Category Archives: Microsoft
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 21:32 BST
Microsoft may release a 1 vs 100 style game in some capacity with Xbox One
Phil Spencer has said Microsoft may return to a 1 vs 100 game in some capacity with Xbox One, as the company learned a lot from the XBL quiz game.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, Xbox Live, Xbox One
Tags: 1 vs. 100, Phil Spencer
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 21:23 BST
Call of Duty: Ghosts next-gen engine shown in side by side comparison video
Infinity Ward has released a video showing the tech differences between Call of Duty: Ghosts and Modern Warfare 3.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, PC, PS3, PS4, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Call od Duty, Call of Duty: Ghosts, CoD: Ghosts, Ghosrts, infinity ward
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 20:34 BST
Remedy to “create something new for Alan Wake when the time is right”
Remedy Entertainment boss Sam Lake has posted a video over on Humble Bundle, discussing why the team decided to create a new experience with Quantum Break instead of revisiting the Alan Wake IP for Xbox One.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, Microsoft, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: alan wake, Quantum Break, remedy entertainment, Sam Lake
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 22:16 BST
FIFA 14 Ultimate Team will be released on PS4 – EA rep
FIFA 14 Ultimate Team will be release on PS4 according to an EA representative’s comments to CVG.
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Posted in: Development, EA Sports, PS4, Sports, Xbox One
Tags: FIFA 14, FIFA 14 Ultimate Team
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 19:59 BST
Xbox One: “If you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards,” says Mattrick
Xbox One won’t be backwards compatible, and it’s not like anyone was expecting it to be, really; however, according to Microsoft’s Don Mattrick, such thinking is “backwards” anyway.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, Xbox One, hardware
Tags: backwards compatibility, Don Mattrick
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 18:17 BST
EA still developing Wii U titles, just not as many as on PS4, Xbox One
Electronic Arts hasn’t stopped making games for Wii U, it’s just not developing as many titles for it as with Microsoft and Sony consoles.
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Posted in: Development, EA, EA Sports, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Blake Jorgensen, Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet Media and Communications Conference
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 17:11 BST
EA to reveal more on FIFA 14 and Star Wars at E3
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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Posted in: Action, Development, E3 2013, EA, EA Sports, PC, PS3, PS4, Sports, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One
Tags: Blake Jorgensen, FIFA 14, frank gibeau, peter moore, star wars
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 16:19 BST
Microsoft working with “partners to support the second hand market,” says Mattrick
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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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: Don Mattrick, Xbox One always on, Xbox One used games
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 17:50 BST
Xbox One: indie devs can’t self-publish through XBLA, XBLIG channel being done away with
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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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One, indie
Tags: indies, Matt Booty, Xbox One indies
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 15:22 BST
Summon Night 5 tops Media Create charts, hardware still down in Japan
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.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:57 BST
Battlefield 4 single-player campaign detailed a bit more by executive producer
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.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:29 BST
Metro: Last Light Season Pass now available, upcoming DLC detailed
Information on Metro: Last Light’s Season Pass and upcoming DLC has been announced by Deep Silver.
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Posted in: Deep Silver, Koch, PC, PS3, Shooter, Steam, Xbox 360
Tags: 4A Games, last light, Metro, Metro: Last Light, Metro: Last Light DLC, Metro: Last Light Season Pass
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:17 BST
Ryse confirmed as Xbox One title per Crytek website
Ryse is an Xbox One exclusive, according to an update on Crytek’s website.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:07 BST
Xbox One proves “Microsoft has a capable platform in the living room battle” – analyst
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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Posted in: Microsoft, Trade, Xbox One
Tags: analyst, Colin Sebastian, Robert W. Baird & Co
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 13:25 BST
Xbox One: TV, sports, Call of Duty
Missed the Xbox One reveal yesterday? Catch up quickly with the edited highlights video after the break. As I said…
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: call of duty
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 13:08 BST
Battlefield 4: is this the Xbox One & PS4 pack art?
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.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:59 BST
Call of Duty Ghosts: Hirshberg talks dynamic MP maps, plot & cross-gen development
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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Posted in: PC, PS3, PS4, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Call of Duty: Ghosts, Eric Hirshberg, infinity ward
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:22 BST
Battlefield 4 gets 3 new screens: explosions, forests & soldiers
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.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 12:16 BST
Xbox One: a new direction, an honest mission
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.
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 11:38 BST
FIFA 14: Xbox One & PS4 will support EA Ignite engine, PC won’t
FIFA 14 will support EA Sports’ new Ignite engine on Xbox One and PS4, but PC gamers will miss out on the new tech, the studio has confirmed.
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Posted in: EA Sports, PS4, Xbox One
Tags: EA Sports Ignite, FIFA 14, Rob Hodson
Microsoft may release a 1 vs 100 style game in some capacity with Xbox One