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If you thought PSN’s insane January sale was a flash in the pan, its back with an equally massive February sale. PS4 games make their way into the sale this time, even if it’s only the two – Knack and Tiny Brains. Elsewhere, the sale will include titles such as …
Read More »EA’s Origin a requirement for Titanfall PC
Only those with an EA Origin account will be able to play Titanfall on PC, Respawn Entertainment has confirmed. Company co-founder Vince Zampella revealed the requirement on his Twitter account – unsurprisingly, to a chorus of negativity from fans. "I’ll also ask that you give origin a try for the …
Read More »Pokemon Bank 3DS app launches across multiple regions
The Pokemon Bank 3DS app for Pokemon X & Y has arrived in several territories, including Europe and North America. The app is available now on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and North America. It had previously been exclusive to Japan and a few other countries …
Read More »Sega says 2015 Sonic game won’t be multi-platform
Sega has shot down rumours that its next Nintendo-exclusive Sonic title will go multi-format. The publisher’s community manager Kellie Parker took to the Sega forums and said thatthe information from Nuremburg Toy Fair – which stated that 2015’s Sonic game would be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii …
Read More »MGS V Ground Zeroes ‘looks slightly better’ on PS4 than Xbox One, is under two hours long
Hideo Kojima has confessed than one next-gen version of Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes looks better than the other. In an article in GameInformer, as reported by VideoGamer, it states that "Kojima notes that MGS V looks slightly better on the PS4 compared to the Xbox One, something we …
Read More »Murdered: Souls Suspect confirmed for Xbox One and PS4
Square Enix has said that supernatural thriller Murdered: Soul Suspect will be released on both Xbox One and PS4 alongside current-gen (last-gen?) machines. The game, developed by Quantum Conundrum developer Airtight Games, was recently confirmed by Microsoft for Xbox One but is now nailed on for a release on Sony’s …
Read More »GT Academy India unveiled: All the details here
Nissan today revealed details of GT Academy for India, a programme that turns Gran Turismo players on PS3 into international pro racing drivers. GT Academy is in its sixth year, but the Indian edition will be the first one to also include live events, where participants can enter the competition. …
Read More »Miyamoto: Nintendo has ‘overcome the challenge’ of first party game shortages
Nintendo IS releasing enough first party games to propel its platforms forward. That’s the message from senior MD Shigeru Miyamoto, who when accused of releasing insufficient titles to support Wii U told investors: I interpret the question as asking whether we are making the same mistake every time we launch …
Read More »Iwata reiterates no Wii U price cut; Says "it is never too late" for console to succeed
Nintendo’s financial plans for the year ahead have not been designed to accommodate a Wii U price drop. President Saturo Iwata said last week that a price drop for the console was not an option”. Now he has told investors that the company’s business strategy for the year ahead was …
Read More »70% of GTA V gamers have played GTA Online
GTA Online was the single largest contributor to Take-Two’s digital revenue over the three months to Christmas, the firm has told MCV. The company revealed that the free online game – which was bundled with GTA V but released later – has been a huge success, despite a slow start …
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