Sony boss Kaz Hirai confident about the PS4's future.
Speaking during a corporate strategy meeting yesterday – reported by Japanese publication Impress Watch and translated by Eurogamer - Kaz Hirai, president and CEO of Sony Corporation, is quoted as saying: "It is likely that PS4 will become the platform which exceeds the profits earned with PS2".
It's a bold claim given the PS2 is the most successful console of all time with 155 million units sold worldwide. Sony expects to sell 17 million combined PS4 and PS3 units in the year ending March 31, 2015.
Many feel this means the much-delayed open world title will suck. But what can history teach us about such matters? VideoGamer.com looks back over a select choice of games that also tied their 'umbongo' into launch day to see if a trend exists…
A poor start for our theory… After what felt like decades of waiting, Sega finally unleashed the - at one time - pretty decent looking Colonial Marines to utter misery. Aside from being a near broken mess, a lot of your time...
Want your Xbox One controller to work on PC? You'll find out how 'soon'.
Responding to a thread on NeoGAF asking for the drivers, Major Nelson teased: "Soon. Very soon."
Microsoft revealed last August that the Xbox One controller would eventually be compatible with PCs, with functionality expected to become available this year.
Xbox 360 controllers have been compatible with PCs since they first went on sale in 2005.
Is Microsoft planning on rolling out PC support in time for E3?
"A stronger demand as a result of the price drop," says GameStop.
"I definitely think we're already seeing in our stores with our reservation program as well as dialogue with PowerUp Rewards [members that] there's a stronger demand as a result of the price drop," Bartel said yesterday during an earnings call. "The good news for us is... we'll sell a lot more units."
He added: "And that means there will be more [Xbox One] units out there to put software on."
In the UK the new Kinect-less Xbox One will retail at £349.
Recalling the blunder while walking press through the game's Scottish location earlier this week, art director Alex Perkins revealed: "This is where one of the programmers, when we were on a location trip, managed to tell the farmer we were working on a PS4 game three years ago.
"We laugh now but at the time we were like, 'I can't believe you said that to someone!'. But yeah, a rural farmer in the middle of Skye is not going to really know what you're talking about, I don't think, so I think we got away with that one. Certainly I didn't see anything on the internet about it."
Mid-way through the funding push a successful end didn't seem likely, but a late rally has seen Amplitude push beyond its target of $775,000 and now stands at $809,000 with 12 hours remaining.
"Wow. You did it. We honestly can’t believe it – we get to make another Amplitude and play it with you guys. It’s incredible," blogged John Drake, director of Publishing & PR at Harmonix.
"We're reeling from the news and we’re incredibly humbled by the support from all of you."
Given 20 hours remained, Harmonix introduced a stretch goal for online...
The briefing will be broadcast live on Ubisoft's YouTube channel and Twitch, with a pre-show beginning at 2:45pm PDT.
Ubisoft also confirmed its game line-up will include Assassin's Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, Tom Clancy's The Division, The Crew, Valiant Hearts The Great War and more.
"2014 is the most exciting year the gaming industry has seen in a while. At E3, we can't wait to share our future of gaming,” said Yves Guillemot, co-founder and CEO, Ubisoft.
"Ubisoft teams have fully embraced this new generation and will demonstrate how they are bringing ...
Beynon also confirmed that both versions will run at 60 frames per second.
Yesterday's announcement revealed the two games would offer "new and improved content and features", including new 'Check Watch' and 'Check Inventory' options. Last Light will also include all its DLC content.
Metro 2033 has been rebuilt using 4A Games' latest internal game engine, which will bring "all the graphical and gameplay improvements from Last Light to Metro 2033 Redux".
Beynon told Polygon that the PC edition of Metro 2033 Redux will perform better on lower spec PCs thanks...
Title Update 2 includes a host of feature updates as well as a whole bunch of bug fixes, including:
Localization Issues: Fixed several localization issues reported on the forums. For example the challenges Commuter Flight and Cowboy Up had the wrong plural tenses.
Max XP: If a player reached the max XP level their XP would be reset. Most player saw this when reaching Gen 10 and their XP would be reset to 0. Other players reported that they would be disconnected from the server when this occurred. The XP is now properly clamped to avoid these issues.
Week 5 of the LCS summer split will be broadcast live from the event, and fans are invited to come along to cheer for their favourite teams. Tickets will go on sale soon.
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Thankfully this doesn't clash with any of England's World Cup 2014 matches.
Both games are said to have been reworked for next-gen consoles, featuring 60fps gameplay and "new and improved content and features", including new 'Check Watch' and 'Check Inventory' options. It'll also include all of the content released for Metro: Last Light via DLC.
Developer 4A Games has also rebuilt the original Metro 2033 in the latest version of the its 4A Engine, which it says will bring "all the graphical and gameplay improvements from Last Light to Metro 2033 Redux".
It isn't yet clear whether 4A will achieve full parity across both next-gen versions,...
$5 upgrade confirmed for next-gen editions, Vita Edition free to those who already own the PS3 Edition.
As expected the PS4 and Xbox One versions will boast "significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance" than the PS3 and Xbox 360 counterparts. It will also be possible to import saves from previous gen versions, but not from next-gen to previous-gen.
Owners of the PS3 or Xbox 360 versions will also be able to upgrade to to the PS4 or Xbox One versions respectively for only $4.99. Xbox upgrades are valid from disc and digital versions, whilst PlayStation upgrades work only from the PSN version. Mojang says it's currently working with Sony to enable upgrades from the...
Developer to 'focus on penalising people who quit'.
Speaking with PlayStation Lifestyle, Brousseau acknowledged that EA was taking "a little bit of a different approach" to disconnects than it had with previous sports titles, and that it's "really going to focus on penalising people who quit".
"So, it's not just a matter of giving you a loss and increasing your DNF (Did Not Finish) score," Brousseau said. "We're going to use that DNF score in more meaningful ways. So, if you quit too often in a short period of time, you may be temporarily banned from matchmaking. You may see your position in the leaderboards entirely. We really...
Troy Baker and Nolan North to lend their vocal talents to the game.
Shadow of Mordor features a story penned by Christian Cantamessa (Red Dead Redemption), brought to life through the work of composer Garry Schyman and vocal talents of Troy Baker and Nolan North.
Schyman has previously worked on BioShock Infinite, which earned him the 2014 British Academy of Film and Television award for Best Original Music.
The full voice cast includes:
Troy Baker - Talion (The Last of Us, Batman: Arkham Origins, BioShock Infinite, Batman: Arkham City)Nolan North – Black Hand (Uncharted series, Batman: Arkham Origins)Alastair Duncan -...
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