News February 18 Microsoft launches platform to improve game accessibility on Xbox and PC Microsoft has updated guidelines that might help developers make their projects more accessible for people with disabilities. Now the studios will be able to send their Xbox or PC games for review and receive feedback on how to improve them.
News December 16, 2020 Rami Ismail on console certification: “Sony and Microsoft are NOT responsible for the state of Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox” Game developer and executive director at gamedev.net Rami Ismail has explained how Sony and Microsoft allowed Cyberpunk 2077 to release on consoles in the current buggy state. “Sony and Microsoft are NOT responsible for the state of Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox,” Ismail says.
News December 14, 2020 CD Projekt apologizes for not showing how Cyberpunk 2077 runs on past-gen consoles. Studio allows refunds and promises patches CD Projekt Red has apologized for not showing Cyberpunk‘s performance on PS4 and Xbox One ahead of the game’s release.
News November 26, 2020 How devs get paid through Game Pass Game Pass sure does sound like good deal for players. But just how attractive is the platform for developers?
News October 8, 2020 PS5 dominates US next-gen pre-orders Market analytics company VGM found 72% of US players who have pre-ordered a next-gen console chose the disc version of the PlayStation 5.
News September 9, 2020 Microsoft confirms Series X price, includes EA Play in Xbox Game Pass Microsoft announced it will include EA Play, Electronic Arts’ subscription service, in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Game Pass for PC later this year. This will come at no extra fee.
News September 8, 2020 Microsfot reveals Xbox Series S and names its price, insiders leak other details “The smallest Xbox ever” will cost $299. This is coming from Microsoft itself that revealed its Xbox Series S (previously codenamed Lockhart) and confirmed its price and design.
News August 12, 2020 Xbox Series X launches this November Xbox Series X will be released in November 2020, along with fifty new titles. Halo Infinite, though, won’t be one of them.
News August 5, 2020 Millenials name PlayStation as top brand, Gen Z choose Xbox According to MBLM’s Brand Intimacy 2020 Study, PlayStation is the strongest brand among millenials in the US, especially among men. Among Gen Z, Xbox tops the list.
Events July 31, 2020 Daniel Ahmad: Digital sales have grown from five to ten times since launch of current-gen consoles Commenting on its Q1 FY21 financial results, EA said that 52% of its console full game unit sales over the past 12 months were digital.