PS4 and Xbox One will ship about 10 million units combined by March, 2014, according to EA in its recent earnings call, as the games publisher affirms is bullishness on the next generation of consoles and its ability to invigorate the market. Read More »
Next Generation
Weekend Quencher 08/24/13 – We’re Getting Closer To Next-Gen
Have you seen Killzone: Shadowfall? It’s looking quite awesome, unlike anything we’ve seen before from a next-gen title. And that’s how it should be, especially being just three months away from the release of PS4 (and hopefully Xbox One), this is what I, and I’m sure many other gamers expected from their new system of choice. Anyway, it’s the weekend, ... Read More »
Next Xbox Will Focus On Being “Center Of Living Room”, Not All About Games
According to Braid developer Jonathan Blow, who recently showed off his new IP called “The Witness” at Sony’s PS4 reveal, the next Xbox from Microsoft will be more about being the “center of your living room”, as opposed to a dedicated games machine. Read More »
Thirsty Conversations: Who’s Ready To Sell Their Current Consoles?
Before you can blink, PlayStation 4 and the next Xbox will be shiny new things gamers will be lusting after. Some will have the cash to purchase immediately, some will have to start saving from now to secure their buys. Here’s the question: Are you ready to part ways with that old PS3 or 360 to buy PS4 or 720? ... Read More »
GameStop To Be The Biggest Beneficiary Of PS4, Xbox 720 Launches – Analyst
Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter believes GameStop will see the most gains from the launch of next generation consoles, as Sony and Microsoft gear up to launch their new machines later this year. It’ll be a fight for the living rooms of Americans, Europeans, Japanese and people all over the world. Read More »
FIFA 14 Coming to PS4, Xbox 720
You can bet your bottom dollar that FIFA 14 will be released on current generation consoles, however EA has made known that the game will also be released on PS4 and Xbox 720, consoles expected to launch later this year. Read More »
Battlefield 4 Info Coming In 90 Days
Possible reveal on next generation consoles. Read More »
Sleeping Dogs Developer Working On Next Generation Title, Seeking MP Programmers
United Front, the developer of Sleeping Dogs, is seeking a network programmer to create “multiplayer features of [its] next-gen console “. The listing was spotted by NeoGAF, and it reads: “We are looking for an experienced network programmer to work with our online team to develop the multiplayer features of our next-gen console title.” The position specifically makes note of ... Read More »
Digital Foundry Leaks All Of Xbox Durango’s Specs
Reputable source Digital Foundry is at it again, this time revealing the full specs of Microsoft’s next-gen console codenamed Xbox Durango. The site had previously revealed PS4′s specs in a detailed piece last week. Read More »
Activision-Blizzard To Show Off Next-Gen Character Rendering Presentation At GDC
Activision-Blizzard real-time graphics researcher Jorge Jimenez will host a GDC talk focusing on the creation of truly believable next-generation characters in video games. Read More »
Xbox 720 Won’t Be As Big A Leap – Bioware Dev
A Dragon Age artist, who’s now working on the next gen sequel set to release later this year, has said that although the leap from Xbox 360 to Xbox 720 will be a big one, it won’t be as defining as Xbox to Xbox 360. Read More »
Thirsty Conversations: Are You Ready To Part Ways With The Old?
Out with the old, in with the new is a popular adage, which basically means once the new thing has arrived, it’s time to leave what’s old and lagging behind. This will happen in the games industry this year, as Sony and Microsoft reveal their eighth-generation consoles. Read More »
And It’s On: 2013 Looks To Be Gaming’s Biggest Year
“And it’s on.” Those were the words of Xbox front man Major Nelson, when he kicked off the hype train for Microsoft’s next Xbox two days ago. But what the Major failed to realize was that 2013 isn’t only “on” for Microsoft. No, it’ll be a big year for the games industry on a whole, as veteran console makers and ... Read More »
Crytek Says Next-Gen Consoles Won’t Have Big Impact
In a recent Videogamer interview, Crytek boss Cevat Yerli said PS Omni and Xbox Durango (or whatever they’ll finally be named), won’t have the impact that PS3 and Xbox 360 had because of one troublesome and costly issue: memory. Read More »
Insanity: Black Ops 2 Beats Far Cry 3 In UK Charts, Wii U Games Fail To Make Top Ten
All my friends are saying that Far Cry 3, the insane game from Ubisoft is simply a stunner, but all a lot of my friends are saying Black Ops 2 is the best Call of Duty since the original Modern Warfare. Who won where it mattered? Black Ops 2, maneuvering its way to No.1 on the UK game sales chart, ... Read More »