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The $60 price tag is just a starting point for next-gen AAA games
Triple-A titles may remain $60 at retail, but the increased emphasis on DLC and in-game transactions means customers are expected to spend nearly $100 on average per game.
June 12, 2013
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EVE Online's VR spinoff shows the value of side projects
EVE Online developer CCP Games is working with the Oculus Rift VR kit on a project developed by a handful of tinkerers within the studio.
June 12, 2013
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'The Wii U will find its audience'
Some publishers are scaling back support for Nintendo Wii U due to its anemic sales. But for Ubisoft, continuing to do business on the console just makes sense.
June 12, 2013
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E3 Podcast #2: DRM, Nintendo, and Oculus Rift
Kris Graft, Patrick Miller, and Christian Nutt from Gamasutra and Game Developer comment on the first day of E3. We encountered Pokemon, DRM, and VR...
June 12, 2013
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Next-gen game development costs will stay the same...for now
"In the first two years, I expect [next-generation dev] costs to remain the same...but, quickly, in two years, we'll have to spend more money...and it can grow quite fast." -Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot
June 11, 2013
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Thief producer on next-gen dev: 'We're trying not to go crazy'
Gamasutra spoke to Thief producer Stephane Roy about the challenges of rebooting classic franchises, producing games for next-gen, and finding inspiration in indies.
June 11, 2013
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Final Fantasy's had ups and downs, but Square Enix still committed to series
Square Enix's brand director for Final Fantasy, Shinji Hashimoto elaborated on the upcoming Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts 3, remarking on the "evolving" nature of the franchise.
June 11, 2013
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Nintendo bets on new Mario, Smash Bros. games to save the Wii U
Although there weren't any real surprises during Nintendo's E3 broadcast today, the Japanese publisher was ready to pull out the big guns in a bid to save its flagging Wii U console.
June 11, 2013
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Microsoft Points will be retired this fall
Microsoft revealed during yesterday's E3 event that it will soon retire its Microsoft Points virtual currency in favor of local currency. This transition will begin in fall 2013, says the company.
June 11, 2013
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'We knew we were gonna land cheaper than those green guys'
"We knew we were gonna land a little bit cheaper than those green guys." - Sony's Scott Rohde says that the PS4 pricing and used games policy were not direct responses to Microsoft's Xbox One.
June 11, 2013
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Xbox One will launch in Asia in late 2014
Microsoft's Xbox One will not see a release in Asia later this year alongside the U.S. and European releases. Instead, Asian territories will have to wait until late 2014 to get their hands on the console.
June 11, 2013
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PlayStation 4 hardware unveiled, priced at $399
Just moments ago, Sony unveiled the official model for its PlayStation 4. It bears a not unsurprising resemblance to its direct rival, the Xbox One, but smaller and, dare we say, cuter.
June 10, 2013