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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:22 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.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:13 BST

Xbox One: Kinect 2′s visual DRM functions found in patent file – report

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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.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:02 BST

Battlefield 4: deluxe edition detailed, contents inside

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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:46 BST

Xbox One: pre-owned game activation to cost around £35 – report

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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.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:27 BST

Joe Danger & Joe Danger 2: The Movie coming to Steam, first pics inside

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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:16 BST

Ninja Theory revealing ‘something new’ today

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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:08 BST

Project X Zone: ‘A lethal surprise’ demo on 3DS now, second demo coming June 27

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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:25 BST

GRID 2: £125,000 Mono Edition comes with an actual car

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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:01 BST

Wii U sales jump on Amazon UK following Xbox One reveal

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Wii U sales have rocketed on Amazon UK following Microsoft’s unveiling of the Xbox One.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 09:52 BST

GRID 2 footage shows Okutama ‘Face-Off’ event

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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.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 09:48 BST

PS4: 2013 launch confirmed by newspaper ad

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PlayStation 4 will indeed launch in 2013, according to a newspaper advert published today.

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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:51 BST

Star Wars: Visceral Games hiring senior producer for next-gen project

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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:40 BST

Forza 5: official Xbox One box-art revealed, Top Gear to return

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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:29 BST

Deciphering Dark Souls 2′s ‘accessibility’

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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:12 BST

EA plans to publish on current generation consoles through to 2017

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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 07:58 BST

Kinect for Windows will be available in 2014

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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?

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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

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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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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 06:37 BST

XSEED announce E3 games lineup

XSEED Games has announced its lineup for E3 next month. Grasshopper Manufacture’s Killer is Dead and GungHo Online’s Ragnarok Odyssey Ace are included in the publishers list.
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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 06:25 BST

Arguments begin for 38 Studios collapse

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A year after the closure of 38 Studios, A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has begun hearing arguments over a motion to have the case dismissed by the defendants.
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