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The decision to strip the offline mode from upcoming space shooter Elite: Dangerous has gone down like a lead balloon. Frontier boss David Braben earlier this week revealed the decision to make the game online-only, saying: A fully offline experience would be unacceptably limited and static compared to the dynamic, …
Read More »Rising game prices have helped increase UK inflation
Now games can be blamed for ruining your cost of living as well as your children and moral fibre. The higher cost of next-gen gaming is so influential on the UK economy that it has played a part in boosting British inflation in October. The AFP reports that the Office …
Read More »Watch Dogs on Wii U will get some DLC after all
Ubisoft is going to release some DLC for the Wii U version of Watch Dogs. The publisher has previously said that the Bad Blood DLC, which was released for the existing versions of the game, wouldn’t make the jump to Wii U. But Polygon now reports that at least two …
Read More »NBC pulls the plug on G4 TV
US video game TV channel G4 is to be closed by parent company NBC. The network will be switched off on November 30th after over 12 years on the air. NBC Universal has finally pulled the plug on the G4 channel,” a statement from telcom provider Great Plains Communications explained. …
Read More »Layden defends Evolution’s Driveclub, says you can’t test for real-world server strain
The president of Sony Computer Entertainment America has spoken out in defence of UK studio Evolution and its struggles with PS4 racer Driveclub. The game – which was once a PS4 launch title – has been out for six weeks but is still not at full functionality, and the long-awaited …
Read More »Don’t miss tomorrow’s London Games Conference: Meet Buzzfeed, PlayStation, Facebook, Google and more
All-day conference kicks off at 10am at One Wimpole Street, tickets cost £349
Read More »Nordeus opens London studio
Publisher employing up to 20 staff at new office to develop new games
Read More »Gameloft opens new Seattle studio
Studio now recruiting, will focus on 'mid-core social games'
Read More »Don’t miss out: Meet Buzzfeed, PlayStation, Facebook, Google and more at tomorrow’s London Games Conference
London Games Conference is tomorrow, so now’s your last chance to book your ticket for one of the video game industry’s key networking opportunities. LGC 2014 starts tomorrow at One Wimpole Street in London at 9:00am. In attendance will be a number of big companies including101 London, 2K,505 Games, Activision …
Read More »UPDATE: Rockstar ‘urgently’ investigating GTA V game save transfer problems
Some owners of Grand Theft Auto V on PS4 and Xbox One have been unable to transfer their GTA Online save data from their old machines. The next-gen version of Rockstar’s critically acclaimed epic is out today (November 18th) and allows players to import their progress and unlocks from their …
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