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March 1, 2013

GDC 2013 highlights new PlayStation 4, Oculus Rift, Project SHIELD vendor sessions

GDC 2013 organizers are highlighting major vendor sessions including Sony on PS4 development and design, NVIDIA on its Project SHIELD handheld device,…

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EA discusses expected cost increase of PS4 development

The per-game research and development costs associated with developing on the PlayStation 4 will likely be five to 10 percent higher than…

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February 28, 2013

GDC 2013 survey marks rise of the indies, low Wii U support

The Game Developers Conference published an interesting survey of its attendees ahead of next month’s event. The poll, which covers over 2,500…

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PS4 Recap: PlayStation’s Top Game Creators Speak

During the presentation, Lead System Architect Mark Cerny remarked that PS4 was made “by game creators, for game creators.” To test that…

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Ubisoft Reflections hires in-house social gaming veteran as MD

Ubisoft Reflections – the UK studio responsible for Far Cry 3, Driver: San Francisco, Just Dance 3 and currently working on Watch…

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The Witcher 3 around 50 hours, may import saves from previous games

New details regarding The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt have emerged on the website of German magazine GameStar. The game will last…

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Sony exec says Gran Turismo 6 is a PS3 game

A senior Sony executive has said Gran Turismo 6 is a PlayStation 3 game.In a conversation about the relevance of the PS3…

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PlayStation 4 interface shown off in HD screenshots

Sony has issued high-resolution images of the PlayStation 4 user interface, including its user profiles and Share functions.The PS4 desktop lets you…

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See results of Media Molecule’s game jam in Austin on March 7

When Media Molecule makes a game for real, it’s about leading burlap heroes through infinite player-created levels, or interacting with a virtual…

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EA CFO suggests ‘new Battlefield’ running on PS4

During a recent investor conference call, Electronic Arts’ chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen specifically referenced having seen “the new Battlefield” running on…

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February 27, 2013

Devs helped shape PS4, console wasn’t designed ‘in an ivory tower somewhere in Tokyo’

Pssst, here’s an open secret: Sony’s PlayStation 3 was a machine built on ego that had harsh executive-level repercussions following launch. For…

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Watch Dogs & Ubisoft Montreal – Hacking a Console Near You!

Ever since last year’s E3, the gaming community has been abuzz about the hacking-themed project from Ubisoft Montreal. What are they up to really?…

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Killzone: Shadow Fall presentation reduced to teaser

If the nearly eight-minute PlayStation 4 event presentation of Killzone: Shadow Fall is too much time to focus on one thing, here’s…

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Microsoft prepping an EA partnership announcement for its next Xbox event – report

EA was conspicuously absent from Sony’s PlayStation 4 unveiling. Now there’s speculation that it’s because Microsoft has signed a new partnership deal…

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February 26, 2013

Lego Batman 2 bat-coming to Wii U this bat-spring

Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is coming to the Wii U, bringing its frivolous mix of caped crusaders and block building…

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Comparing PS3 and PS4 specs: what it means for everyday use

PlayStation 4 is obviously going to be a much more powerful system than its predecessor. But, PS4 will improve upon many other…

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Conan loves but loses Tomb Raider

Jimmy Fallon may have got the PS4 demo, but Conan ‘Clueless Gamer’ O’Brien seems happy enough with trying out Tomb Raider. Conan’s…

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Every PS4 game will be available for download

Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that every PlayStation 4 game will be available to download ala the Vita.”PS4 will…

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