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Sega has lifted the curtain on a brand new look for iconic mascot Sonic the Hedgehog. The makeover comes as the publisher reveals new cartoon Sonic Boom, which is also to receive an associated game (a prequel, no less) on Wii U and 3DS. Interesting it’s being developed by US …
Read More »GAME’s next-gen redesign
Do we need High Street shops? It’s a legitimate question, particularly following a year where digital games made more money than boxed ones (according to the latest estimates, at least). If the future of this industry is in downloads, or streaming, or some combination of the two, how can a …
Read More »OXM gets new name and new look ahead of Xbox One launch
The UK’s best-selling video game magazine will be relaunched in time for the arrival of Xbox One. Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine is being renamed Xbox: The Official Magazine and will receive its first redesign since 2005. It has a new logo and new features, while the magazine (which …
Read More »MICROSOFT: No price drop for the new Xbox 360
The new-look Xbox 360 will retail for the same price as the current machine. A redesigned version of the console has been rumoured for some time, but it was expected to arrive along with a cut in the machine’s selling price in order to target more price-conscious consumers. However the …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Redesigned Xbox 360 available NOW; World of Tanks announced
Microsoft has unveiled a redesign of the Xbox 360 that is available now. The new console mirrors the design aesthetic of the Xbox One. By available now” Microsoft presumably means in the coming days. And in America, although UK gamers shouldn’t have to wait too long. Furthermore, existing Xbox Live …
Read More »Ive’s iOS7 redesign could delay planned summer rollout
A complete overhaul of Apple’s iOS operating system could delay its rollout until later in the year. Bloomberg reports that the decision to instigate such a radical redesign – the first in the history of iOS – comes from Apple’s former hardware design chief and current software guru Jonathan Ive. …
Read More »Apple to skip iPhone 5S and release iPhone 6 this year?
Rumours suggest that Apple might drop its iPhone 5 design completely and launch a fully-redesigned iPhone later this year. PCR reports that app developers have noticed references to iPhone6,1” in their dev logs, as well as references to iOS 7. This is the same pattern that appeared before the announcement …
Read More »New-look PlayStation Store is now live in UK, across Europe
Sony has announced that the redesigned PlayStation Store is now live across Europe. The new-look digital storefront was supposed to roll out last week. And it did, for a while at least. However, a host of complaints from users including problems with account authentication and random crashes led to the …
Read More »Redesign incoming for PlayStation Store
Sony has unveiled a redesign for the PlayStation Store element of PSN. The whole storefront has been given an image-led overhaul as well as tweaks to the UI used to browse different sections such as games and movies. Game IP and characters will be used to spruce up the look …
Read More »New website for Music Week
MCV’s sister site Music Week, the globally renowned b2b media brand at the heart of the music industry, has unveiled a brand new version of its websitewww.musicweek.com. The much needed overhaul comes less than a year after the brand was acquired by independent trade publisher Intent Media and follows a …
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