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Destiny is coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360, but Microsoft isn’t really allowed to talk about it. That’s because while Bungie’s shooter is multiplatform Activision has tied up all its marketing with Sony and agreed to release content exclusively on PlayStation platforms until Christmas 2015. The interesting part is, …
Read More »GAME plans 300 midnight openings for Destiny, main event at Stratford
Around 300 GAME stores will be opening their doors at midnight on Monday night (September 8th) for the midnight launch of Bungie’s shooter Destiny. GAME’s main event takes place at its Westfield store in Stratford where goodie bags will be given out to attendees and there will be a chance …
Read More »Ghostlight releasing Way of the Samurai 4 on PC
Former PS3 exclusive Way of the Samurai 4 is being ported to PC. Ghostlight is bringing the Acquire developed oddity, which was released in Japan in early 2011 and in the West in late 2012, to Steam at some point in the future. It will be the first game on …
Read More »The Sims 4 ‘glitch’ is inadvertently exposing pirates
A ‘glitch’ designed to hamper the experience of those who have pirated The Sims 4 has caught a lot of people out online. Player Attack reports that the game’s forums are awash with folk complaining that the pixelated blur normally employed to protect their avatar’s modesty is instead growing and …
Read More »Now FTC targets Google, demands $19m in IAP refunds
Google has become the latest company to be targeted by the Federal Trade Commission regarding accidental microtransactions. With Apple and Amazon having already faced action, Google is now being asked to hand over $19m to refund app buyers whose children have unwittingly paid for in-app purchases. The amount covers IAPs …
Read More »Shelf Life: GAME Edinburgh
We speak to Ewan Shaw, senior sales assistant at GAME Edinburgh about the store’s expertise on a variety of gaming content, the retailer’s in-store events and why people come in time and time again. Tell us about your store team. Our team has a combined age of 350 years, which …
Read More »The fight against app clones
Experts explain difficulties in policing mobile marketplaces
Read More »UPDATE: UK release date for Bayonetta 2 revealed
Nintendo has at last announced a UK release date for Wii U title Bayonetta 2. The Platinum Games developed title will arrive in Europe on October 24th, the same day it arrives in the US. Europe will also be getting a region-exclusive ‘Bayonetta 2 First Print Edition’ of the title …
Read More »Slitherine acquires strategy games studio Shenandoah
UK-based war and strategy games publisher Slithernine Group has acquired US-based developer Shenandoah Studio for an undisclosed amount. Games Industry reports on the purchase – which will help stabilize Shenandoah financially, while expanding Slitherine’s reach in the war and strategy games market. "Our continued efforts to expand the war games …
Read More »LBP endless runner Run Sackboy! Run! hits Vita, mobile next month
Sony is bringing Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet series to iOS and Android devices next month, in the form of endless runner Run Sackboy! Run! The PlayStation US Blog details the upcoming free-to-play title, which will launch in October on PS Vita in addition to the mobile versions. The title does pack …
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