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PS4 showcased on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
PS4 was the focus of the second night of 'Video Game Week' on Tuesday's episode of US chat show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Mark Cerny, lead system architect on the console, used the four-and-a-half-minute slot to show off the console and offer a hands-on demo of Knack, the PS4 launch game he's directing. Knack is a story-driv ...read more
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GameStop 'applauds Microsoft' for Xbox One DRM revision
GameStop has "applauded" Microsoft for ditching its Xbox One used game DRM policies and mandatory online checks. Microsoft today announced the complete withdrawal of the Xbox One's controversial restrictions on used games and the requirement of an internet connection for license checks once every 24 hours. "G ...read more
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Xbox One loses 'family game sharing' following DRM policy revision
Microsoft's major Xbox One DRM policy revisions announced today come with one significant drawback - the loss of a previously-proposed 'family game sharing' feature. One of Microsoft's more popular announcements for Xbox One's digital policy was the ability for a player to designate 10 'fam ...read more
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Xbox 180: Microsoft to 'completely reverse' its DRM control on Xbox One
Update: Microsoft has released an official statement, it can be located here - http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update A new report from Giant Bomb states that Microsoft will drop its DRM control with Xbox One and the need for the console to log in online every 24 hours. According to ...read more
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Sony exec says no PS3 price cut planned
"We continue to look at opportunities" to reduce the cost, adds PlayStation UK boss Sony has no current plans to introduce a PS3 price cut, despite the upcoming release of PS4. The company showed off the PS4 hardware for the first time during its E3 conference last week, when it confirmed a Christmas PS4 release date in Europe and the US an ...read more
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Many GameStops in the US are out of Xbox One Day One Editions
Yesterday, it was reported that some Gamestop locations had taken Xbox One out of the store database, as one Twitter user noted. Today, Polygon has learned “retail locations around the country” have reached launch-day allocations. GameStop is still taking pre-orders for the console on its website ...read more
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PS3 users reporting 'bricked' systems after 4.45 firmware update
A new firmware update for the PS3 is live, but a significant number of reports indicate it's locking users out of their systems. Posters on the official PS3 Support forum noted they couldn't boot their systems after the update, and some users said restoring file systems didn't resolve the issue. A ...read more
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$400 PS4 'puts no pressure on Wii U at all', says Nintendo exec
Sony and Microsoft are preparing to launch their high-end consoles at the end of the year, but Nintendo is entirely unfazed, according to Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime. The PS4 is expected to pose a particular threat to Wii U with its $400/£349 price point - just $50/£50 more than the ...read more
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Killer Instinct: Xbox One season pass confirmed
Killer Instinct has received a bit of flack since it was announced for Xbox One, mainly because it’s now a free-to-play game that charges players for additional characters. Everyone gets Jago for free, but developer Double Helix Games has argued that the game’s fight roster has been kept small because gamers don’t want a lot ...read more
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Black Ops 2 ‘Vengeance’ DLC Trailer; coming July 2nd to Xbox 360
Activision has officially announced the third DLC for Black Ops 2, called ‘Vengeance.’ This DLC will be available July 2nd on Xbox 360. Multiplayer maps: Detour – Players fight amongst the scattered vehicles, exposed iron and collapsed pavement of a destroyed suspension bridge, high abo ...read more
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