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Goodbye Next-Gen, Hello Edge (The Website)

You may be familiar with top-shelf industry news site Next-Gen. They're the online reincarnation of a long-dead US magazine, which was basically the American version of respected British mag Edge. Being so close and all (both are run by Future publishing), for the past few months, Next-Gen have begun hosting Edge magazine's content, giving the magazine a decent online presence for the first time in its existence. A presence that's about to get a lot more prominent. Next-Gen will, come Monday, be rebranding their website, which will now be known as Edge. Just like the magazine. This is being done in an attempt to "emulate the respect and credibility of the print magazine online". Odd move, seeing as Next-Gen were already respected and credible, but so long as it doesn't affect either the magazine or the current site, everything should turn out just fine.

Future to rebrand Next Gen website as Edge [GI.biz]

4:30 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Luke Plunkett
3,482 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: 9 out of 10 more »

grand theft auto iv

GTA IV "Beginning Of The End" For Next-Gen?

Over at GigaOM, Wagner James Au argues that the mammoth launch success of Grand Theft Auto IV is "the beginning of the end" for the next-gen. If a launch that universally successful can't budge hardware sales - and GTA IV really didn't - then "drastic changes" may be to come, says Au:

Expect to see games made for lower budgets, targeted at wider audiences (ones that aren’t fixated on high-end 3D graphics) and delivered over broadband with a micropayment program in place. Don’t expect a follow-up to the 360 or PS3 anytime soon, either. In other words, the days when so-called “next-gen” gaming reigned supreme are coming to end — instead, the industry’s future will be shaped by games like Rock Band.

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5:20 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Leigh Alexander
12,267 views, 190 comments

Latest by uber_fragger: I think that part of the problem is hardware price. In the last generation 299 was the norm and prices went down to 199 fairly quick. Now we have a console that is almost 3 years into its more »

next next gen

Bioware Talks Bioshock and Next Gen

If there's one guy we'll allow to continue using the phrase "next gen," it's Bioware president Greg Zeschuk if only because Mass Effect looks really, really promising.
Bioshock, Mass Effect and some of the other titles coming out this year show us how some of the games before weren't next-gen. It's not that we're so much better, but the bar is being set. Certainly Bioshock set a high bar, I think we'll set a pretty high bar, and it's going up and up.
We're liking this... More »

10:40 AM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Mark Wilson
7,392 views, 58 comments

Latest by onikuwagata: In a sense, he's saying it's a player's market, and it's tough to meet the competition because the players are coming to expect more and more. more »

read my mind

Putting Biofeedback in Games

This is pretty damn cool. More »
world of starcraft?

Blizzard Working on "Next-Gen MMO"

A sharp-eyed reader points out that Blizzard added three new positions on their job openings page yesterday for a "next-gen MMO." More »

10:00 AM on Fri Apr 27 2007
By Brian Crecente
14,332 views, 101 comments

next-gen

Next-Gen "Finishes" The Nintendo DS

I may be pretty satisfied with my DS, as is the entire nation of Japan, but Next-Gen calls the dual-screened handheld "half-done" and has a list of changes for the next version. Half-done? Maybe a little... extreme, but since author Eric-Jon R ssel Waugh labels Pictochat "the best IM program on the planet" it's clear he's not afraid of hyperbole. More »

7:20 PM on Thu Mar 22 2007
By Michael McWhertor
3,007 views, 42 comments

ea

EA, Sports, Licenses Dominate '06 Sales

Next-Gen went to great lengths to provide perspective—via handy pie and bar graphs—on the top 100 selling games from last year. Editor Colin Campbell breaks down the sample set of one hundred best sellers by genre, publisher, release date, review scores and platform exclusivity providing an easy-to-read look at the sales landscape from a number of different angles. More »

8:20 PM on Mon Feb 12 2007
By Michael McWhertor
246 views, 5 comments

sony

PS3 Greymarket: Officially Dead

In case you hadn't already heard from the excellent write-up by our own Michael Fahey, this craigslist listing confirms: the PS3 greymarket is as dead as the animated corpse that is Bob Barker disco.
Sony PS3 - 60GB - Brand New - Sealed in Box - $575 (los altos)
Received as Gift several weeks ago. Planned to return to EB Games, but I'm past the 2 week return period. This is about $75 less than you will pay with tax at most stores.
Of course, now that PS3s are available at your local electronic store of choice, they should be cheaper online. It's just surprising to see the phenomenon with my own eyes. Mark Wilson
Thanks uberasian!

