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Social media service Twitter is to make it easier to report abusive users and keep track of accounts you have blocked. Updates are already live with a few users but will roll out across the whole service in the coming weeks. In our continuing effort to make your Twitter experience …
Read More »Target pulls GTA V from sale due to its ‘depictions of violence against women’
Australian retailer Target has pulled Grand Theft Auto V from its shelves due to what it says are concerns about the game’s depictions of violence against women”. It says the move is in response to customer feedback. "We’ve been speaking to many customers over recent days about the game, and …
Read More »New ZX Spectrum hits £100k funding target within two days
First Edition units sold out
Read More »Valve takes on Twitch with Steam Broadcasting
But Twitch undeterred by rival service
Read More »Crytek terminating Warface on Xbox 360
Free-to-play shooter will close after less than a year
Read More »Riot keeping exclusive tabs on League of Legends merchandise
New official merchandise based on the hugely popular PC game League of Legends (LoL) will not be available for retailers to stock, developer Riot Games has said. It will instead be opening its own online merchandise store in a matter of days, the company announced on theLoL forumsin a Q&A …
Read More »MCV and Develop Christmas Quiz won by Datascope
After a closely fought battle and a tie break, recruitment specialists Datascope came out champions at the MCV and Develop Christmas Quiz last night. The team beat NCSoft to first place after guessing closest to the tie-break question: how many gifts are there in the 12 days of Christmas? The …
Read More »Crytek is closing Warface on Xbox 360
Just eight months after going live, Crytek has announced that it is calling time on the Xbox 360 version of free-to-play shooter Warface. The game will be shut down proper on February 1st, although it has already been closed to new players. Players are also no longer able to buy …
Read More »Sony reveals 20th Anniversary Edition PSOne-themed PS4 console
A new PS4 console styled on the 20-year-old PlayStation One has been revealed by Sony. With a UK price of 399/€499/$499, the machine will be limited to 12,300 units. It comes packaged with a suitably grey themed PlayStation Camera, vertical stand and DualShock 4 controller. Interestingly the colour of the …
Read More »2015’s Assassin’s Creed: Victory heads to Victorian London
19th century London will provide the backdrop for next year’s Assassin’s Creed: Victory, a leak confirmed as true by Ubisoft has confirmed. Kotaku broke news of the game, which is due out next autumn for PS4, Xbox One and PC. It will be the first title in the series led …
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