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Dinklage’s Destiny dialogue has been improved, Bungie claims

Bungie says that Peter Dinklage’s voice performance in the Destiny alpha is being revised for the game’s actual release. Dinklage, best known for playing Tyrion Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones series, has been criticised for what is being called a lacklustre and phoned-in” voiceover performance for AI companion Ghost …

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Shock! Gran Turismo 7 looking unlikely for 2014

At one stage Polyphony Digital said Gran Turismo 7 could be released in 2014. What are the chances of that happening, do you think? If your answer was incredibly slim” or virtually none” then congratulations! You’re not daft and you’re quite right. "We are working on the title," Gran Turismo …

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Sniper Elite 3 buyers left empty handed after key scam

A batch of stolen and subsequently re-sold Steam keys has left potentially hundreds of Sniper Elite 3 buyers without a copy of the game. Affected users are being offered free access to the game’s ‘Target Hitler’ DLC but are being advised to contact the retailer form whom they purchased the …

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Sniper Elite 3 shoots straight to No.1

The latest addition to 505 Game’s Sniper Elite series has gone straight to the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The title came out on both current and next-gen platforms, with 65 per cent of sales being for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This is …

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Steam breaks 8m concurrent users barrier

The latest Steam Sale has helped Valve’s digital games service hit a brand new milestone. As spotted by NeoGaf, on Sunday evening there were over 8m concurrent users of the service. Specifically, as of midnight UK time there were 8,020,428 people on the service. That beats the 7m+ record set …

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EA reveals Madden, FIFA and NHL 15 Ultimate Editions

EA Sports has unveiled Ultimate Edition versions of the studio’s upcoming Madden NFL 15, FIFA 15 and NHL 15 releases. IGN reports the premium offerings will retail individually for $70 USD, and as one would expect each offers extras in addition to the base game. FIFA 15 Ultimate Team Edition …

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Goat Simulator North American distribution rights acquired by Deep Silver

Deep Silver has picked up the North American retail distribution rights for downloadable PC hit Goat Simulator, the publisher has announced. Participating retailers in North America will begin carrying Coffee Stain Studio’s Steam chart-topper in mid-July. The boxed version will happily match the title’s digital price tag of $9.99. Next …

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Steam top ten sellers chart: June 22-28

Borderlands 2 came out on top of Steam’s latest top sellers chart, as the Summer Sale rages on. The title’s Game of the Year edition finished ahead of last week’s winner, Skyrim – though its Legendary edition was still able to nab the runner-up slot. Payday 2 surged to third …

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Hearthstone expansion due next month

Blizzard’s hit card game is getting a single-player mode next month. Curse of Naxxrama was announced back in April, but fans won’t have to wait long to get hold of it, with Blizzard’s community manager (named Arati) confirming the game is due in July. Pricing for the expansion will be …

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Sony confirms The Last of Us PS4 bundle

A new PS4 bundle featuring The Last of Us Remastered is coming to Europe. The bundle costs $430 (or 375) and comes with a PS4, a DualShock 4 controller and the game. It is out August 1st alongside the new title. For those that didn’t play last year’s post-apocalyptic horror …

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