Ubisoft promises a “much more next-gen” Assassin’s Creed sequel

And possibly a "shared world with other players"? In an interview with GameReactor, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag lead designer Jean-Sebastien Decant promised that the next game in the franchise would be "much more on the next-gen side." He described Black Flag as being "on the edge," as it was developed before the next-gen systems were released. When Ubisoft began working on the title, they had no idea what the system specs would be...

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DICE aware of Battlefield 4 issues

DICE working to fix problems with the game, including DDoS attacks, crashes and disconnects. DICE and EA have both stated that they are working hard to fix problems that have been affecting Battlefield 4 across the PlayStation 4 and PC. Sunday saw many players unable to connect to the online portion of the game at all. Those that could connect reported numerous problems, including perks and weapons being reset. DICE blamed the issues, which...

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Microsoft discuss their Game DVR feature

The publisher details how their video recording and sharing system works on Xbox One. Microsoft recently announced that the Twitch streaming service, along with a number of other apps, will not be available at launch. However they have detailed another way for gamers to share and record video of their games. Game DVR allows users to capture video of gameplay in two different ways. They can either set the app to record...

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PS4 to outsell Xbox One, consoles irrelevant in 10 years, says Pachter

Anaylist Pachter believes the PS4 will come out on top in retail sales. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter recently made a statement in which he believes the PlayStation 4 will outsell the Xbox One at retail due to the PS4 price point and other factors. He said in the end it won’t matter, however, as in 10 years time consoles would be irrelevant. While speaking at the London Games Conference today, Pachter said he expects the PS4 to...

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GTA Online Beach Bum update coming next week

Rockstar have announced that the Beach Bum pack will be coming to GTA Online next week via a title update. Rockstar have confirmed that the anticipated Beach Bum pack for Grand Theft Auto Onlinewill be released via a title update (1.06) next week on Tuesday November 19th. They have also announced what the pack will contain: New Jobs: "Grass Route II", an off-road race, from Zancudo River through to the beach in North Chumash "Survival...

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3D Blu-Rays Not Supported by PlayStation 4

According to the PlayStation 4 online user guide, the console will not initially support 3D Blu-ray discs. As reported by The Sixth Axis, the PlayStation 4 online user guide confirms that 3D Blu-rays will not initially be supported by the console, following a recent move from Microsoft concerning the Xbox One. This is an odd move from Sony, as the hardware is surely capable of playing 3D Blu-rays, since it supports the relevant...

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