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Square Enix is rumoured to be readying a PS4 and Xbox One release for Sleeping Dogs. CVG reports that ShopTo was earlier carrying listings for Sleeping Dogs HD on both next-gen consoles, although they have since been removed. The game had a PS4, Xbox One and PC release date of …
Read More »Destiny PC port ‘a heavy point of discussion’ at Activision
Hopes for a PC port of Bungie’s upcoming shooter Destiny appear to be very much alive. "It is [a good fit], and it’s something we’re talking about and looking at very carefully, and obviously it makes a lot of sense with the genre and the type of game it is," …
Read More »Reggie: Wii U beating Xbox One in three-horse next-gen console race
Wii U is currently battling it out for first place in the next-gen console war, according to Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime. The dirty little secret is if you look at life-to-date numbers, between Sony and Nintendo they’d be pretty close in terms of PS4 vs. Wii U, with Xbox …
Read More »Kinect-less Xbox One SKU will lead to HIGHER Kinect sales, Spencer argues
Microsoft’s decision to drop Kinect from the new 349 Xbox One SKU will actually increase the number of Kinect units sold. That’s according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who told Polygon: "This might seem backwards, but I believe the decision we made to allow people to buy Xbox One without …
Read More »Payday 2 coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Another current-gen game is being re-released for Sony and Microsoft’s new consoles. This time around it is heist title Payday 2. Overkill Software and 505 Games announced that the crime title is headed to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Dubbed the Crimewave Edition, the new release comes with a slew …
Read More »Aaron Paul TV ad is turning on people’s Xbox Ones
Kinect is listening… and obeying the commands of Breaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman. A UK TV ad for Xbox One has reportedly been causing some users’ Xbox One consoles to turn on by themselves. It seems to happen at the moment Aaron Paul says ‘Xbox On’ to turn on his machine. …
Read More »GameStop: Kinect-less Xbox One ‘flying off the shelves’
Retailer GameStop has suggested that the latest cut-price Xbox One bundle is selling well. Microsoft’s 349/$399 SKU for the first time doesn’t include the Kinect 2.0 camera and as a result is 50/$100 cheaper than the bundle that does include Kinect. It went on sale on June 9th. "They went …
Read More »EA: Titanfall is the best selling Xbox One game to date
Titanfall is the top selling title for Xbox One lifetime to date, according to Electronic Arts’ Peter Moore. Speaking with Game Informer, EA’s chief operating officer explained that the game is attaching well to the new console’s growing install base – though declined to state any specific figures. "Sales are …
Read More »Happy Wars heading to Xbox One
Toylogic’s free-to-play online multiplayer title Happy Wars is on its way to Xbox One, Microsoft announced this week during its E3 press briefing. The game combines RPG and strategy mechanics, offering a short single player campaign along with up to 15 on 15 battles in multiplayer. A release window for …
Read More »Final Fantasy Type-0 and Agito headed to the West
Final Fantasy Type-0 and Agito are finally coming to Europe and America. The former will be coming out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as an HD remaster, while the latter is headed to iOS and Android. Type-0 came out in Japan back in 2011 for PSP. It was originally …
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