Now that Watch Dogs is finally coming out, we are learning more about the game's development cycle and the trials the developers went through to get to this point. One of those trials was the 2012 E3 reveal which as it turns out, wasn't actually supposed to happen. According to …
Read More »Xbox One Cloud, Kinect and Smartglass details
Earlier this year at E3 Microsoft made a big deal out of the Xbox One's cloud integration; it was the highlight of the new system. Since then a lot of policies and features have been changed but it looks like the cloud is still going to play a big part …
Read More »Microsoft attempts to calm fears over Xbox One live bans
It's been surprising, considering how much of a public opinion beating that Microsoft has taken in the past few weeks over its Xbox One console, that it hasn't done more damage control – but it seems to be doing some now. Major Nelson has announced that even if you get …
Read More »New 1080p HD version of Oculus Rift shown at E3
Like Avatar and 3D technology, the Oculus Rift has got us all excited about virtual reality once again. It had its hey day in the early 90s with Lawnmower Man and again to some extent with the release of The Matrix, but like 3D, it's never really been something that …
Read More »Sony president confirms PS4 region free, upgradeable HDD
While Sony might be riding on a wave of good publicity from its announcements at E3, Twitter has also been abuzz from comments made by the president of Sony Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, who said that the console would be region free. It was a simple tweet, but those are …
Read More »Gamers declare Sony as E3 champion
We talked about it since the original reveal of PS4 features and games, we carried on talking about it when Microsoft showed us the Xbox One and we've been talking about it off and on until yesterday: which would come out on top at E3, the Xbox One or the …
Read More »Here’s how much the new Xbox One is going to cost
$499 in the US. 499 euros in the EU £429 in the UK. I know we always have to pay a little more for things, but really? For those who don't fancy Google converting those currencies, here's the breakdown: we're getting screwed. $499 works out at about £320. This is …
Read More »Despite bad press, Xbox One pre-orders beating out PS4
Even though Microsoft has been hammered with bad press for its Xbox One console over the past few weeks, it's still managing to beat out the much more favourably viewed PlayStation 4 in pre-orders, according to a new report from Amazon.co.uk. First there was the fact that Microsoft just loved …
Read More »Sony’s Kaz Hirai says PS4 is at heart, a games console
It's been a long time since games consoles were solely about playing games. Since they started adding CD playing functions, consoles have been more than just a tool for gunning down digital enemies, but you'd have been forgiven with the recent Xbox One reveal for thinking that nobody uses them …
Read More »PS4 teaser shows blurry console, coming at E3
The PS4, as we all expected, will be making its big debut at E3 this year. Microsoft is of course jumping the gun and getting in its next-Xbox unveiling tomorrow, so just to remind you that Sony is waiting in the wings, it's released a teaser video that shows blurry …
Read More »Ouya’s E3 appearance is an odd one too
Last Friday we heard how Nintendo was going to be holding mini-E3s around the US at Best Buy stores, showing off unreleased Wii U games to the public as well as or instead of the journos at the actual event. Ouya are doing something a bit different too. Its E3 …
Read More »Nintendo doing things a little different at E3
By… not doing things at E3. This is of course not too much of a surprise, as Nintendo did tell us it wouldn't be doing a big reveal at this year's E3 and would instead by hosting a lot of smaller events, but this one is a pretty smart one. …
Read More »Nintendo not holding conference at E3
Nintendo has announced that it has no plans to run a press conference this year at the E3 expo, despite it being one of the biggest public outings for gaming firms this year. This is counter to the usual trend of a Tuesday showing off of new Nintendo hardware and …
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