ahead in the race for Q4 TV advertising presence Q4 is at the halfway point and the plethora of triple-A titles is not easing up as Christmas fast approaches. Generation Media has looked at the Top …
Read More »PS4, Xbox One and Wii U prices slashed to under £230 in Black Friday showdown
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are going all-out in their approach to this year’s Black Friday. The three platform holders have cut prices across the board to under 230 for their flagship consoles and bundles. Tesco is offering a 500GB Xbox One with Rare Replay and Ori and the Blind Forest …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront’s PS4 player base bigger that Xbox One and PC combined, report claims
It looks like PS4 is ruling the roost when it comes to EA’s new shooter Star Wars Battlefront. Polygon picked up on numbers from a third-party stat-tracking site that suggest the number of gamers playing the game on PS4 is more than the combined total of those on both Xbox …
Read More »Blizzard settles Overwatch trademark dispute with Innovis Labs
Blizzard has settled a trademark dispute with Innovis Labs over the use of the Overwatch name. Polygon reports litigation proceedings were dimissed upon Innovis filing paperwork last month – in which the company stated it was handing the trademark over to Blizzard. What specifically happened for the settlement to take …
Read More »Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and Ark: Survival Evolved near Xbox One release
Xbox One appears to be on the cusp of welcoming two big PC titles into its ranks. Videogamer reports that a digital listing for Chivalry: Medieval War has cropped up on the Xbox Store. The port will include support for 24 online players, offer in excess of 25 battlefields and …
Read More »Ono tells Xbox One owning Street Fighter fans that there’s plenty of time to save for a PS4
The producer of Street Fighter V has urged fans of the series who own an Xbox One to start saving for a PS4. The game’s PS4 and PC exclusivity was confirmed last December, and the publisher has subsequently confirmed that no iteration of the game will ever be available on …
Read More »Microsoft adds button remapping support for Xbox One standard wireless controller
Microsoft has announced the addition of button mapping support to standard Xbox One controllers. Aspromised last monthby the firm upon the arrival of the Xbox One Elite controller, the ability to customize button inputs isnow availablefor all Xbox One wireless controllers. The support does carry a few limitations, when compared …
Read More »Microsoft hits back at Sony’s game-sharing jibe with backwards compatibility video
Xbox One is now backwardly compatible with some Xbox 360 titles, and Microsoft is doing all it can to make the most of the positive PR. As spotted by VG247, a new video from Microsoft explaining how to play Xbox 360 games on the new console seems very much to …
Read More »The Xbox One strikes back
For all the criticism the Xbox One has received, it is evident that Microsoft is willing to listen to the fans and change its hardware to reflect what players want. From ditching its digital-only strategy to removing Kinect from the package, Xbox has responded to the demands of its fans. …
Read More »Microsoft sees Xbox One controller sales spike in 2015
Microsoft’s first-party controller revenue has shot up by two-thirds during 2015, according to GfK Chart-Track. The news follows the release of the premium Xbox One Elite Controller, which launched in late October for 120 and quickly sold out across the US and UK. Microsoft has said stock will remain in …
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