Today's News:
1) Fiscal Reports:
- Take Two's 2014 fiscal report revealed the company generated around $2.3 billion in net revenue and $361 million in net income. GTA V was revealed to have generated around half of the company's revenue and current sales are at around 33 million.
- Wall Street Journal states Sony is expected to be revealing a $1.3 billion loss for the 2014 fiscal year. Several Sony executives are also expected to be slashing their pay by 50% for this year as an apology.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...off-gta-v.aspx
http://www.destructoid.com/grand-the...s-274802.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-exec...y-274787.phtml
2) Some Gamespy shutdown news as Capcom states Street Figher 3: Third Strike Online Edition and Marvel vs. Capcom Origins will not be affected by the server shutdown while Lost Planet 3 is currently in the process of being moved to new servers. Bungie states they are working on an official patch to allow Halo CE's online multiplayer to continue after the server shutdown.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/capc...or-mvc-origins
http://www.destructoid.com/halo-ce-m...e-274745.phtml
3) Besides the Kinect-less version of the Xbox One, other announcements by Microsoft included an updated list of services no longer locked to Gold accounts and Games for Gold will now follow the PS+ model of the games only being playable as long as a subscription is active.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/xbox...streaming-apps
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/mi...ive/1100-4917/
4) Driveclub will contain a microtransaction system although it will not offer Fame exp nor cars outside your Fame level to be purchasable and instead only as quick unlocks for cars within your exp level.
http://www.destructoid.com/driveclub...l-274767.phtml