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Europe’s largest teaching laboratory with access to PlayStation development kits has been opened today at Abertay University in Dundee. Abertay’s has now permanently installed 30 new PlayStation Vita development kits, adding to its existing stock of PS3 and PS4 dev kits. And students have access to all of the hardware …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate swooping onto consoles and PC
Warner has announced a console and PC release for former handheld exclusive Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. The game was previously released for Vita and 3DS but is now making the jump to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC in the form of a Deluxe Edition priced at 15.99. The …
Read More »Gran Turismo Academy winner signed by Red Bull GP3 team
A former winner of Sony’s Gran Turismo Academy competition has been signed up as a driver for a real-life race team. The BBC reports that 22-year old Jann Mardenborough is joining Red Bull’s Arden Motorsport team to compete in the 2014 GP3 series – that’s just two notches below F1 …
Read More »Doom 4 lives!
A new trailer for Wolfenstein: The New Order has confirmed that a new Doom title IS in development. Those who pre-order Wolfenstein – which incidentally now has a May 23rd release date on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 – will get access to what is being called ‘Doom Beta’. …
Read More »Why don’t analysts believe in Take-Two?
Do shareholders know something we don’t? Last year was a triumph for Take-Two. Critically, it was named the No.1 games publisher by review aggregator Metacritic. Commercially, it was the biggest boxed games firm in the US and No.2 in the UK. GTA V’s launch was the largest in entertainment history. …
Read More »VIDEO: The Order 1886 video and screens leak online
A gameplay video for Sony’s upcoming PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886 has appeared online, and you can see it below. The footage originally appeared on DailyMotion but has now made its way onto YouTube. Both files can be seen here. In addition, a number of screens have been posted on …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros will run at 720p on Xbox One
PS4 release will render at 1080p resolution and run at 60fps
Read More »Mutant Mudds finds most success on Nintendo platforms
Developer Renegade Kid has revealed a surprising statistic about its action platformer Mutant Mudds Deluxe. The game, which is available on 3DS, Wii U, PSN and Steam has enjoyed its strongest sales on Nintendo’s machines. NintendoEverything reports that the Wii U sales better the combined sales of both PSN and …
Read More »Namco Bandai readies £1m Dark Souls II campaign
Namco Bandai is spending big to make Dark Souls II the next big RPG blockbuster. The publisher is splashing 1m on marketing the RPG, which is Namco’s biggest ever campaign. The title launches March 14th on PS3 and 360. Dark Souls II is the sequel to the 2011 cult hit, …
Read More »Kojima: PS4 is the best home console available
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has backed Sony in the next-gen console war. Although he didn’t name names specifically, a statement in Famitsu (as reported by DualShockers) makes it pretty clear where the cult developer’s affections lie. I think, between the home consoles available in the domestic market, the PS4 …
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