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Last week EA's Jeff Brown said that the company had "no games in development for the Wii U currently," but a statement from EA's CFO Blake Jorgensen noting that EA "is developing games for the Wii U," but not as many as the company is developing for Sony and Microsoft's consoles seems to contradict Brown's comments.read more

Microsoft didn't have anything to say to smaller independent developers during its Xbox One announcement. Such studios might have been hoping for bigger news from the company's E3 press conference, but it looks like their out of luck. Unlike the PS3, Vita, Wii U and, soon, the PS4, indie devs will not be able to self-publish their games on Xbox One, reports Shacknews. Matt Booty, general manager of Redmond Game Studios and Platforms, told the site that Microsoft will "continue to court developers in the ways that we have." He did add that the company will "explore new business models and new ways of surfacing content," but ultimately concluded that "Microsoft Studios is a publisher that works with a wide range of partners, as do a lot of other people, to bring digital content to the box." Currently, the only way self-publish on the Xbox 360 is via Xbox Live Indie Games. While the niche channel has seen a few successful developers, most see greater success on other platforms like Steam and PSN. Furthermore, the XBLIG service is stagnating according to some developers, and its future remains unclear.Xbox One won't let indies self-publish originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Microsoft has suggested that a Rare property deemed as "historic" may make an appearance at this year's E3. In a conversation with Polygon, Phil Spencer of Microsoft Studios stated that “fans of Rare and Rare IP I think will be pleased with what we're going to show at E3. We had a limited amount of time today and a lot of story to tell. But Rare remains an incredibly important part of our development capability. That historic IP that they've built I think can play a real important role on Xbox One." Rare, once a lead developer for Nintendo consoles, was purchased by Microsoft in 2002. Since then several classic Rare franchises such as Perfect Dark and Banjo-Kazooie has appeared on the Xbox 360. Perhaps a new entry to one of those series is on the way. Microsoft will hold their E3 press conference on Monday, June 10, at 9:30 AM PST.This is an excerpt from the full story which was originally featured on gamrReview, read the full version here - Rare to Show ?Historic' Franchise for Xbox One at E3 - News

GameStop president Tony Bartel has told Forbes that games for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 can be resold. There has been a lot of confusion after the Xbox One reveal yesterday whether the system will be able to play used games or not. "Both Sony and Microsoft have said games can be resold and that’s exactly what we anticipated," said Bartel,. "It’s a recognized way to make these games more affordable. All three new platforms understand that." Bartel also discussed the lack of backwards compatibility in the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The majority of people who upgraded to the PlayStation 3 sold their PlayStation 2 and games, which he believes is why Sony got rid of backwards compatibility in the PlayStation 3. "As people upgraded to PS3 they traded in their old systems and libraries, which is why Sony made the move to not support backwards compatibility with later iterations of PS3," added Bartel. "That’s why the 'buy, sell, trade' model works well. It enables people to purchase new games by trading in their old ones. We expect to see the same thing with this transition for PS4 and Xbox One. Trade-ins allow for a seamless transition." He also added that 70 percent of the $1 billion GameStop puts into the trade market goes back into the sale of new games.

There’s been a slew of exclusive PSN games over the years. We want to get them in your hands, so we’re rolling out the first in a series of Best of PlayStation Network collections! The Best of PlayStation Network, Vol. 1 collects four diverse PSN exclusive games to give you a taste of what the PlayStation Store has to offer. If you haven’t had a chance to dive into PSN yet, these collections are a great place to start. When Vikings Attack! When Vikings Attack! is an energetic third person adventure featuring fast-paced battles pitting up to four co-operative players against the Viking hordes. You can also take on your friends in the “Versus” arenas in a 4-player battle royale. Sound Shapes Sound Shapes is equal parts instrument and game giving everyone the ability to make music. Play through a unique campaign that fuses music and artwork into a classic 2D platformer, featuring artwork by Pixeljam, Capy, Superbrothers and more, with music by I Am Robot and Proud, Jim Guthrie and Deadmau5. Create your own unique musical levels with all of the campaign content and share with the world. Sound Shapes creates an ever-changing musical community for everyone to enjoy at home or on the go. Tokyo Jungle Tokyo Jungle has over 50 playable animals to choose from, unleash your inner beast to hunt your way to the top of Tokyo’s post-apocalyptic food chain. Whether in Story or Survival Mode, you never know where your next meal will come from or the dangers you’ll face, so be prepared for anything and everything. Forage through this desolate but dangerous city to complete story-based challenges using a variety of survival skills, from all-out attack to stealth. Beware– you are not the only animal out there hunting for survival! Fat Princess Fat Princess made her return last year in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Now experience her original story in Fat Princess where you can choose from five distinct character classes and charge head first into battle. Upgrade your team and the castle defenses as you work with your team to save your princess. There’s a catch, though—the other team has been feeding her delicious cake, a treat she can’t resist, making her harder to escort back to your castle. Best of PlayStation Network, Vol. 1 will be out on store shelves on June 25th for $39.99. That’s a savings of nearly $15 off the PlayStation Store price! While you’re cruising through the Collections section, don’t forget to pick up Jak and Daxter Collection for your PlayStation Vita, ready to pick up in stores on June 18th for $29.99.

