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The extent of the visual upgrade between Grand Theft Auto V on PS4 and PS3 has been detailed in a new video. As compiled by Eurogamer, the demo video released at E3 suggests a significant upgrade has been applied to the game, with better texture resolution, a sharp increase in …
Read More »Xbox 360 strength is partly to blame for PS4’s lead over Xbox One, Mehdi argues
The fact that gamers have been more satisfied with the Xbox 360 than PS3” is part of the reason why PS4 has so far outsold Xbox One. That’s according to chief marketing and strategy officer Yusuf Mehdi, who has told Forbes that there are three reasons he can identify for …
Read More »Xbox One sold 1.2m in last quarter as Xbox revenue rises
Microsoft has said that it sold 1.2m Xbox One consoles in the quarter ending March 31st. The platform holder hasn’t said how many consoles it has sold in total. In January when it said it had shipped 3.9m Xbox Ones and then last week it said that number had climbed …
Read More »VIDEO: Konami releases Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes comparison
The various versions of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes have been compared in a new official video from Konami. The short show the PS4, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions in action and the additional details afforded by the next-gen power boost. It was confirmed earlier this week …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV hits 10m, is failing to match AC3’s pace
Ubisoft shipped 10m copies of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag by the end of 2013, the company has confirmed. However, as CVG notes, by the same stage in its life predecessor Assassin’s Creed 3 had seen over 12m units shipped. However, the company added that sales of ACIV have been …
Read More »AMD claims Mantle offers up to 45% performance boost over DirectX
Upcoming PC API Mantle could offer even bigger performance gains over DirectX than previously thought. WCCFtech reports that when tested on hardware running AMD’s new A8-7600 APU EA shooter Battlefield 4 saw a massive 45 per cent performance boost using Mantle compared to Microsoft’s DirectX. Of course it’s unlikely that …
Read More »ACIV: Black Flag and Battlefield 4 pip COD: Ghosts in social media wars
The latest social media research from Way To Blue suggests that Call of Duty: Ghosts is lagging behind the competition in terms of social media buzz. The agency, which bases its findings on data gathered using an algorithm based on both social conversation search queries and proprietary methodology, measured both …
Read More »VIDEO: Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag compared on PS3 and PS4
Reviewers have heaped praise on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, which has arrived on some formats today. Stores opened their doors last night for the release of the game on Xbox 360 and PS3. The game’s ‘second’ release will arrive on November 22nd when it is released for PS4, …
Read More »UK Grand Theft Auto V prices are the cheapest in Europe
Gamers on the continent have faced paying up to 42 per cent more for their copies of Grand Theft Auto V than those buying it in the UK. That’s according to Idealo, which found that pre-order prices for the game across Europe suggest UK gamers have actually got it pretty …
Read More »VIDEO: How does Wind Waker HD compare to the original?
A new video has offered a direct comparison between the 1080p visuals offered by The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD and the GameCube original. Wind Waker HD is released in the UK for Wii U on October 4th. It was already a visually stunning game, so the jump to …
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