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PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console in America in July, but Xbox One sales climbed 44 per cent compared with July 2014. Sales of video game hardware rose two per cent year-on-year to $202.1m. Incidentally,PS4 and Xbox One sales are 50 per cent higher than PS3 and 360 sales were …
Read More »EA ‘investigating’ adding Xbox 360 games to EA Access catalogue
Backwards-compatible Xbox 360 titles could be added to EA Access in the future, the publisher has said. The paid subscription service currently offers a selection of Xbox One titles each month. Among this month’s selection is Dragon Age: Inquisition, leading one Twitter user to ask whether the offering could be …
Read More »GAME posts strong H2 despite hardware decline
GAME has increased its gross margins for the second half of its financial year As a result, it expects its full year financials to fall in line with expectations. GAME says it has improved its margins and is enjoying a profitable period, despite a decline in hardware revenues. Sales of …
Read More »Competitive Call of Duty switches from Xbox to PlayStation
Sony’s new marketing tie-up with Activision’s Call of Duty will extend to the eSports arena. Having enjoyed a marketing partnership with Xbox for many years (which included a timed exclusivity period on all DLC), Sony announced at E3 that it was now the game’s official partner. As well as the …
Read More »Crackdown 3’s destructible world restricted to multiplayer
The highly impressive 100% destructible world of Microsoft’s Xbox One exclusive Crackdown 3 will be limited to the game’s online multiplayer mode. The technology was showcased at Gamescom this week, but relies on the extra processing power of the cloud to make it all possible. As a result, the environment …
Read More »Dovetail Games announces Xbox partnership
Train Simulator firm Dovetail Games has announced a deal with Microsoft to bring some of its future games to Xbox One and Windows 10. The UK developer plans to bring its new Train Simulator title, Dovetail Games Fishing and Dovetail Games Flight Simulator to Microsoft’s platforms as a part of …
Read More »Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition revealed for fall release
Moon Studio’s hit platform adventure game Ori and the Blind Forest is getting a Definitive Edition, complete with a new expansion. Microsoft’s Larry Hryb, better known as Major Nelson, announced on Twitter that the expansion content is coming to Windows 10 and Xbox One later this year.” Gematsu further reports …
Read More »Mega Man Legacy Collection arrives this month
Mega Man Legacy Collection will land later this month on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The six game compilation will launch digitally on August 25thon Xbox Live, PSN and (presumably) Steam for $14.99. Beyond playing Mega Man 1-6 in HD, players can also collect a wide variety of high-resolution scans …
Read More »Xbox One DVR requires an external hard drive
The new DVR functionality for Xbox One comes with a major caveat – it will only work with consoles fitted out with an external hard drive. The TV recording, pausing and streaming functionality was announced during the Xbox Gamescom 2015 press conference, but no mention was made of the additional …
Read More »VIDEO: See Crackdown 3’s 100% destructible world in action
Microsoft’s cloud-powered destructible environments in Crackdown could be the next big next-gen evolution if they deliver on the pitch shown in this live demonstration. The game got a 2016 release date at the Xbox Gamescom 2015 press briefing on Tuesday, when Microsoft also revealed that the title will make use …
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