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The executive producer of Blizzard’s card battle Hearthstone is making a UK retail appearance tonight. Hamilton Chu will arrive at GAME’s Westfield Stratford store tonight (October 23rd) from 5pm-8pm to sign posters and answer questions. It’s all designed to promote GAME’s upcoming Fireside Gatherings events that are scheduled for next …
Read More »ArenaNet softens Guild Wars 2 gem purchase alterations
Plans to alter the way in which Guild Wars 2 players purchase gems have been changed following a backlash from MMO fans. Until now players have been able to select a quantity of gems – the game’s currency system – and have their value converted into a sterling amount for …
Read More »The Last of Us: Game of the Year Edition stalking PS3
Sony has unveiled a Game of the Year Edition release for The Last of Us on PS3. The SKU includes the Left Behind DLC and the additional Abandoned Territories & Reclaimed Territories multiplayer maps. Also included is the harder single-player mode Grounded. All of which brings it in line with …
Read More »PC adapter incoming for Xbox One’s Kinect
Microsoft is releasing an adapter that will let owners of Xbox One’s Kinect camera to connect the device to their PC. The Kinect Adapter will cost $49.99 (around 30) and allow the device to plug into the USB 3.0 port of any PC running Windows 8.1. The result is that …
Read More »Microsoft releases Kinect SDK 2.0
New adapter kit allows developers to use the Xbox One Kinect for PC and tablets
Read More »Tesco chairman Broadbent steps down amidst profit overstatement fiasco
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco has revealed that it underestimated the extent of its recent profit overstatement. The company last month suspended four executives – including UK MD Chris Bush – after it admitted that profits had been overstated by 250m. That has now been upped to 263m, leading to the …
Read More »Rovio’s LVL11 publishing arm releases first title
The first game from Rovio’s experimental publishing arm LVL11 is now available on iOS. Retry is a bit Flappy Bird-esque in that players must try and navigate an environmental using a single press mechanic that powers up the engine of a small place. As is the way with Rovio, the …
Read More »Gamersgate.com forced to point out it is not affiliated to #GamerGate
There’s a moment every afternoon where this author receives a specific email and rolls his eyes as he’s once again reminded of the perpetual agony that is #GamerGate. This fleeting instance of horror is of course followed by a sweeping feeling of relief when he realises that the email is …
Read More »Amazon’s Fire TV arrives in UK
Amazon has released its Fire TV microconsole in the UK. The set-top box costs 79, though the game controller must be purchased separately for 34.99. Games available for the Fire TV include Minecraft, Asphalt 8, The Walking Dead and Amazon Game Studios-developed shooter Sev Zero. Various apps including Netflix, Prime …
Read More »Free Xbox Music streaming service is closing
The free ad-supported version of Xbox Music will close later this year. As of December 1st Microsoft is pulling the service, although the 8.99 monthly subscription version will remain active. Xbox Music launched alongside Windows 8 in late 2012 as part of the operating system in subscription and ad-supported form. …
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