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At the moment, as I write, it is 9 days until the release of Grand Theft Auto V. 9 days. I’m beside myself with excitement. The game was first announced on the 26th October 2011. I remember the day as though it was yesterday, the simple green V posted by the game’s creators signalling a new game on the horizon. The excitement has been building slowly for almost two years now. Why so excited? There are a few simple reasons for it. The last game, GTA IV, — Read more →
The next-generation of consoles is really within sight now, with Microsoft’s new entry, The Xbox One, being unveiled today. But the conference left many more questions than answers. I’ll focus on what has been shown so far. The Xbox One seems like it will be more interactive than an Xbox has ever been before, with an upgraded and new Kinect with every console that will be precise enough to read your heartbeat. The possibilities for this with games are astounding. What we were shown in — Read more →
Last night, weeks and months (and years, for some) of speculation about Sony’s next home console were finally ended. Or were they? In what was styled the “PlayStation Meeting 2013”, Sony unveiled their PlayStation 4, the successor to their current console, amidst a flurry of new IPs and sequels. The conference, which ran for over two hours, touched base on many important factors about the new console; with lead software architect Mark Cerny describing how the hardware of the console is built, and a slew — Read more →
