Morning DLC: Video Games News And Rumors 2/25/14
By Nick Tylwalk
"Xbox One will soon be Twitchier than the PlayStation 4.The popular video game broadcasting service Twitch is bringing a slew of fresh features to Microsoft’s newest console. An update next month will add the ability to live stream video games, join in on games with broadcasters, initiate game broadcasts with voice commands, archive game clips and watch Twitch streams broadcast from any device, including the PS4.Previously, Xbox One users could only spectate Twitch streams and record game clips with the system’s Upload app."
"The creator of acclaimed indie game Papers, Please has expressed his desire to make a Vita version.Speaking to VG247, Lucas Pope said he wants to develop a Vita port of the game, but hasn’t decided whether to go ahead with it or leave Papers, Please behind him and start on a completely new game.One option would be to hand the code over to an external developer who would create the Vita version for him, but Pope isn’t sure if he wants to do this."
"The PlayStation 4 was finally released in its native Japan this week, giving Japanese gamers the chance to play absolutely nothing on their shiny new consoles like the rest of us. But just how many Japanese gamers are bored of playing the free copies of Knack they got in their bundles?According to Famitsu, quite a few. they say that in the first two days of availability, The PlayStation 4 sold through 322,083 units. That’s not bad for two days. Famitsu says that the figures for the PlayStation 3 were significantly lower that hulking console sold through 88,443 units in its first two days availability."