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Sony has confirmed that 50 is being lopped off the price of PS4 in the UK today. The machine’s new RRP is 299.99, as per the rumours earlier this week and in line with the discounted price of the Uncharted Collection bundle that Sony told MCV at the time was …
Read More »ArenaNet teams up with ESL for Guild Wars 2 Pro League
Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet has joined forces with eSports organizer ESL to form an official Pro League for the MMO. The first season of the league is set to start in November, and replaces the Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series. The seven-week season will be capped with a …
Read More »Blizzard details beta access for Overwatch
Blizzard has detailed the beta release schedule for its upcoming multiplayer FPS Overwatch, with festivities kicking off next week. A post on theBattle.net blogreveals a closed beta for the game will begin October 27thin North America, and will arrive later at an unspecified date for Europe and Asia. Open beta …
Read More »Former EA exec Tim Wilson joins Glu
Longtime EA executive Tim Wilson has left the publisher to join Glue Mobile as its chief technical officer. Games Industryreports on the departure – and subsequent appointment – of Wilson, who worked for 20 years at Electronic Arts in roles including CTO of EA, EA Labels, All Play, the Core …
Read More »Publisher offers Summon Night 5 discount for retweets
$5 could potentially be shaved off the price of tactical RPG Summon Night 5 is enough fans retweet one of its ads. The PSP (and now Vita) title is heading to PSN as a digital release shortly. Publisher Gaijinworks initially set the price at $34.99. However, it also announced a …
Read More »Project Zero Wii U’s skimpy costumes are gone for its Western release
The European and American versions of Wii U horror game Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water will have a big visual difference compared to the original Japanese release. The existing version of the game (known as Fatal Frame in other territories) sees its female stars dressed in next to nothing, …
Read More »Xbox One and PS4 are up 40% on last-gen sales
But year-on-year hardware sales declined by 23 per cent in September in the US
Read More »Accessories Update: Astro A40 Headset and Elgato Game Capture HD60
This week, Astro Gaming gets ready for Black Ops III with a new headset while Elgato helps PC live streamers get started Astro A40 Headset + MixAmp Pro TR Astro Edition Astro Gaming has bolstered its range of TR headsets with a new peripheral suitable for shooter fans wanting to …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One are up 40% on previous gen sales
Remember when everyone was saying that consoles were dying and no-now would be the next-generation machines? They were wrong. NPD has revealed that combined sales of the PS4 and Xbox One some 23 months into their lives are 40 per cent higher than the totals achieved by their predecessors the …
Read More »PS4 wins the US monthly sales race again in the US
Sony’s PS4 was the best-selling console in the US in September, marking the fifth successive month it has outsold Xbox One. That means that PS4 has beaten its rival every month this year with the exception of April. It may be a big ask for Sony to do the same …
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