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Bandai Namco has revealed a patch going live for Dark Souls II on February 5th that brings a number of gameplay alterations. It’s all part of the preparation for the release of Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin in April. Chief amongst the changes is a method through …
Read More »Nintendo addresses decision to hold back New 3DS in North America
There are currently no plans to release the standard New 3DS in North America. Whereas both the New 3DS and New 3DS XL will be available on February 13th in the UK, priced at 149.99 and 179.99 respectively, in the US only the New 3DS XL will be made available …
Read More »REMINDER: MCV Awards lobbying ends tomorrow
Games firms of the UK, just one day remains to getyour lobbying infor the 2015 MCV Awards. Lobbying for the 2015 MCV Awards ends tomorrow,Friday, January 16th at 5pm. You read that correctly; if you want to put forward your suggestions for this year’s hotly-contested prizes – including Games Retailer, …
Read More »Majora’s Mask 3DS sells out in the US, but still can’t be ordered in the UK
Despite the excitement surrounding its launch yesterday, there’s still no way for UK gamers to pre-order the Majora’s Mask Limited Edition New 3DS XL in the UK. The console, which includes a digital copy of the game, was announced to much excitement yesterday. Both the game and the hardware will …
Read More »Shadowrun: Hong Kong smashes Kickstarter goals
The new game from Shadowrun: Returns developer Hairbrained Schemes has smashed its crowdfunding goal within hours of going live. The studio was asking for $100k to make Shadowrun: Hong Kong. It hit that goal in just two hours and received backing of over $250k within the first 24 hours. The …
Read More »Kabam acquires two US studios
Kabam has strengthened its US presence with the purchase of two development studios in Los Angeles. The free-to-play firm has acquired Tapzen and Magic Pixel Games, and plans to combine the two to form a new Kabam office in the Culver City area, according toGamasutra. The new branch is expected …
Read More »DriveClub PS+ Upgrade now available for £19.99 on PSN
Sony has cut the price of DriveClub’s PlayStation Plus Edition Full Game Upgrade to 19.99 on PSN. The game had until now been available for 34.99 to PS+ members, which is now the price of the full game to non PS+ members. The Full Game Upgrade was initially designed to …
Read More »NINTENDO DIRECT: New 3DS dated, Majora’s Mask hardware announced, digital Wii games coming to Wii U
The rumours about New 3DS were correct – the machine will launch in the US and UK on February 13th. The console will arrive in both New 3DS and New 3DS XL flavours, and in two colours – red and black. Also arriving on the same day are The Legend …
Read More »Art book reveals Total War: Warhammer
A Total War game set in the Warhammer universe is apparently in production at Creative Assembly. An art book due to ship to customers at the end of the month has already been sent out to a lucky few. One owner noticed the following passage contained within written by creative …
Read More »Musicians’ union threatens to expel Journey composer
The American Federation of Musicians could expel Austin Wintory after he composed a video game score that was not part of his union work. The award-winning composer, best known for the soundtrack behind Thatgamecompany’s Journey, is facing a $2,500 fine for producing the music of acclaimed strategy game The Banner …
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