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Techland’s fantasy battler Hellraid has officially gone next-gen. The game was announced last year for PS3 and Xbox 360 but has now been confirmed instead for release on PS4, Xbox One and PC some time later this year. It’s powered by the same engine behind Techland’s other upcoming first person …
Read More »McGee: Xbox One will fail in China
Developer American McGee has described Microsoft’s decision to release Xbox in China as a ‘blunder’. China-based McGee, the creator of titles such as Alice: Madness Returns and Bad Day LA, is the second vocal critic of the strategy after analyst Piers Harding-Rolls said yesterday that success was not guaranteed” in …
Read More »Exclusive IP remains a key strategy for Xbox
With a decent line-up of exclusive games both already available and on the way, it’s perhaps no surprise, of course. But Xbox boss Phil Spencer has stressed once again that the development, publishing and availability of exclusive games on Xbox One is an actively pursued strategy at Microsoft. Exclusive games …
Read More »Xbox boss confirms Microsoft is working on virtual reality
Phil Spencer has said that the virtual reality revolution may indeed finally be upon us. Furthermore, speaking to Forbes the Xbox boss confirmed that Microsoft has been toying with the tech for some time, although any official announcement sounds way off. Virtual reality is a really interesting area, especially for …
Read More »GAME offering next-gen trade-in deals this bank holiday weekend
A bank holiday trade-in deal at GAME is offering either PS4 or Xbox One at a discount. The retailer is offering 100 trade-in for either a 250GB or 320GB PS3 console with five games, meaning a new PS4 can be had for 249.99. Those who take advantage will also get …
Read More »Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes confirmed, adds PS4 and Xbox One
Disney has officially announced Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes as the next iteration of the company’s popular toy and game hybrid franchise. The second coming of Infinity was originally spotted in a teaser trailer earlier this month that apparently arrived a bit ahead of schedule. 2.0 features six characters …
Read More »Xbox One heading to China in September
Release will mark first official Xbox launch in country
Read More »Amazing Spider-Man 2 here to stay on Xbox One and 360
Microsoft has confirmed that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is now officially available on both Xbox consoles in the US. The game appeared digitally on Xbox Live yesterday – that’s despite being delayed indefinitely earlier this month for reasons that were never revealed. Activision said at the time that it was …
Read More »Xbox One wins Chinese console race – September launch confirmed
Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One will launch in China this September. It looks like it will be the first console from ‘the big three’ to arrive in the potentially lucrative territory since the Chinese government lifted its ban on foreign made game consoles. BesTV New Media is the …
Read More »No Hearthstone for consoles as attention focuses on Android version
Blizzard’s epically popular PC, Mac and iPad title Hearthstone is unlikely to appear on consoles in the near future. "It’s not something we’re actually looking at right now," Hearthstone production director Jason Chayes told Eurogamer. We feel like we have our hands full in the short term with getting onto …
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