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Nintendo’s Mii App for smart devices has been pushed back into 2015, company president Satoru Iwata has confirmed. As part of a briefing for Nintendo’s investors, Iwata explained the team working on the app needed additional time to refine various elements” for release on tablets and smartphones. The application under …
Read More »PCGamer.com page views jump 109% following redesign
Future’s PC gaming site PCGamer.com has experienced what the company says is record-breaking growth following the roll-out of its redesign last month. Worldwide, page views for the month hit 52m – 109 per cent up on the previous record of 24.9m. Page views have jumped 111 per cent and average …
Read More »CD Projekt announces 16 bits of DLC for The Witcher 3 – and they’re all free
In a world where Season Passes and DLC releases come at a huge premium and are often announced before a game is even out, this is quite a surprise. CD Projekt has revealed not only that it will release 16 bits of DLC for upcoming RPG The Witcher 3, but …
Read More »Microsoft completes Mojang acquisition
Minecraft creator Mojang is now a Microsoft company. The news was confirmed by Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who said: It’s official, today we welcome Mojang to the Microsoft Studios family. We’re excited for the possibilities ahead with the Minecraft community.” The $2.5bn acquisition was announced in September, with a Mojang …
Read More »World of Tanks clothing rolls into combat
Because frankly, we just weren’t sure that jumpers alone were enough to quell your video games clothing appetite. Hot on the heels of this morning’s news of Numskull’s festive gaming jumpers, Musterbrand has brought word of a range of World of Tanks themed garments. Included in the selection are the …
Read More »Splatoon due Q2 2015 while Kirby’s Wii U game gets a new name
Nintendo has issued a slightly more definitive release date for one Wii U game and confirmed a new title for another. Colourful shooter Splatoon will be released on the console in the second quarter of 2015. It features kids battling squids with ink guns. Really. Also confirmed in the name …
Read More »PewDiePie: Deactivating YouTube comments has made me happier
YouTube’s biggest celebrity has said the decision to turn off comments on his videos has improved his life. Felix Kjellberg, as he is otherwise known, flicked the switch on comments in September after admitting he was sick” of the spam and self-advertising. Before I turned off my comments, I think …
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LGC: Speaker FAQ – Nathan Lindberg, Curse
This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Ahead of the event, Curse’s vice president of global sales Nathan Lindberg tells MCV about what we can expect from his speech at the event and …
Read More »UPDATE: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare blocks SharePlay on PS4
PS4 owners are not able to use Sony’s new SharePlay feature to access Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. GameSpot reports that the gameplay footage is censored on the console owned by the user attempting to remotely stream the gameplay. Sony has previously said that the feature would be usable on …
Read More »Glu: Hothead spent months replicating our game
Glu Mobile is suing Vancouver-based studio Hothead after claiming the developer’s mobile game Kill Shot is effectively a complete ripoff” of its own title, Deer Hunter. Hothead’s Kill Shot involves players taking on spec ops missions and killing people, while Deer Hunter tasks users with hunting wildlife. But as reported …
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