GameStop president Tony Bartel has told Forbes that games for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 can be resold. There has been a lot of confusion after the Xbox One reveal yesterday whether the system will be able to play used games or not. "Both Sony and Microsoft have said games can be resold and that’s exactly what we anticipated," said Bartel,. "It’s a recognized way to make these games more affordable. All three new platforms understand that." Bartel also discussed the lack of backwards compatibility in the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The majority of people who upgraded to the PlayStation 3 sold their PlayStation 2 and games, which he believes is why Sony got rid of backwards compatibility in the PlayStation 3. "As people upgraded to PS3 they traded in their old systems and libraries, which is why Sony made the move to not support backwards compatibility with later iterations of PS3," added Bartel. "That’s why the 'buy, sell, trade' model works well. It enables people to purchase new games by trading in their old ones. We expect to see the same thing with this transition for PS4 and Xbox One. Trade-ins allow for a seamless transition." He also added that 70 percent of the $1 billion GameStop puts into the trade market goes back into the sale of new games.

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Microsoft is taking steps to elevate the reputation of its popular but notorious online service, Xbox Live, for its third console, this fall's Xbox One. If they pull this off, the more positive gamers of the world might enjoy their online gaming sessions a little more. A chief change involves a new, improved reputation system that will influence who plays together on the Xbox One's online service. "There is a new system in what we call Live 3.0 internally that totally remaps the matchmaking, and there is a reputational element to it as well," Phil Harrison, one of Microsoft's corporate vice president for games, told Kotaku at yesterday's big Xbox One event in Redmond, Washington. "We want the best gaming citizens of Xbox Live to be mapped together and joined together and I think that’s a really positive movement for the community," Harrison said. The reputation system would presumably involve some sort of scoring of Xbox Live users, possibly by each other, though it is not clear how this would work, how visible it would be, nor how significantly it would differ from rep systems attempted on the current Xbox Live. Harrison promised more details will come later. The Xbox One will also increase the number of friends an Xbox Live user can have to 1,000. Some gamers (including the person typing these words) can't remember who their Xbox Live friends all are. The Gamertags they use obscure their identities. Just who is ClownCarXX85 again? Asked whether users would be able to identify their friends with their real names, Harrison said, "I think you will see a general movement toward more real identity on Xbox One and on Live in general." Real identity is another way of saying "real names." Xbox Live is available to all users of the Xbox 360, but to play multiplayer games and use special apps like Netflix, users have to pay a subscription that costs $60 a year. While Microsoft heavily touted features like Skype for Xbox One yesterday, they did not say whether they would require a paid Live account or if such a distinction is even relevant. A live-action Halo TV show was described as "premium." Harrison didn't divulge any pricing details for the new Xbox Live, but did say that Xbox Live subscribers on Xbox 360 could use their subs for Xbox One. And what of online multiplayer, which has always required a paid Xbox Live subscription on Xbox 360 even though online multiplayer is free on rival Sony and Nintendo platforms? "We will announce exactly all the features of Xbox Live at a later date," Harrison said.

Joining Ninja Gaiden's Momiji as new characters in Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate are Ein and Jacky Bryant, the latter from the Virtua Fighter series. As revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu (via Siliconera and Game Jouhou), the spiky-haired racer gels with the other combatants when the PS3 and Xbox 360 game hits Japan on September 5. The Ultimate version of DoA 5 is confirmed to arrive in the west this fall, both at retail and on digital platforms.Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate adds Ein, Virtua Fighter's Jacky Bryant originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments