Xbox One: out later this year – all news here
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 07:46 BST
Microsoft announced Xbox One today, confirming the system won’t require an always-on Internet connection, despite many rumors to the contrary. Get a breakdown of everything that happened during the reveal below.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 10:01 BST
Battlefield 3: double XP event this weekend, details inside
Battlefield 3 developer DICE has announced another double XP weekend event, kicking off tomorrow.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 09:55 BST
Need for Speed: next-gen screen suggests PS4, Xbox One reveal
Need for Speed could be heading towards some king of next-gen announcement for PS4 and Xbox One, following a screenshot teaser on the series’ Australian Facebook hub.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 09:31 BST
Xbox One will not support Xbox 360 peripherals, Microsoft confirms
Xbox One will not support old Xbox 360 controllers or other devices, a Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed in a statement issued this morning.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 09:18 BST
Xbox One: was it a solid reveal? VG247 webcast inside
Xbox One was unveiled last night at Microsoft’s Redmond campus, and now we’ve had time to sleep on it, Pat, Brenna and Dave have discussed the reveal, the console’s features, always-online, preowned and much more. Watch our banter here.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 09:22 BST
Samurai Warrior producer promoted to Executive Vice President of Tecmo Koei
Hisashi Koinuma, the producer of many Omega Force games such as Samurai Warrior, Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage, One Piece: Pirate Warriors and Pokemon Conquest has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Tecmo Koei Games.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 08:15 BST
Who the devil..? Diablo III one-year anniversary infographic
An infographic depicting many statistics from Diablo III in the last year has been posted on the Battle.net site in celebration of the first anniversary of the game.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 07:45 BST
World of Warcraft Escalation patch
Patch 5.3, or Escalation, for World of Warcraft is available today delivering many additions. A new Battleground called Deepwind Gorge as well as a new Arena, The Tiger’s Peak, are included along with new scenarios Battle on the High Seas, Blood in the Snow, Dark Heart of Pandaria and The Secrets of Ragefire.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 07:28 BST
Kinect will make its way to PC
Ben Kilgore, corporate vice president of interactive entertainment business has confirmed that the next-gen Kinect will be available on Windows PC at some stage.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 07:32 BST
No separation for Live Arcade, Indie and Retail games on Xbox One
Microsoft’s Studios corporate vice president Phil Harrison has stated that there will be no separation between game distribution channels with Xbox One.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 07:09 BST
Xbox One Kinect is always on and listening
As more and more details are released and clarified by Microsoft regarding the specification of the Xbox One features and functionality, it has been revealed that the microphone for Xbox One’s Kinect will always be on.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 07:09 BST
PlayStation store update for the US
The US PlayStation store has posted a rather larger update, listing full games, ultimate editions, a preorder, some savings and bundles.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 06:05 BST
GDC Europe announce more talks for design and business tracks
The organisers of GDC Europe have announced more talks for the event in August. As part of the design and business tracks, the new talks will take place from Monday 19 August through to Wednesday 21 August. These additions will be talks from Steven Masters on Assassin’s Creed III’s design, Don Daglow on the ‘treasures and traps’ of next-gen and Epic’s James Brown on empowering the player in storytelling.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 07:10 BST
Join Major Nelson for a chat on Xbox One
Following the recent online discussion regarding the technical side of Xbox One, Major Nelson has announced he will be taking some questions in a live Yahoo! chat. Details can be found on Majornelson.com.
The chat will use Covert It Live and will automatically go live on his site. It will start on Wednesday at 4p ET/ 1p PT/ 9p UK time.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 04:27 BST
Ghost in the machine! Features of CoD:Ghosts
Adding to the big announcements, information for Call of Duty’s next-gen installment in the franchise has started to emerge today. Following leaks of the name and a teaser trailer in the past weeks, Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Ghosts is developed on a new engine which will add features such as exponential polygons and mocapped dogs.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 03:15 BST
Rare franchise slated for Xbox One to appear at E3
Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer has announced that historic IP from veteran developer Rare Ltd. may make an appearance at E3 this year.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 02:59 BST
Xbox One designers discuss the console’s architecture
In the wake of Microsoft’s Xbox One announcement, a group of technical specialists, hosted by Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb, dissected the hardware and software capabilities of the upcoming console.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 07:44 BST
Is Microsoft committing to too much with Xbox One?
With Microsoft’s Xbox One now unveiled, many are thinking they have taken on more than they can handle and are heading in a direction that could estrange the gamers. Several leading games analysts are now commenting, with varied opinions.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 01:24 BST
Sony stocks rise following today’s announcements
Although perhaps somewhat overshadowed by the Xbox One announcement, Sony’s PS4 presentation combined with the response to the Xbox One has sent Sony’s share price up.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 00:47 BST
EA celebrates 30th anniversary of first games shipped
20 May 2013 marked the 30th anniversary of the first games EA ever shipped. In a San Francisco warehouse back in 1983, all of the then EA employees, including programmers and the marketing department, all came together to pack the first five EA games to be released and ship them off to stores selling Commodore 64 games.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 00:26 BST
Former EA boss confident in next gen-consoles
John Riccitiello, former EA boss believes that PS4 and Xbox One will both be successful, saying, “I believe that console gaming is going to explode on the scene of consumer electronics with this next generation of consoles.”
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