Categories Posted inin Business Analyst expects average PS4 and Xbox One owner to buy about 3 next-gen games this holiday Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 18, 2013 2 min Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz thinks games like Battlefield 4 and Madden will do especially well on PS4 and Xbox One. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business PlayStation 4 issues: Sony posts troubleshooting guide for the ‘blinking blue light of death’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 18, 2013 2 min Sony sold a ton of PlayStation 4s already, but a fraction of those aren't working correctly. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft made an Xbox One controller that emits odors Smell-O-Vision style Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 18, 2013 1 min During the design of the new controller, Microsoft tried a few different gimmicks including something that could discharge different aromas. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Xbox One controller: Projectors, smells (!), and other stuff that didn’t make it in (part 1, exclusive) Posted byby GamesBeat November 18, 2013 10 min Here is an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the $100M-plus creation of the Xbox One joypad. Today, we look at early prototypes and some crazy functions that didn't make it in. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Gran Turismo 6’s Course Maker puts your daily commute into the game Posted byby GamesBeat November 18, 2013 2 min With Gran Turismo 6's upcoming companion app, you can turn your GPS data into an in-game track. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Here’s the one thing that Valve hopes to get out of its Steam Dev Days conference Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 18, 2013 3 min Confirmed speakers for the event include representatives from AMD, Nvidia, Intel, Oculus, and Unity. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Xbox Live makes Xbox One games better Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 18, 2013 1 min The creators of Battlefield 4, Forza Motorsport 5, and other games explain how their titles are better with Xbox Live. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Social game Glitch is dead, but it will live on in the public domain Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 18, 2013 2 min The game died for lack of users, but it was wonderfully creative and now the art is available for all. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony taps SoftKinetic’s 3D gesture recognition to bring motion-sensing games to PS 4 Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 18, 2013 1 min Ubisoft's Just Dance 2014 uses SoftKinetic technology for full-body tracking. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Former Sega bulldog Charles Bellfield passes away Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 18, 2013 2 min His finest hour: working as spokesman for the doomed Sega Dreamcast, the ultimate underdog's console. Continue Reading 2 min