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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:16 BST

Xbox’s next generation was shown only as a concept in Seattle yesterday, as the truth of Microsoft’s multi-media intention. Wait for E3 to judge its games component, says Patrick Garratt.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 17:11 BST

EA to reveal more on FIFA 14 and Star Wars at E3

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EA has said it plans to reveal more on FIFA 14 and its Star Wars games in the works during E3 next month.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 16:29 BST

Best of PlayStation Network, Vol. 1 contains four games, releases in June

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Sony has announced the Best of PlayStation Network collections are in the works and Volume One, which contains four PSN exclusive games, will be the first to release in June.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 16:19 BST

Microsoft working with “partners to support the second hand market,” says Mattrick

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Due to yesterday’s confusion surrounding how often Xbox One requires users to connect to the Internet, and whether used games will indeed be supported the way we’re used to, Microsoft’s president of interactive entertainment, Don Mattrick, has tried to alleviate some of the misconceptions surrounding the firm’s new all-in-one device.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 17:50 BST

Xbox One: indie devs can’t self-publish through XBLA, XBLIG channel being done away with

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Like Xbox 360 before it, independent developers won’t be able to self-publish titles through Xbox Live on Xbox One, Microsoft has confirmed. In fact, the marketplace on Xbox One will no longer contain separate channels for Xbox Live Arcade and XBL Indie Games.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 15:22 BST

Summon Night 5 tops Media Create charts, hardware still down in Japan

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Summon Night 5 debuted on the Media Create charts at number one in Japan, knocking Tomodachi Collection: New Life off it’s cushy spot for the time being. The Namco title moved 105,511 units on PSP. Hardware was down again this week. You can get both charts below.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 16:21 BST

EU PS Store and Plus update, May 22 – Men’s Room Mayhem, Ratchet & Clank QForce, more

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Sony has updated the European end of the PS Store and PS Plus with 50% off Men’s Room Mayhem for Plusers, MotoGP 13 pre-orders, a demo for Call Of Juarez: Gunslinger, Far Cry 3′s Free Map Editor, and the availability of DC Universe Online Ultimate Edition. The Red Son skin pack and Red Son Scenario Unlock for Injustice: Gods Among Us is also available alongside Batgirl and the Killing Joke Skin Pack.

There’s plenty more below the break.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:57 BST

Battlefield 4 single-player campaign detailed a bit more by executive producer

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DICE executive producer Patrick Bach is featured in the Battlefield 4 dev chat below, and in it he discusses the shooter’s single player campaign.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 15:32 BST

WildStar: Settler and Scientist content detailed with videos

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Carbine Studios has released additional information on WildStar’s two remaining Paths: Scientist and Settler. Paths have been incorporated into character creation as well as integrated into the core gameplay. You can see how this works in the videos below as you get to know the Scientist and Settler a bit better. There’s some screenshots below in as well. Wildstar is expected later this year and you can sign up for the beta here.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:41 BST

Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition announced for PC, exclusive screenshots

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Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition for PC has bee announced by Warner, which also sent us two exclusive screenshots of the fighter on its new platform.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:29 BST

Metro: Last Light Season Pass now available, upcoming DLC detailed

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Information on Metro: Last Light’s Season Pass and upcoming DLC has been announced by Deep Silver.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:17 BST

Ryse confirmed as Xbox One title per Crytek website

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Ryse is an Xbox One exclusive, according to an update on Crytek’s website.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:07 BST

Xbox One proves “Microsoft has a capable platform in the living room battle” – analyst

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With the reveal of Xbox One yesterday, analysts have been weighing in on Microsoft’s all-in-one machine, with Colin Sebastian calling it a “possible contender” in the living room battle.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 13:25 BST

Xbox One: TV, sports, Call of Duty

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Missed the Xbox One reveal yesterday? Catch up quickly with the edited highlights video after the break. As I said…

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 13:08 BST

Battlefield 4: is this the Xbox One & PS4 pack art?

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Battlefield 4 developer DICE has opened Xbox One and PS4 pre-orders for its shooter, and may have given us our first look at what game boxes for both formats might look like.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:59 BST

Call of Duty Ghosts: Hirshberg talks dynamic MP maps, plot & cross-gen development

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Call of Duty: Ghosts was revealed last night at Microsoft’s Xbox One event, and since then Activision’s Eric Hirshberg has spilled many beans about what to expect from Infinity Ward’s cross-gen shooter. He also confirmed the game would release within the Xbox One’s launch window.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:22 BST

Battlefield 4 gets 3 new screens: explosions, forests & soldiers

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Battlefield 4 has received a trio of new screens, care of developer DICE. They show a big explosive fireball, two soliders talking and a man walking through a detailed forest.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:09 BST

Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded delayed after being brought forward

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Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded has been delayed after developer Replay Games brought it forward a few weeks ago.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:16 BST

Xbox One: a new direction, an honest mission

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Xbox’s next generation was shown only as a concept in Seattle yesterday, as the truth of Microsoft’s multi-media intention. Wait for E3 to judge its games component, says Patrick Garratt.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:00 BST

PSN Europe gets massive PS3 fighting game sale, full price list here

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Sony has published details of a huge fighting game sale on PSN, fierce dragon-punching money off the price of many PS3 brawlers from now until June 5.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 11:52 BST

Freedom Wars: PS Vita exclusive previewed in Famitsu, 8-player battles confirmed

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Freedom Wars developer Sony Japan Studio has discussed the ins and outs of its PS Vita exclusive with Famitsu. The game formally known as ‘Panopticon’ will support eight-player squads and a slew of augmented reality functions.

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