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Crystal Dynamics isometric action adventure game Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris will launch in December. Initially revealed last month at E3, IGN now reports the upcoming title will launch December 9th on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Temple of Osiris is the sequel to Lara Croft and …
Read More »Xbox One and Xbox 360 shipped 1.1m in quarter ending June 30th
Microsoft has confirmed that it shipped 1.1m combined units of the Xbox One and Xbox 360 in the three months ending June 30th. Crucially, what isn’t known are the precise numbers for Xbox One, nor how many of those units were actually sold. In the corresponding quarter last year prior …
Read More »Wii U purchase intent jumps 50% as PS4 falls post-E3
The number of consumers who say they plan on buying a Wii U doubled after E3 in June. That’s according to an IHS survey reported by Games Industry, which questioned 1,000 core gamers before and after the LA showcase. Prior to the show 14 per cent of respondents said they …
Read More »Dance Central Spotlight to launch with 10 tracks for $10
Xbox One Kinect title Dance Central Spotlight has been dated and priced by Microsoft. The Harmonix developed game will arrive digitally in the US on September 2nd priced at just $9.99. For the money users will get ten tracks, with others available for additional cash – 50 DLC extras will …
Read More »Clint Dempsey loses his Seattle Xbox logo for PS4 version of FIFA 15
American World Cup hero Clint Dempsey will don different kits on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of FIFA 15. That’s because Dempsey’s club team, the Seattle Sounders, is sponsored by Xbox – which obviously works well on the Xbox One release but may prove problematic on PS4. Therefore the …
Read More »August Xbox One update adds 3D Blu-ray support and remote downloads
Microsoft has outlined the additional functionality heading to Xbox One next month, and a big Blu-ray functionality boost features as part of it. The console’s August patch will add support for 3D Blu-ray movies – beating PS4, which itself is a big surprise considering the weight Sony put behind its …
Read More »Deep cuts at Xbox Europe as Nadella swings axe
Microsoft is making big cuts to its Xbox EMEA team, the firm has confirmed. It is part of the 18,000 redundancies that was announced yesterday by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. 12,500 of those will be from the firm’s Nokia division. A source told MCV last night that as many as …
Read More »GAME has sold out of the Destiny Ghost Edition on Xbox One
UK retailer GAME says it has sold out all of its available Destiny Ghost Edition units for Xbox One. The same version of PS4 is described as running out”. Does this point to greater popularity for the title on Xbox One? Its many associations with PlayStation will certainly have Sony …
Read More »Star Citizen dev costs second only to Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto, Roberts says
Having now hit $48m in crowdfunder backing, PC space sim Star Citizen can rightly claim to be rivalling console’s biggest triple-A spenders. In fact, creator Chris Roberts reckons his title will lag behind only Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto when it comes to raw dollar investment. Normally developers …
Read More »PS4 attracting higher Chinese interest than Xbox One
A survey conducted by a Chinese news outlet suggests that PS4 is attracting more buyer interest than Xbox One. Kotaku reports that of the 6,488 Chinese users who responded to a NetEase survey, 57.3 per cent said they would but a PS4. 19 per cent reckon they’ll keep buying hardware …
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