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Next-gen preorders doubling those from current consoles
Ubisoft CEO says some retail partners seeing big demand for Xbox One and PS4, believes open-world will be key for all genres
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Oculus Rift could be coming to smartphones
CEO Brendan Iribe excited about plugging headset "right into a next-gen cellphone," not concerned with consoles
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Ouya to match Kickstarter funds for timed-exclusives
Console maker sets aside $1 million to support crowdfunded games that will arrive on its console first
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Pikmin 3 boosts Wii U sales in Japan
Nintendo exclusive doubles hardware sales in 90k debut week
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Japanese devs react to E3, next-gen
Creators at Sega, Capcom, Valhalla give impressions of next-gen potential, lament lacking variety of games on display
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PS4, Xbox One and the Quest to Escape The Uncanny Valley
Square Enix's Julien Merceron sees the new consoles allowing for better AI, more believable characters in games
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Michel Ancel: Connect, Share, Create
The veteran developer shares his thoughts on the definitive trends of the next generation, and the vital importance of connected play
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European devs cool on Xbox One
GDC Europe survey puts new Microsoft console at the back in developer interest
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Oculus VR wants Rift to be free
CEO is "thinking all the time" about strategies to drive consumer price towards zero
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Microsoft: Xbox One policy reversals not a shift away from digital
Marc Whitten says "shame on us" for not communicating, engaging with community better
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Kinect costs "almost as much" as Xbox One to make, says dev
Microsoft employee opens up in Reddit AMA
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Xbox One: Julie Larson-Green May Fit In Just Fine
Columnist Chris Morris examines what the new Xbox chief means for Microsoft as it launches its biggest product of the next 10 years
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Ubisoft: Services are key to next-gen market growth
Yves Guillemot believes "criticised" multimedia services are vital for attracting new customers
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Xbox One being pitched to small businesses
Microsoft says big-screen video conferencing with Skype, cloud storage, and web apps justifies $500 business expense
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GTA V: Will gamers hold off on next-gen consoles to play it?
IDC analyst Lewis Ward tells us that demand for new consoles "isn't shaping up to be particularly strong" in the US
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Xbox One preorders sell out at some stores
Best Buy no longer taking reservations for new system, Amazon cuts off preorders for "Day One" edition of Microsoft's latest
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PS4 preorders halted at GameStop
Specialty retailer cuts off reservations citing high demand; rival chains still offering launch-day systems
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Valve's flat structure leads to cliques, says ex-employee
Engineer Jeri Ellsworth says lack of hierarchy "breaks down terribly" at large scale, "no way" to make hardware within the company
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Does Nintendo stand a chance this holiday?
Pessimism is starting to crest, notes columnist Chris Morris, as publishers weigh in; "Wii U feels like an offline experience," says Peter Moore
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Channel 4's Topping joins Xbox's Soho Productions
“I'm looking forward to being part of the team building amazing TV content experiences”
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Miyamoto: We underestimated cost of HD development
Software delays stem from Nintendo misjudging human resources needed for Wii U games
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Sky's NOW TV headed for PS3
"Adding Sky's amazing content via NOW TV to the PS3's services is a real boon for our millions of UK customers"
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New XBL reputation system will keep trolls under the bridge
"You need a community of folks that aren't screaming vulgarities"
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PlayStation 4 takes Sony back to its "original roots"
SCE's Andrew House says the PS4 is a return-to-form for the company
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Japanese Xbox One launch will be 2014, Microsoft confirms
Microsoft Japan President Yasuyuki Higuchi says country is "tier 2"