Category Archives: PS4

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 10:34 BST

PS4 reveal has given PS Vita interest a “shot in the arm”, claims Gara

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PlayStation 4′s spotlight status at E3 has given interest in PS Vita a boost, Sony’s UK chief Fergal Gara has claimed. The exec has also touted the handheld’s position as a companion device for PS4 in a new interview, suggesting the two will grow increasingly symbiotic going into next-gen.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 09:54 BST

Murdered: Soul Suspect gameplay footage shows cases, powers and Dusk realm

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Murdered: Soul Suspect developer Airtight Games has showcased raw footage of the game running in a 15-minute video.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 09:47 BST

Final Fantasy 15: Nomura explains switch from Versus 13, talks next-gen leap

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Final Fantasy 15 was revealed as the new name for Final Fantasy 13 Versus at E3 last week, and director Tetsuya Nomura has revealed to Famitsu exactly what prompted the change.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 09:18 BST

Nintendo: competition from Xbox One and PS4 “puts no pressure on us at all”

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Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata may have just said that the company alone is to blame for poor Wii U sales, but Nintendo of America head Reggie Fils-Aime is towing an opposite line. He has stated that the company feels no pressure from Microsoft and Sony’s next-gen consoles, as Nintendo is targeting a different area of the market.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:20 BST

Red alert: Xbox One’s indie aversion is a serious risk

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Microsoft may find that its costliest Xbox One mistake is a refusal to embrace console indie development, warns Patrick Garratt.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 08:27 BST

Destiny: match-making, public areas and social interaction discussed by Bungie

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Destiny’s persistent world is full of online features running constantly in the background, but Bungie doesn’t necessarily see it as an MMO. Lead engineer Chris Butcher has discussed how the game’s match-making, public areas, dynamic events and social features work within its ambitious world.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:48 BST

Grasshopper Manufacture “heavily relying” on Unreal Engine 4

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Kilelr is Dead and Lollipop Chainsaw developer Grasshopper Manufacture is super keen on Unreal Engine 4, thanks to its cross-platform capabilities.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 01:35 BST

PlayStation boss pushing more “immediacy” for downloaded games

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Top PlayStation executives are hoping the PlayStation 4′s emphasis on decreased download times will help digital game sales reach their full potential.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 00:17 BST

PS4 first-party games to RRP at $59.99

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Sony has confirmed that first-party PlayStation 4 games will retail at $59.99, the same price as new PlayStation 3 releases.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 22:55 BST

Deep Down is not a sequel to Dragon’s Dogma

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Capcom has confirmed that its Panta Rhei demo Deep Down is not part of the Dragon’s Dogma franchise.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 20:57 BST

Dragon Age: Inquisition’s open-world is “pretty ambitious,” says BioWare GM

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Dragon Age: Inquisition’s open-world is “pretty ambitious,” according to BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 17:27 BST

Mad Max wasn’t the project God of War 2 lead Cory Barlog worked on at Avalanche

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Mad Max was not the Avalanche Studios project God of War 2 lead Cory Barlog worked on, according to the firm’s CEO Christofer Sundberg.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 16:46 BST

Infamous: Second Son rumored to have multiplayer, dev likes working on one thing at a time

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Sucker Punch co-founder and producer Brian Fleming has said even through the firm is a Sony studio, the firm prefers to work on one project at a time. In other news, Infamous: Second Son may contain multiplayer if new rumors prove true.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 18:34 BST

Sony: allowing used games on PS4 “creates value”

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SCEA CEO Jack Tretton told Bloomberg during E3 that Sony’s PS4 was built to “appeal to consumers,” worldwide and the ability to sell, share or trade disc-based games adds to the value of a console.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 15:34 BST

Warner a “believer in the Wii U,” console just “off to a slow start”

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president Martin Tremblay has said the firm is still confident in Wii U, it’s just the console got off to a slow start.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 15:18 BST

Fallout 4 shown behind-closed-doors at E3 – rumor

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Fallout 4 is the rumor du jour today, with Bubblenews reporting that Bethesda showed the game behind-closed-doors to select press at E3 last week. Follow through the break for more on this, along with your daily dose of salt.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 13:15 BST

Call of Duty Ghosts: next-gen AI development held-up by lack of final console tech

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Call of Duty: Ghosts is heading to PS4 and Xbox One some time after the game hits current-gen formats on November 5. However, Infinity Ward’s executive producer Mark Rubin has said that the creation of next-gen AI is taking longer than the game’s visuals due to the studio not having final consoles yet.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 18:34 BST

FIFA 14: next-gen build not hitting PC as users have low-spec machines

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FIFA 14 is heading to PC this year, but it won’t be powered by EA’s next-gen Ignite Engine. The reason, the publisher says, is that too many people still have low-spec rigs that can’t handle the PS4 and Xbox One version of the game.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 10:11 BST

Thief PS4: 33-minute presentation shows raw gameplay & mechanics

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Thief developer Eidos Montreal has published a 33-minute presentation of its next-gen stealth title running on PS4. The clip has insight from the team and plenty of gameplay to tide you over for now.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 08:09 BST

Mad Max petition calls for Australian voice actor

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Avalanche Studios’ Mad Max utilises an actor with an American accent, something which has disappointed fans of the Australian-grown film franchise. Ausgamers asked the developer about the choice and was told that the team wanted someone “generic”, so it has opened a petition to request an Australian actor be brought on board. You know what to do. Mad Max is coming to PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in 2014.