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EA’s hit football title FIFA 15 is back at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track Top 40 after a six-week break. That’s despite a drop in sales, although fortunately for EA’s game its dips were the smallest. Last week’s No.1 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare slips one place to …
Read More »Weather update for DriveClub set to arrive today
DriveClub’s long-touted dynamic weather system is set for addition to the troubled racing title later today, developer Evolution has announced. The system was one of DriveClub’s big selling points ahead of launch, but was always planned for release as a patch post-launch. The update adds various inclement conditions, such as …
Read More »God of War creator unveils PS4 arena shooter Drawn to Death
God of War and Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe has developed a new arena based shooter with an unusual visual style. Entitled Drawn to Death, the game is the first from his new studio The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency. It was unveiled at the PlayStation Experience at the weekend …
Read More »Rocking up on mobile with Avenged Sevenfold
Matt Shadows on why the band is diving into game development
Read More »Limited Edition 20th Anniversary PS4 sells out in America
The limited edition grey PlayStation 4 has sold out in the US. The console, released to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the PlayStation, was limited to a production run of just 12,300 units worldwide. But within minutes of going on sale in North America, the hardware sold out in that …
Read More »Remastered version of Day of the Tentacle coming to PlayStation
Classic adventure game Day of the Tentacle is coming to PlayStation as a new remastered version. Day of the Tentacle Special Edition will join the similarly revamped release of Grim Fandango and Kickstarted title Broken Age, with all three titles landing on PS4, Vita, PC, Mac and Linux. The announcement …
Read More »The father of video games Ralph Baer has passed away
One of the founding fathers of video games as we know them has passed away at the end of 92. Ralph Baer was the creator of the pioneering Brown Box in 1969, which formed the foundation of what became one of the first home consoles – 1972’s the Magnavox Odyssey. …
Read More »VIDEO: Nintendo shows new The Legend of Zelda Wii U gameplay
Nintendo showed gameplay for its 2015 blockbuster The Legend of Zelda for Wii U. The video showed Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto play the game alongside franchise creator Eiji Aonuma, and featured some lush wildlife, a huge gameplay map and the horse Epona (who can now ride by itself). There were …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 30 – December 6
Telltale’s Game of Thrones has claimed the top spot on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. The game finished on top of a group littered with discounted titles from Valve’s recently concluded Autumn Sale. Recent release The Crew climbed to number five on the charts as well. As for …
Read More »Shovel Knight PlayStation release to include God of War’s Kratos
Shovel Knight is heading to PlayStation platforms, and Kratos is apparently crashing the party. The Kickstarter success was on display at Sony’s PlayStation Experience event over the weekend, with a new trailer confirming the game will release on PS3, PS4 and PS Vita. The trailer also teases an appearance of …
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