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Sky won’t be launching a subsidised Xbox One for Microsoft

Existing partnership won't extend into hardware distribution, says Sky. by CJ Wheeler Rumour spread across the games and tech press this week that Microsoft and Sky were in talks to offer Xbox One subsidised with Sky TV packages. Sky, which debuted its own Now TV streaming service in 2012 across devices including Xbox, has since issued a statement … Continue reading Sky won’t be launching a subsidised Xbox One for Microsoft

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PS4 pre-order goes live on Amazon UK

It's the same uncertain price as Xbox One. by CJ Wheeler Amazon UK got ahead of itself earlier this week by listing Microsoft's new Xbox One entertainment console for pre-order -- at a fairly staggering £599.99. Now the online retail colossus has added Sony's PlayStation 4 to its pre-order list for exactly the same price. PS4 … Continue reading PS4 pre-order goes live on Amazon UK

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Xbox One pre-order now live on Amazon

High prices handwaved with pre-order price guarantee. by CJ Wheeler Microsoft officially launched their next console last week, the Xbox One. No prices were confirmed at the time. We're now starting to get some possible idea of what gamers can expect to pay for the console, controller and games - and it's at the high end. … Continue reading Xbox One pre-order now live on Amazon

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EA engineer tweets Wii U is “crap”

Yet another games industry faux pas on Twitter. by CJ Wheeler A Senior Software Engineer for EA has tweeted his damning opinion about Nintendo's Wii U console. "The WiiU [sic] is crap." began Bob Summerwill, formerly of UK-based PlayStation developers Psygnosis. Summerwill tweeted several times to comment on EA's decision not to develop for Wii U, IGN UK … Continue reading EA engineer tweets Wii U is “crap”

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Wii Mini: Why gamers should put their money where their mouth is

Wii Mini has been getting negative press since its announcement, but is it actually the last gasp of old-school gaming? by CJ Wheeler The cheap and cheerful version of Nintendo's successfully mainstream, and now retired, Wii console launched in the UK on Friday. Wii Mini was revealed as a surprise Canadian exclusive at the end … Continue reading Wii Mini: Why gamers should put their money where their mouth is