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Read More »EA ‘investigating’ adding Xbox 360 games to EA Access catalogue
Backwards-compatible Xbox 360 titles could be added to EA Access in the future, the publisher has said. The paid subscription service currently offers a selection of Xbox One titles each month. Among this month’s selection is Dragon Age: Inquisition, leading one Twitter user to ask whether the offering could be …
Read More »YouTube streaming, Twitter video uploads and UI tweaks among PS4 firmware 3.00 changes
The next operating system update for PS4 is bring a wealth of new features to the console. It’s likely to be welcome news for players, after a number of minor updates over the last few months offering ‘stability fixes’ and little else. PS4 firmware 3.00 is currently in the midst …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV to get simultaneous 2016 worldwide launch
The next iteration in Square Enix’s Final Fantasy series – XV – is going to be launching globally next year. That’s according to GameSpot who spoke to Final Fantasy XV’s director, Hajime Tabata. Tabata confirmed that the game is going to be released before 2017, pointing towards a 2016 launch …
Read More »Konami to shut down PES 2014 servers this November
The final whistle is about to blow for those still playing PES 2014 online. Konami has announced that it will pull online support from the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 football game on November 17th, just more than two years after its initial release. The move is part of an …
Read More »Sony opens PlayStation Plus Vote to Play scheme tomorrow
PlayStation Plus members will be able to vote to see what titles will appear in Instant Game Collection later this week. That’s according to a post on the PlayStation Blog which says that the first vote opens tomorrow (Thursday August 13th) at 4:30pm, and will run until Monday August 24th …
Read More »Facebook and Oculus can’t stop Zenimax lawsuit from moving forward
Zenimax’s lawsuit against Oculus VR and its parent company Facebook will move forward, after separate motions to dismiss by the latter two firms were denied. Polygonreports Facebook’s motion to dismiss due to a number of errors” in Zenimax’s allegations was shut down by US District Court judge Jorge A. Solis. …
Read More »Hearthstone brings in $20m a month, Superdata claims
A new digital card game-focused report from Superdata states that Blizzard’s free-to-play release Hearthstone is raking in $20m a month between PC and mobile platforms. The company highlights the figure in asummary of its annual digital card game report, with the analyst firm adding that Blizzard has managed to recreate …
Read More »Wildstar free-to-play revamp enters closed beta
Wildstar’s upcoming free-to-play re-release has entered closed beta, developer Carbine Studios has announced. All current subscribers of the game have access to the test, as well as non-subscribers who have received a closed beta key – which anyone can sign-up for by visiting Wildstar’s official website. Carbine and publisher NCSoft …
Read More »FACEIT ports $20,000 monthly Pro League to CS:GO
FACEIT have today launched the CS:GO FACEIT Pro League, where the best European players will compete for $20,000 of prize money each month, including non-professionals. The league follows on from April’s launch of a similar league in Dota 2, and has also been set up with the same level of …
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