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The sale of games consoles is to be rolled out across the whole of China, it is claimed. Bloomberg reports that the trial period of selling console’s in the Shanghai free trade zone has been deemed a success, and local governments have now been instructed to draft rules to facilitate …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline multiplayer beta begins next week
The open multiplayer beta run for Battlefield Hardline kicks off next week, EA has announced. The open beta period will begin February 3rd and conclude February 8th. Those dates are good across all platforms hosting the event: PC, PS3, PS4 Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The pre-release content will include …
Read More »6.6m Xbox consoles sold during Q4
Microsoft says it shifted 6.6m Xbox consoles during the last quarter of 2014. The platform holder did not say how many of these were Xbox Ones or Xbox 360s, however. In the UK, Xbox One topped the console rankings in November. But didn’t in October or December – those months …
Read More »Microsoft pondering gaming uses for HoloLens
Newly-unveiled technology could find its way to Xbox One and PC
Read More »Microsoft considering HoloLens support for Xbox One, PC
Microsoft announced HoloLens last week as a standalone device, but the company is exploring the possibility of its integration with PC and its Xbox One console as well. In an interview with Polygon, Xbox boss Phil Spencer explained how a successful launch on its own would almost certainly present scenarios …
Read More »A fresh apocalypse: Remastering Rebellion’s Zombie Army
Rebellion's CEO, co-founder and creative director Jason Kingsley talks us through the process of bringing its popular Sniper Elite spin-off to consoles
Read More »Microsoft investigating PC to Xbox One streaming
It looks like the game streaming properties of Windows 10 will swing both ways. It has already been revealed that the new operating system will allow the streaming of Xbox One games to PC, but now Microsoft has said that it is also working on allowing the streaming of PC …
Read More »Evil Within co-dev bringing Realtime’s APB to consoles
The Workshop Entertainment and publisher Deep Silver porting MMO to PS4 and Xbox One
Read More »Xbox One Japan sales slump to 300 units over past week
Xbox One sales hit a new low in Japan last week, selling just 300 units within the time frame. Games Industry calls attention to the abysmal figure, along with the fact that the console has been the tenth best (lowest) selling device on Media Create’s hardware chart for two straight …
Read More »Deep Silver is bringing APB to PS4 and Xbox One
Realtime Worlds’ online action title APB is making the jump from PC to consoles. Deep Silver is bringing a new version of the free-to-play PC game to PS4 and Xbox One in Q2 2015. The console release is being developed by Evil Within co-developer The Workshop Entertainment. It will be …
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