Sony PS3 - 60GB - Brandnew [craigslist]

9:00 AM on Fri Jan 26 2007
By Mark Wilson
301 views, 48 comments

Latest by harkonnen: If you're going with the "you don't want Microsoft being industry leaders, they'll screw us in the future" then you have to realize we don't want Sony being the #1 either because they are currently attempting to screw us as more »

comics

VGCats: Real is Brown

If you've been paying attention, you may have noticed that I love myself some VG Cats. I think Scott Ramsoomair either echoes my feelings on certain issues completely, or his work secretes some sort of pheromone that makes me agree with him. Take this week's comic on creating next-generation graphics for instance (click to see the full comic).
Every time I've seen a screenshot for Resistance, Lair, Gears of War, or any number of cutting-edge next-gen titles, I've been struck by the overabundance of poo-tone. It makes we wish everyone had taken UK Resistance's Blue Sky In Games campaign more seriously. In a way it reminds me of the early days of 3D acceleration, when all lights were either green or purple. Man, I'd kill for a green and purple game right about now. Michael Fahey More »

1:40 PM on Mon Jan 22 2007
By Mike Fahey
2,374 views, 54 comments

Latest by Nikolii: @embee I've been to NYC, and I do know that it can and does look like that at times, but more often than not has a haze over the city, specifically noticeable around morning and evening commute times. Thing is, cities more »

aliens

Aliens Going Next-Gen

Sega today announced that they have landed the Aliens franchise and are well on their way to bringing several next-gen games to market, including a first-person shooter and role-playing game. The first game is scheduled to hit in 2009. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Dec 11 2006
By Brian Crecente
274 views, 29 comments

next-gen

Game Industry Folk Sound Off On Wii vs. PS3 Purchase

We outsiders will Nintard, Xbot, and Sony Defense Force each other to death, but what do people in the industry think of this year's newest consoles? With which next-gen system are they aligning themselves? Industry pub Gamasutra took the time to ask video game professionals across the industry what they'll be buying this holiday season. More »

3:30 PM on Fri Nov 17 2006
By Michael McWhertor
537 views, 29 comments

marvel ultimate alliance

Death Of The Screenshot

Screenshots, who needs 'em? Certainly not the developers of games like Marvel Ultimate Alliance or Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom. Both games got an intense grilling by message board graphics snobs when first screenshots were revealed. But seeing stills doesn't obviously tell the whole story. More »

5:40 PM on Thu Nov 16 2006
By Michael McWhertor
625 views, 18 comments

ps3

Console Consumers In For Sticker Shock

Sure, the Kotaku crowd knows that Sony dropped a $500-$600 bomb on us at E3 2006. And we're all kind of coming to terms with it. I've got the cash earmarked for a PS3 and I'm ready to spend. More »

7:40 PM on Mon Nov 13 2006
By Michael McWhertor
160 views, 44 comments

nintendo

Best Buy Wii, PS3 Launch Play Book Info

One of our friendly neighborhood Best Buy moles e-mailed us with some handy launch day info. If you're one of the unlucky millions to not have a Wii or PlayStation 3 already reserved, instead braving the line in a tent, sleeping bag, or on a warm metal grate, here's some more info that might make your camping a little easier. More »

8:00 PM on Fri Nov 3 2006
By Michael McWhertor
3,869 views, 30 comments

sony

The Console Money Wars

You know what's boring? Finance! But combine the ennui of finance with the FUN of gaming and you are presented with a magical recipe: slightly less boring finance! More »

6:52 PM on Sat Oct 28 2006
By Michael McWhertor
295 views, 10 comments

xbox 360

Msoft Blows 10 Million Head Start Promise

I still remember Bill Gates stultifying speech at E3 earlier this year. The man is super smart, but that is weighed down by being super boring. The only thing that really woke me up during his speech was when he said the Xbox 360 was going to have a "10 million headstart" in the next-gen race. More »

7:00 PM on Thu Oct 26 2006
By Brian Crecente
184 views, 59 comments

xbox

Xbox 3 Already Being Planned

Hey fanboys! Want to get your panties in a bunch? Start right... NOW: More »
famitsu

Famitsu Picks PS3 As Winner, Wii As Loser

The PLAYSTATION 3 will conquer all, says Famitsu Editor-in-Chief and Enterbrain president Hirokazu Hamamura. For latecomers, Famitsu is Japan's most popular game mag, and the EIC is somewhat a celeb among game nerds like you and me. (Though, everytime I see Hamamura, he's usually standing around alone, looking lost.) In a recent seminar, he picked Sony's new console as the eventual console war winner. He contends: More »

5:22 AM on Tue Oct 17 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
933 views, 82 comments

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