Following the launch of Kinect Sports Rivals, developer Rare has reportedly suffered from some layoffs. Parent company Microsoft confirmed there was a "change to our development process and methodology at Rare" but did not disclose any actual reason for the layoffs.
Eurogamer notes that about 16 employees were let go from the company. In comparison, the entire Kinect Sports Rivals team included roughly 150 employees. So while it wasn't a huge number of people it's never...
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PlayStation Now Private Beta Begins May 20 on PlayStation 4
PlayStation Now already has a closed beta running for PlayStation 3 users. Tomorrow, May 20, the beta will kick off for PlayStation 4 gamers. According to the PlayStation Blog, if you already registered you should keep an eye on your Inbox for an invite and voucher code starting tomorrow.
In addition, Sony is opening up the PlayStation 3 beta for the service to a wider audience tomorrow.
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YouTube Buying Twitch for $1 Billion
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YouTube Buying Twitch for $1 Billion
Google, by way of YouTube, has apparently reached a deal to purchase the popular streaming company, Twitch, for over $1 billion. Sources familiar with the deal say that it's $1 billion (USD) in an "all-cash offer" and it is expected to be announced very soon.
Representatitives for both parties declined to comment on the deal with Variety.
The deal, in an all-cash offer, is expected to be announced imminently, sources said. If completed the acquisition would be the... -
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Titanfall on PC Removes Pilot Hunter and Capture the Flag Modes Due to Lack of Players
Yesterday, Respawn Entertainment removed two multiplayer modes from Titanfall for the PC. The reason? Apparently, not enough players were playing those modes.
Yesterday we removed CTF and Pilot Hunter as separate playlists in the PC version of Titanfall. This has generated a lot of discussion with the PC community and we’d like to like to address your issues as openly as possible. We have an amazing and large PC audience with the vast majority of users predominantly playing Attrition... -
Report: Halo: The Master Chief Collection Includes HD Versions of Halo 1-4 on Xbox One
The Halo: The Master Chief Collection has been rumored through anonymous sources with Engadget. As you may expect from the name, the collection will include HD versions of Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 4.
This is to build up towards the release of Halo 5: Guardians next year. So where are games like Halo: ODST and Halo: Reach? Well, those games aren't a part of Master Chief's main story so it wouldn't make much sense to include those in with the "Master... -
Battlefield 4 Premium Video Gives First Look at Dragon's Teeth
When DICE promised gameplay footage for Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth this week, this wasn't exactly what most people had in mind. They released a general "Premium" video that just happens to have a very brief glimpse at Dragon's Teeth included.
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Three new Batman: Arkham Knight Screens Feature Harley Quinn, the Batmobile, and Pointy Ears
The Batman: Arkham Knight Twitter account just revealed three new screenshots for the game. As the title implies, these shots include a look at Harley Quinn, the Batmobile, and some super pointy ears.
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Expanded Euroleague Lineup for NBA 2K15
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Expanded Euroleague Lineup for NBA 2K15
2K has announced that NBA 2K15 will feature more teams and players from the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. This is the start of a multi-year global partnership between the league and 2K.
NBA 2K15 will feature 11 additional teams from the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, including top-level FC Bayern Munich of Germany, JSF Nanterre of France, Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul of Turkey and Partizan NIS Belgrade of Serbia, bringing the total number of playable Euroleague teams to 25, including every... -
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Massive Doesn't Want to "Do a Battlefield 4" with The Division
Responding to criticisms about the ambitious 2014 release window for The Division, developer Massive said that it felt like they were "punched in the face" when Ubisoft announced that extremely early date.
Finally our source tells us of how annoyed people at the studio were at Ubisoft without consulting with Massive when they revealed a 2014 street date at last year's E3. "It felt like being punched in the face to be perfectly honest. At the end of the day we don't want to do... -
Breaking - Halo 5: Guardians Announced for Fall 2015
Microsoft and 343 Industries have revealed some breaking Halo 5 news today. Yes, at the lovely hour of 3AM (PT), some of the first details for Halo 5 have finally been revealed, weeks ahead of E3 2014.
The game is called Halo 5: Guardians and will be released in the Fall of 2015. Bonnie Ross, the General Manager at 343 Industries, explains a bit about Halo 5: Guardians.
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PlayStation 4 Again Outsells Xbox One According to NPD for April 2014
The April 2014 NPD figures are in and once again the PlayStation 4 has outsold the Xbox One for the month. NPD analyst Liam Callahan made some remarks about the figures for both hardware and software for April 2014, so let's take a look at how things are broken down here.
- PlayStation 4 - #1 platform for hardware sales for the fourth month in a row. Specific figures were not revealed.
- Xbox One - #2 platform for hardware sales. Microsoft revealed that they sold 115,000 Xbox One units.
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Rare is "Evaluating What They Want to do Next"
Rare, the development studio owned by Microsoft is currently "evaluating what they want to do next," according to Phil Spencer. Now that Kinect is no longer going to be bundled with the Xbox One, it seems as though the future is wide open for the once prominent developer.
"[Rare has] just come off the successful launch of Kinect Sports Rivals," said Spencer. "I think I've heard a few times from people asking about Rare - they're in the process of evaluating what they want to do next,... -
Recursion Mode Revealed for Transistor
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Recursion Mode Revealed for Transistor
Transistor is the upcoming title from the team that brought the world Bastion. Even with the release rapidly approaching next week, the team at Supergiant Games continues to offer up a few surprises.
They announced a Recursion Mode for the game today.
As part of our goal, we wanted to build rich, deep-feeling game systems for Transistor, such that it’s impossible to experience the full breadth of the gameplay on a single play-through. This helps us ensure that first... -
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The Division Delayed to 2015
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The Division Delayed to 2015
It looks like Tom Clancy's The Division won't be released in 2014. Ubisoft announced today that the game has been delayed until 2015 for undisclosed reasons.
Despite this delay, Ubisoft still plans on showing off the game at E3 next month. This delay follows a rumor from earlier this year saying that the game was unlikely to see the light of day in 2014.... -
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Double Legendary Drop Chance in Honor of Diablo 3's Second Birthday
Blizzard is doubling the drop rate on Legendary items and Rift Fragments this week in celebration of Diablo 3's second birthday.
On May 15, 2012, the gates of the Burning Hells opened and Diablo III was unleashed onto the world. Since then, millions of heroes have been created, billions of hours have been spent in games, and trillions of demons have been slaughtered without mercy. We've even released an expansion! To celebrate the game's second anniversary and the community that made i...
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