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Read More »Grow Home could hit consoles if success is found on PC
Ubisoft’s experimental PC Grow Home could yet brand out onto other platforms. Want to see Grow Home on consoles?” game artist at Ubisoft Reflections Jack Couvela said. We have to prove ourselves on PC first, so tell every PC gamer you know they have to buy it!” He also said …
Read More »GAME reveals The Order: 1886 half-price trade-in offer
Consumers can get a 50 per cent discount on new PS4 title The Order: 1886 by trading in a select title at GAME. The retailer will sell the regular edition of the game at half price to anyone who trades in a copy of either Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, …
Read More »Sega acquires Demiurge, invests in Space Ape
Marvel Puzzle Quest developer Demiurge Studios has been acquired by Sega. The Sonic the Hedgehog creator has also invested in UK studio Space Ape and established a majority stake in US studio startup Ignited Artists. The moves come after Sega last month announced the cutting of 300 jobs and a …
Read More »Sega boosts mobile division with Demiurge Studios acquisition
Publisher also invests in Space Ape Games and Ignited Artists
Read More »Patch frees Assassin’s Creed: Unity content from companion app lockout
The latest update to Assassin’s Creed: Unity has removed the requirement to play the game’s smartphone companion app to access all of its content. A number of blue and gold treasure cheats in the console and PC game could until now only be accessed once a player had met certain …
Read More »US retailers are now giving away PlayStation TV
Two retailers have begun giving away the PlayStation TV microconsole in the US. GameSpot reports that both GameStop and Best Buy will be giving the hardware to any customer who buys a PS4 and 12-month PlayStation Plus subscription as part of a The Last of Us Remastered bundle. PlayStation TV …
Read More »Project Cars delayed (slightly) for a second time
Bandai Namco’s racing simulator Project Cars has suffered its second release date delay. The game had been due out on March 20th but will now release in Europe on April 2nd. The release will be slightly more staggered in the US, where it will hit Steam on April 2nd and …
Read More »Tencent acquires majority stake in Miniclip
Chinese mobile and web game giant Tencent is now in control of Swiss game company Miniclip. VentureBeat reports that the deal will expand Tencent’s ever-increasing presence in the European market. It already owns a majority stake in League of Legends creator Riot Games and a minority stake in Epic. It …
Read More »PS4 sales to outpace Xbox One by 40 per cent through 2018, analyst predicts
PlayStation 4 will beat out Xbox One over the first five years of the current console era, market research company Strategy Analytics has predicted. Games Industry reports on the firm’s findings, which claim Sony’s hardware will outsell Microsoft’s by 40 per cent and is on path to reproduce the success …
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