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Nintendo is granting its previously digital-only NES Remix titles a boxed physical release. NES Remix and NES Remix 2 are to be spliced together into a single retail SKU for Wii U, having previously been only available on the eShop in the West. The two games have previously been bundled …
Read More »Read about twenty years of Koch Media in this week’s MCV
This week MCV celebrates two decades of Koch Media. Menno Van Der Bil, Craig McNicol, Paul Nicholls and Jamie Brewer tell MCV about Koch Media – past, present and future. We speak to PlayStation boss Andrew House about how he turned the firm’s console around. In our Insight section this …
Read More »Game Expo Scotland to team with Versus Scotland for eSports zones
Game Expo Scotland has partnered with Scottish fighting game organisation Versus Scotland to bring three eSports zones to the two-day event. Game Expo Scotland 2014, which will take place on October 4th and 5th, will feature competitions in Mario Kart 8, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, …
Read More »Sonic Boom gets November dates for 3DS, Wii U
Sonic the Hedgehog reboot Sonic Boom will release for 3DS and Wii U this November, Sega has announced. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal will launch on November 11th for Nintendo 3DS (pictured), while Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric lands on Wii U one week later on November 18th. Sonic Boom is …
Read More »Clint Dempsey loses his Seattle Xbox logo for PS4 version of FIFA 15
American World Cup hero Clint Dempsey will don different kits on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of FIFA 15. That’s because Dempsey’s club team, the Seattle Sounders, is sponsored by Xbox – which obviously works well on the Xbox One release but may prove problematic on PS4. Therefore the …
Read More »August Xbox One update adds 3D Blu-ray support and remote downloads
Microsoft has outlined the additional functionality heading to Xbox One next month, and a big Blu-ray functionality boost features as part of it. The console’s August patch will add support for 3D Blu-ray movies – beating PS4, which itself is a big surprise considering the weight Sony put behind its …
Read More »"A prominent YouTuber suggested we pay them £10,000 to ‘like’ a video"
YouTubers ARE being asked to cover games for money without disclosing the deals, a new report has claimed. Eurogamer reports that John ‘TotalBiscuit’ Bain admits that he has previously been offered money by publishers to cover their titles on the condition that the agreement is not disclosed. They agreed to …
Read More »LeapFrog hopes to combat inappropriate games for kids with LeapTV console
Kids’ tech firm LeapFrog has announced a new educational games console, the LeapTV. Designed for children aged three to eight years old, LeapTV includes a transforming controller that switches between a traditional configuration and a motion controller with LED pointer. The system also features a motion-sensing camera that kids can …
Read More »Insomniac says digital pre-orders coming to Xbox Live
Xbox One owners will soon be able to pre-order titles via the Xbox Live marketplace. That’s according to Sunset Overdrive developer Insomniac, which in an episode of Sunset TV – as spotted by Joystiq – has said: If you pre-order the game digitally, you will get the Day One Edition …
Read More »Devs are asking for Xbox Early Access program, ID@Xbox boss says
A Steam-style Early Access programme is a common request amongst ID@Xbox developers, the platform holder’s Chris Charla has told Develop. Reports have been bubbling for some time about a similar program for PS4 and Charla told Develop in an interview last week that it’s a talking point at Xbox as …
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