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Indies on Xbone: Where's the beef?
No matter what you've read about the newly-unveiled Xbox One, I'll wager you haven't seen much mention of the role of indie developers on the new console.
May 22, 2013
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XBLA dropped for Xbox One, all games lumped together
With the Xbox One, the Xbox Marketplace will no longer offer a distinction between retail, Arcade and Xbox Live Indie Games -- instead, all titles will be available under the same banner.
May 22, 2013
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Kinect support will not be mandatory for Xbox One games
Although Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One will not work without Kinect attached, the company says that it is not mandatory for developers to integrate Kinect functionality into their games.
May 22, 2013
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EA is working on Wii U games after all
"We are building titles for the Nintendo console, but not anywhere near as many as we are for PS or Xbox." - Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen says that EA is making games for the Wii U after all.
May 22, 2013
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Crytek reveals Ryse, CryEngine 3 for Xbox One
Crytek says that its CryEngine 3 is ready for action on the newly-announced Xbox One console -- and the company has offered up its long-awaited hack and slash game Ryse as an Xbox One exclusive.
May 22, 2013
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Xbox One is Microsoft's biggest play for living room domination
UPDATED Microsoft's successor to the Xbox 360, the Xbox One, is being positioned as an "all-in-one" console combining multimedia consumption with cloud computing and a packed-in Kinect 2.0.
May 21, 2013
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Xbox One's preowned games strategy involves a single-use code
UPDATED Installing a used game on your Xbox One will not require a fee, says Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Harrison. At least, not exactly.
May 21, 2013
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GDC Europe adds Assassin's Creed III, Daglow, Epic level design talks
GDC Europe 2013 has added an Assassin's Creed III design keynote, luminary Don Daglow on the 'treasures and traps' of next-gen, and Epic's James Brown on empowering the player in storytelling.
May 21, 2013
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Xbox One designers talk shop about the console's architecture
In an Xbox One recap panel, Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb and a collection of tech specialists expanded on the hardware and software capabilities for the upcoming console.
May 21, 2013
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Unity's mobile licenses are now free
Unity Technologies, the company behind the popular Unity game development engine, today announced that it has made its basic mobile tools completely free to independent developers.
May 21, 2013
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Marmalade SDK now supports Google Play game services
The Marmalade cross-platform development tools now support the newly-unveiled Google Play game services for Android games.
May 21, 2013
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The original PlanetSide is going free-to-play
Sony Online Entertainment CEO John Smedley has confirmed that the original PlanetSide, first released in 2003, will soon switch over to the free-to-play model.
May 21, 2013