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Developer Infinity Ward cannot finish work on key elements of Call of Duty: Ghosts as it is yet to receive final next-gen hardware samples. Obviously we are in crazy early development and we will have to see how the consoles play out,” the game’s executive producer Mark Rubin told OPM. …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One are a "distraction" from gaming’s biggest growth areas
All the noise surrounding the next-generation of consoles is a fantastic opportunity for investors to make big money from gaming. That’s the opinion of Kristian Segerstrale, former executive VP of EA’s digital business and current investment specialist. The next generation consoles are doing a wonderful job at distracting the big …
Read More »EA: No next-gen FIFA 14 on PC because users have low-spec machines
It sounds like PC gamers may face a bit of a wait for true next-gen FIFA to be released on PC. The publisher disappointed the PC market when it confirmed that while the new Ignite engine will be used to power the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game, …
Read More »Audio middleware FMOD Studio gets PS4 support
Tech features mixing capabilities and built-in DSP effects
Read More »Microsoft pledges to keep new game RRPs static for Xbox One
Xbox One games will not cost more than Xbox 360 titles. That’s the pledge from Microsoft, with a rep telling Polygon that "I can confirm that Microsoft Studios games on Xbox One will be $59.99”. Which seems pretty definitive. For once it seems to be Sony that is being less …
Read More »Oddworld dev criticises Xbox One self-publishing policy
Studio granted licence to release New 'n' Tasty on console, but needs publisher to do so
Read More »Watch Dogs dev: Platform holders need to "listen to players"
A subtle dig at proposed next-gen restrictions or a casual observation about market strategy? Either way, these comments from the creative director of Watch Dogs, one of the hottest games of both this year’s and last year’s E3, are good food for thought. To me next generation will be what …
Read More »Sony: PS4 price quells notion console market is dying
Jack Tretton hopes competitive cost will challenge rising mobile sector
Read More »Guillemot: Next-gen dev costs to stay stable for first two years
But budgets to rise quickly after as developers take full advantage of new hardware features
Read More »PS4 overtakes Xbox One in Amazon pre-order charts
What a difference a day makes. Having yesterday been told by Amazon that Xbox One was tracking narrowly ahead of PS4 in the Amazon pre-order charts, this morning has brought with it a change of fortunes. Keen observers of the situation on Twitter this morning have pointed out to MCV …
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