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6,800 – that was the return one punter saw on their 19.94 investment as the rush to get hold of Sony’s 20th Anniversary PS4 sweeps Ebay. Sony revealed the machine last week, saying that it would be limited to 12,300 units worldwide. The console quickly sold out in the US …
Read More »Bloodborne Nightmare Edition includes quill and red ink
Two special edition versions of Sony’s PS4 title Bloodborne have been revealed. The Collector’s Edition, which has a European RRP of €79.99, includes the game in a steel case, premium art book and digital soundtrack. The Nightmare Edition, meanwhile, offers a fair bit more. For €119.99 gamers get all of …
Read More »Following the players: My journey from Flash to mobile
PPLLAAYY founder Konstantin Elgazin reflects on the biggest change in his games development career
Read More »Oculus VR acquires start-ups, expands research team
13th Lab and Nimble VR now owned by pioneering virtual reality firm
Read More »Hiroshi Tobisawa is the new Capcom Europe CEO
Capcom Europe has a new CEO and he starts today. Hiroshi Tobisawa replaces former boss Kunio Neo, who has left after two years with the Resident Evil publisher. Tobisawa has been with Capcom since 1997 and has previously served as managing corporate officer and president of Capcom USA and Europe …
Read More »Apple forced pixel nudity removal from Papers Please
Indie hit Papers Please is now available on iPad, but creator Lucas Pope has revealed that Apple forced him to remove the game’s nudity. The original version saw players, who assume the role of a immigration officer in a totalitarian state, occasionally forcing visitors to endure a body scan, revealing …
Read More »Minecraft: Pocket Edition arrives on Windows Phone
Minecraft has landed on yet another platform this week, as the Microsoft-owned property is now available for Windows Phone devices. The Pocket Edition of the game – out already on the Apple App and Google Play stores – can be purchased on the Windows Phone store for $7. Though it …
Read More »Valve announces Steam Holiday Auction
Valve has detailed the Steam Holiday Auction, a limited time event allowing users to trade community items like Trading Cards for full games including Civilization: Beyond Earth, This War of Mine and more. Starting this coming Monday, Steam account holders can trade in unused items for Steam Gems that can …
Read More »Xbox One outsold PS4 in both the US and UK last month
Xbox One has outsold PlayStation 4 for the first time in the US, according to NPD’s latest monthly report. Microsoft’s console navigated took the top spot in November’s hardware category, thanks in no small part to strong Black Friday sales. "November set a new record for sales of Xbox One, …
Read More »David Jaffe tells Drawn to Death critics to go away… sort of
It’s probably fair to say that the response to PS4 Drawn to Death has been mixed. At best. The game was revealed at Sony’s PlayStation Experience event earlier this week and was quickly leapt upon by assorted internet commenters. Now in a video posted on David Jaffe’s personal YouTube channel, …
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