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Gamefly has announced the launch of its new streaming service, which is backed by its recent acquisition of Israel-based cloud gaming platform Playcast. "We’re excited to offer the GameFly streaming service worldwide with Playcast’s market ready and scalable technology," Gamefly CEO David Hodess said. "This represents the perfect evolution of …
Read More »Warner Bros pulling plug on Infinite Crisis
DC Comics-themed MOBA Infinite Crisis will shut down just two months following official launch, publisher Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has announced. An update on the game’s Steam page confirms work on the free-to-play game will cease immediately at developer Turbine, and servers will go offline for good on August 14th. …
Read More »Steam now offering refunds
Valve has announced Steam will begin offering refunds for nearly any purchase made on the digital distribution service. A new page on Steam’s website details the new policy, which states users will receive refunds requested within two weeks of purchase – provided a few usage milestones haven’t been crossed. "You …
Read More »Dark Souls 3 to be announced at E3, report claims
Bandai Namco will later this month announce that developer From Software is working on Dark Souls 3. That’s according to VG247, which says that From boss Hidetaka Miyazaki – who led development of the first game but not Dark Souls 2 – will be back in charge for this third …
Read More »Fallout 4 announcement teased for tomorrow
Over two years of speculation looks as if it will come to a head tomorrow with the teased confirmation of Fallout 4. A Bethesda website is currently counting down until 3pm tomorrow (June 3rd), complete with a familiar animated Fallout-themed backdrop. Just check the URL in case there’s any doubt. …
Read More »Softbank ups Supercell stake
Japanese telecoms firm Softbank has upped its stake in Clash of Clans developer Supercell by 22.7 per cent to 73.2 per cent. The Japanese telecoms giant bought shares held by existing external investors, including Accel Partners, which has sold all of its remaining stock in the firm. Supercell CEO Ilkka …
Read More »GameStop acquires ThinkGeek owner Geeknet
Games retail superpower GameStop has broadened its reach with the acquisition of Geeknet. GameStop has acquired all of the ThinkGeek owner’s common stock for $20 per share. As recently as May 22nd it was trading at $7.90 per share, but had in recent days shot up to just under $20. …
Read More »Nintendo says NX will not use Android OS
The upcoming NX console will not use Google’s Android operating system, the company has said. There is no truth to the report saying that we are planning to adopt Android for NX,” a spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal. A report from Japanese news source Nikkei said yesterday that the …
Read More »Techland says Hellraid has not been cancelled
First person RPG Hellraid has not been scrapped, its developer Techland has asserted. The studio last month said that the game in its current shape and form, is not meeting our own expectations for this project” and that we decided the best course of action would be to send it …
Read More »PlayStation Gear store arrives online in the UK
Sony has launched a UK version of its PlayStation Gear store. Until recently the Gear store had only shipped to the US and Canada, but the new site accepts sterling transaction and ships within the UK. Items up for sale include an Original PlayStation Wallet (16.99), Original PlayStation iPhone 5 …
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