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On the casino floor of the Downtown Grand Las Vegas, in what used to be the high limit room, two men face off in Mortal Kombat XL. It’s the final round of the night’s contest, called "Finish Him! Friday." A $250 prize is at stake. The two men sit on …
Read More »Unreal Engine devs can now use GameAnalytics for free
Free integration released via Unreal Marketplace, lets studios track player behaviour
Read More »Dark Souls 3 PC players in disarray over hacking claims
The PC version of Dark Souls 3 is on the brink of descending into disarray. First off, let’s recap the game’s struggles thus far: On launch a high number of players were experiencing crashes, typically when near a bonfire. This seemed to be fixable by turning lighting down to low, …
Read More »With pre-orders still unfulfilled, Oculus rolls out to US retail
The Oculus Rift headset will this weekend be available to buy from retailer Best Buy in the US – despite the fact that many pre-orders remain unfulfilled. Oculus launched over a month ago, but manufacturing problems have left many pre-order customers waiting for their headsets. However, stock that could have …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered won’t be sold separately
Consumers won’t be able to get their hands on the Remastered version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare without buying this year’s new release as well. Activision yesterday announced COD: Infinite Warfare and COD: Modern Warfare Remastered, both of which had been previously leaked. However, the second title will only …
Read More »Ratchet & Clank scores second UK No.1
Sony’s Ratchet & Clank series continues to hold the No.1 position in the Gfk Top 40. The action platformer, which became the fastest-selling game in the franchise’s history last week, suffered a 49 per cent sales drop week-on-week. It may sound like a significant drop, but that’s a pretty decent …
Read More »Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Legacy Pro Edition is exclusive to GAME
The top-end Call of Duty Infinite Warfare version will only be sold at GAME. The Legacy Pro Edition features a soundtrack, some extra DLC, a Steelbook case, as well as the game and a copy of Modern Warfare Remastered. The other versions of the title includes the normal version, Digital …
Read More »Nintendo: NX will not be sold at a loss
Nintendo has reiterated that it will make money on each NX unit sold. The firm traditionally makes money off of its hardware business, in contrast to its rivals which loses money on the consoles in the hope they’ll make the money back from the software. However, with Wii U – …
Read More »Dignitas owner ODEE on his LCS Challenger Series plans: "it’s our slot right now"
In an interview with MCV, owner of Team Dignitas, Michael ODEE” O’Dell, denied reports that he has sold the organisation’s spot in the NA LCS Challenger Series. At the moment it [the Dignitas LoL team] is kind of up in the air,” said ODEE at the CEVO Gfinity Season 9 …
Read More »Schedule and groups announced for Turner’s ELEAGUE
The initial schedule and the first three groups for the upcoming ELEAGUE competition from US media giant Turner have been announced. The action will kick off on Tuesday May 24th, with Group A that features MLG Columbus champions Luminosity along with Team Liquid, Cloud9 and Renegades. Each week Tuesdays and …
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