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Read More »Mass Effect theme park attraction in the works
Electronic Arts has partnered with theme park Great America of California to construct a brand new attraction based on the Mass Effect franchise. The attraction will be on display in the theme park’s Action Theater starting in 2016. It will feature motion-based seating, a live narrator that interacts with park …
Read More »Among the Sleep arrives on PS4 this December
Krillbite has announced the console release of its horror game Among the Sleep will launch on PS4 this December. In a post on theUS PlayStation Blog, the studio’s chief of marketing and community Kristina Halvorsen revealed the indie title will release on December 10thfor Sony’s hardware. No word on the …
Read More »Hitman gets a new date and release plan
Square Enix has said that the first parts of its upcoming Hitman game will be released on March 11th 2016. The game was originally due out in December but was last week pushed back to next year. As has been previously detailed, the game will be released in bits. The …
Read More »FanDuel acquires AlphaDraft to up the ante on eSports betting industry
Fantasy sports monolith FanDuel has acquired eSports betting startup AlphaDraft as further big players in sports wagering enter the scene. Last week’s announcement that current market leaders Draft King would be expanding to provide eSports options has been followed swiftly by closest rivals in the sector, FanDuel. The fantasy sports …
Read More »Amazon wants to pay customers to deliver parcels
Retailer Amazon has announced a new scheme that will see people earning between $18-$25 an hour to deliver parcels to customers. ‘Amazon Flex’ requires only that members have their own car and own Android phone. Drivers will be delivering packages ordered through Amazon’s new same-hour Prime delivery service. Those wishing …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 lead designer joins Amazon Game Studios
The lead designer of Guild Wars 2 is the latest addition to Amazon’s games development arm. Amazon Game Studios has hired Eric Flannum, who leaves ArenaNet after 10 years at the MMO firm. He will take up the role of creative director, according toGamasutra. Flannum will reportedly be working on …
Read More »YouTube streaming hitting PS4 tomorrow
PS4’s 3.00 system update will be rolled out tomorrow, bringing with it the ability to stream gameplay to YouTube for the first time. You’ll see a new icon for YouTube on the Broadcast Gameplay Screen, accessible after hitting the Share button,” Sony said. Now you can live stream directly from …
Read More »No iOS 9 compatibility planned for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Owners of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on iOS are not able to play the game if they have updated to the latest version of Apple’s OS. The game, a port of the PSP title of the same name, is not compatible with iOS 9. And it looks as if …
Read More »Conker’s Big Reunion cancelled as Microsoft ceases Project Spark DLC support
Game goes completely free with no microtransactions
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