Tag Archives: Next-Gen

Geoffrey Tim

Microsoft scrapping MS Points?

May 16, 2013 at 9:00 am | 33 Comments

I hate Microsoft’s silly faux currency that’s used for transactions over Xbox Live.  Very much like how hotdog buns come in packs of 6 or 8 and hotdogs come in packs of 10, transacting with MS points means you’ll always have something left over – only not enough to do anything proper with.


Gavin Mannion

Take-Two teases brand new IP for the next gen

May 14, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 13 Comments

The Take-Two earnings call was yesterday and the CEO, Strauss Zelnick, was in high spirits and for good reason too. In the last year they have released Borderlands 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Bioshock: Infinite to critical and commercial success.


Geoffrey Tim

The PlayStation 4 won’t be a loss leader

May 9, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 15 Comments

Even though it launched at a price way, way above what the average gamer was willing to spend, Sony’s PlayStation 3 was a loss leader; sold under cost in the hopes that money would be made through software sales.


Geoffrey Tim

Next-gen graphics will blow minds

May 9, 2013 at 1:30 pm | 23 Comments

We’ve seen a small glimpse of what the next-gen consoles will be offering, thanks to Sony’s Playstation 4 blowout; and we’ll soon be getting a taste of what Microsoft’s console will offer when they finally show it off later this month. And while pretty graphics aren’t the only thing that’ll sell the next generation, they will “blow your mind,” says Ubisoft.


Gavin Mannion

Has Microsoft stolen the next big game as an exclusive?

April 30, 2013 at 9:00 am | 51 Comments

And here we thought the software version of the console wars was slowing down with pretty much all the top titles starting to hit both consoles. Well if a rumour posted by Kotaku is correct then Microsoft may have just taken a giant leap towards the finish line with what is expected to be a huge title, or should I say exclusive title.


Zoe Hawkins

Your Xbox can save your grandma

April 30, 2013 at 7:45 am | 39 Comments

A university student in Perth has developed a monitoring system for the sick, elderly or disabled, using the Kinect. As part of a research project, he developed software that uses the motion detection to continually track a person's movements and learn their daily routine. Thus, the system would identify if the person missed a meal or didn't get out of bed. Then, the system can send a family member an SMS or email.


Geoffrey Tim

The next Xbox’s DRM is up to publishers

April 29, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 72 Comments

There’s been much said – mostly negative, vitriolic ramblings – about the next-generation console from Microsoft’s rumoured perpetual internet requirements. While it’s more than likely that the console will indeed require an internet connection, is that so very different from the Xbox 360 as it stands right now?


Gavin Mannion

Check out these next gen water physics

April 23, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 37 Comments

There’s a lot of confusion around what the next gen is really going to bring to gamers as virtually everyone is pretty happy with the quality of graphics in the current gen games and there really isn’t much room available for another huge leap in graphical technology.


Geoffrey Tim

No new Xbox until 2014?

April 23, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 38 Comments

It’s generally not prudent to put much stock in to random forum posts from random people – as they quite often tend to be filled with random rubbish, but a post on the Gamespot forums caught my eye. In it, Gamespot forumite ShoTTyMcNaDeS suggests the next Xbox might only see retail in 2014.


Gavin Mannion

11 million next gen consoles in homes before next year

April 18, 2013 at 10:30 am | 29 Comments

There’s a lot of doom and gloom in the industry at the moment with sales figures plummeting and fantastic titles like Hitman, Tomb Raider and Gears of War just not hitting the numbers required to make gaming a viable industry.


Darryn Bonthuys

An interview with Black Ops 2’s David Vonderhaar – Next-gen,design and esports

April 15, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 12 Comments

While at the Call of Duty Championship last week, I got the chance to have a quick one on one with Black Ops 2 Game Design Director, David Vonderhaar. Maniacally enthusiastic about the game that Treyarch has worked on, here’s what Vonderhaar had to say about design, evolution, co-operation and next-gen ideas.


Geoffrey Tim

The next Xbox’s “always on” is optional

April 11, 2013 at 9:00 am | 35 Comments

According to numerous rumours, you’re going to need to be connected to the internet just to use the next generation Xbox from Microsoft. This would be stupid, and nobody should have to “deal with it.” New sources say that you won’t have to.


Geoffrey Tim

Sony’s in it to win Next gen, says Blacklight dev

March 27, 2013 at 2:00 pm | 28 Comments

Jared Gerritzen, Zombie Studios boss and creative director, is incredibly enthusiastic about his company’s newfound relationship with Sony. Their game, Blacklight Retribution, will be hitting the PlayStation 4, and coms on the heels of Sony being “very, very proactive” about setting up a relationship.


Geoffrey Tim

What in the hell is happening at Square-Enix?

March 27, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 76 Comments

As you might be aware, Square-Enix president Yoichi Wada, who was appointed head of the company after the merger between Squaresoft and Enix in 2003, has resigned from the company, with Yosuke Matsuda set to take over in June. This follows poor commercial reception of some of its heavy hitting published titles, such as the recent Tomb Raider reboot, that only sold 3 and a half million units. Wait, what?


Gavin Mannion

Battlefield 4 announcement trailer

March 27, 2013 at 6:40 am | 19 Comments

[Update] The full 17 minute reveal trailer has now been released, check it out here

Earlier this evening in a secret location in America, okay it was at GDC but secret sounds better, a select group of top end individuals were treated to a 15 minute Battlefield 4 trailer. That trailer isn’t going to be live for another couple of hours but we do have something else for you.

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