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Disney and Google have teamed up to promote upcoming movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a virtual reality app designed for Google Cardboard. Google says it will feature the first-of-its-kind serialized Google Cardboard experience that combines a compelling story, which ties directly into the opening of Star Wars: The …
Read More »GameStop says Halo 5, Assassin’s Creed and Star Wars fell short of expectations
Retailer GameStop has said that a trio of this quarter’s big releases sold fewer units than it had anticipated. CEO Tony Bartel told investors, as per Seeking Alpha‘s transcription, that sales of Halo 5, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate and Star Wars: Battlefront at GameStop fell short of our expectations”. Of Star …
Read More »40 laid off at Firefall studio Red5 – report
A significant portion of staff at Firefall developer Red5 have had their jobs axed. That’s according to MMORPG.com, who reports that 40 employees have been fired disappointing launch for the free-to-play MMO shooter in China. This news comes courtesy of an anonymous source from the studio, who claims that the …
Read More »Develop Studio Sales Charts: Treyarch trumps Bethesda in November
Strong sales for Call of Duty: Black Ops III makes Activision dev this month’s most successful studio
Read More »Nintendo now selling standalone Wii U Gamepads
Wii U owners are finally able to buy the Wii U Gamepad separately from the console. Kotaku reports that Nintendo Japan has confirmed that the Gamepad can be bought for 12,800 (70) from today in Japan, There’s no word yet of standalone availability in other regions. Prior to the Wii …
Read More »PS4 Remote Play (unofficially) coming to PC this week
If you’ve ever wanted to play PS4 games on your PC, as of this week, you’ll be able to. Before you start scanning the Steam store for Infamous, The Last of Us or God of War, there’s a catch: you’ll still still need to own Sony’s latest console. Developer Twisted …
Read More »Eight million people have played Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
EA has revealed that eight million gamers have played Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare. In an infographic (below), the firm has revealed some stats about the shooter spin-off of the Plants vs Zombies franchise. 1.4 billion games have been played online – which the publisher claims clocks in at 1,600 …
Read More »Windows 10 update accused of uninstalling programs without permission
Some users have claimed that the most recent update to Windows 10 has uninstalled certain programs from their systems without asking for permission. VentureBeat reports that two programs used by gamers are among those affected – CPU-Z and AMD’s Catalyst Control Centre. The former is a processor monitor that allows …
Read More »Donkey Kong record holder’s lawsuit against Cartoon Network dismissed
Former Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell’s attempt to sue a cartoon show he claims stole his likeness has been thrown out of court. Mitchell, who was the first person to pass one million points in the Nintendo classic – the subject of the 2007 documentary ‘The King of Kong’ – …
Read More »Accessories Update: Star Wars PS4 controller and Element Gaming Palladium keyboard
This week, Sony turns to the Dark Side with a Star Wars controller and Element Gaming brings a splash of colour to PC thanks to a new keyboard Darth Vader Edition DualShock 4 Wireless Controller Players who have just picked up Star Wars Battlefront can turn to the Dark Side …
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