Deciphering Dark Souls 2′s ‘accessibility’
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:29 BST
Dark Souls 2′s very existence has Stace Harman rather delighted, but he questions whether making the game more accessible might rob it of its appeal.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Dark Souls 2, From Software
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:49 BST
Xbox One: Call of Duty Ghosts to support Kinect voice commands
Call of Duty: Ghosts will support Kinect voice commands on Xbox One, Activision’s Eric Hirshberg has confirmed. It’s not yet clear if you can ‘bark’ orders at the dog, but we can hope.
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Posted in: Shooter, Xbox One
Tags: Call of Duty: Ghosts, Eric Hirshberg, kinect
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:37 BST
Destiny may release on PC, considering cross-platform saves
Destiny developer Bungie has assured PC gamers that it is looking at the format and that it is also considering the possibility of cross-platform saves for its MMO shooter. Don’t get too excited, as nothing is concrete yet.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:24 BST
Xbox One: Microsoft aims for 1 billion lifetime sales, 100 million Xbox 360 units
Microsoft’s senior vice president of Interactive Entertainment Business Yusuf Mehdi has stated that given the broad multimedia focus of Xbox One, there’s no reason why it can’t shift between 400 million and 1 billion consoles in its lifetime. He said the company is also angling for 100 million Xbox 360 console sales in the next five years.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:30 BST
Xbox One: Kinect 2′s visual DRM functions found in patent file – report
Xbox One will come bundled with Microsoft’s new Kinect sensor bar, and a new patent filed by the company suggests the device will impose certain DRM restrictions based on who it sees in the room, and more.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:02 BST
Battlefield 4: deluxe edition detailed, contents inside
Battlefield 4 will get a deluxe edition on PS3 and Xbox 360, UK retailer GAME has confirmed. It’s getting a limited run and comes with bonus goodies inside.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 4, Battlefield 4: China Rising, dice
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:46 BST
Xbox One: pre-owned game activation to cost around £35 – report
Xbox One has already caused a deal of confusion surrounding the use of pre-owned games, and on top of having to pay a fee to play used games, it seems that Microsoft and publishers will get a cut of each used sale at retail too.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:27 BST
Joe Danger & Joe Danger 2: The Movie coming to Steam, first pics inside
Joe Danger developer Hello Games is bringing its original stunt racer and the sequel to Steam. We’ve got the first details and screens inside.
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Posted in: PC, Racing, Steam
Tags: Hello Games, Joe Danger, joe danger 2: the movie, Sean Murray
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:16 BST
Ninja Theory revealing ‘something new’ today
Ninja Theory has teased that it’s going to reveal something new today, and while the logical assumption is a DmC: Devil May Cry sequel, it could literally be anything.
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Posted in: Fighter
Tags: ninja theory
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:08 BST
Project X Zone: ‘A lethal surprise’ demo on 3DS now, second demo coming June 27
Project X Zone developer Namco Bandai has launched a European demo for its Sega and Capcom crossover brawler. The demo has been detailed this morning, along with confirmation that a second demo is coming next month.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Capcom, Fighter, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, Sega
Tags: Project X Zone
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:25 BST
GRID 2: £125,000 Mono Edition comes with an actual car
GRID 2 developer Codemasters has unveiled a one-off ‘Mono Edition’ for its incoming racer. It costs £125,000, includes a copy of the game and, well, an actual honest-to-god car.
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Posted in: Codemasters, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: GRID 2, GRID 2: Mono Edition
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:01 BST
Wii U sales jump on Amazon UK following Xbox One reveal
Wii U sales have rocketed on Amazon UK following Microsoft’s unveiling of the Xbox One.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 09:52 BST
GRID 2 footage shows Okutama ‘Face-Off’ event
GRID 2 developer Codemasters has release more gameplay footage for its incoming racer. This time the clip shows a high-speed ‘Face-Off’ event in Okutama. The game hits PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 across North America from May 28, and across Europe from May 31.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 09:48 BST
PS4: 2013 launch confirmed by newspaper ad
PlayStation 4 will indeed launch in 2013, according to a newspaper advert published today.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:51 BST
Star Wars: Visceral Games hiring senior producer for next-gen project
EA is currently hiring for a senior producer to work on the Star Wars IP at Visceral Games. Whatever the studio is working on, it has been confirmed as a next-gen title.
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Posted in: EA
Tags: star wars, visceral games
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:40 BST
Forza 5: official Xbox One box-art revealed, Top Gear to return
Forza Motorsport 5′s pack-art has been revealed by Microsoft, and with it, the design of Xbox One’s packaging. Check out the shot here.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Platform holders, Racing, Xbox One
Tags: Forza Motorsport 5, Top Gear, turn 10
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:29 BST
Deciphering Dark Souls 2′s ‘accessibility’
Dark Souls 2′s very existence has Stace Harman rather delighted, but he questions whether making the game more accessible might rob it of its appeal.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Dark Souls 2, From Software
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:12 BST
EA plans to publish on current generation consoles through to 2017
CFO of EA, Blake Jorgensen, has said that the publisher plans to release games on the current generation of consoles at least through to 2017.
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Posted in: EA
Tags: Blake Jorgensen
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 07:58 BST
Kinect for Windows will be available in 2014
Another versions of Microsoft’s Kinect is in development for Windows and has been announced to release next year.
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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 07:38 BST
Want your name and profile in Watch Dogs?
Ubisoft is offering fans a chance to have their profile featured as a pedestrian in its upcoming Watch Dogs game.
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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 07:18 BST
Unity will be available on open-source platform Tizen
Unity Technologies have announces that its multi-platform engine will be available for the Linux-based Tizen OS which launches on devices later in the year.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: Tizen OS, unity
Xbox One: Call of Duty Ghosts to support Kinect voice commands