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Disney has announced a Spider-Man Play set for its upcoming follow-up to Disney Infinity. Figures for Spider-Man, Nick Fury, Iron Fist, Nova and Venom are being released alongside this play set. They join Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye as confirmed characters. The Spider-Man release will see gamers …
Read More »PlayStation TV will cost £84.99 in the UK
UPDATE: Sony has told MCV that PlayStation TV will not be bundled with a DualShock 3 in the UK. ORIGINAL STORY: Sony has confirmed the RRP for PlayStation TV in the UK. T3 reports that the streaming device will cost 84.99 when it arrives on these shores in the autumn. …
Read More »VIDEO: Final Fantasy VII G-Bike races onto mobile
Square Enix has announced popular FFVII mini game G-Bike is coming to iOS and Android. The publisher revealed last year it wouldn’t be porting Final Fantasy VII to mobile devices anytime soon but has opted to release one of its mini games instead. Final Fantasy G-Bike is a free-to-play motorcycle …
Read More »No Bayonetta 1 for digital purchases of Bayonetta 2 on Wii U
Wii U owners who choose to buy Bayonetta 2 digitally will not receive the complimentary copy of the first game. Nintendo revealed yesterday as part of its E3 video presentation that the game – which is due out in October – will include a copy of the 2010 original, which …
Read More »Final Fantasy Type-0 and Agito headed to the West
Final Fantasy Type-0 and Agito are finally coming to Europe and America. The former will be coming out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as an HD remaster, while the latter is headed to iOS and Android. Type-0 came out in Japan back in 2011 for PSP. It was originally …
Read More »VIDEO: Dragon Ball series makes next-gen debut
Bandai Namco has announced Dragon Ball Xenoverse is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Xenoverse will be the first entry in the Dragon Ball series to appear on the new consoles. But it will also appear on both PS3 and Xbox 360. The new title is being developed by …
Read More »No female characters for four-player Assassin’s Creed: Unity
Assassin’s Creed: Unity will for the first time allow four players to work together – but not, it seems, for them to play as a female character. That’s the claim of Ubisoft technical director James Therien, who has argued that while the ten separate studios working on Unity have the …
Read More »Magicka 2 PC release confirmed
Magicka 2 will launch on both PS4 and PC platforms, Paradox Interactive has confirmed. Though touted only as a PlayStation 4 title during Sony’s E3 press briefing, Paradox has confirmed in a new press release that the game will also launch on Windows PC – Magicka’s original platform. The title …
Read More »Former THQ president Jason Rubin joins Oculus
Former THQ president and Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin has joined Oculus VR as head of worldwide studios. The industry veteran announced his new gig on Twitter, adding that he will also oversee Oculus’ first-party content initiatives "There have only been a handful of times in my life where I …
Read More »Dead Island 2 confirmed for PC, Xbox One
Deep Silver has revealed Dead Island 2 will also be heading to PC and Xbox One, joining the previously confirmed PS4 version announced by Sony. While not an exclusive for Sony as we had originally understood, the PS4 edition still appears to be the definitive version – including certain exclusives, …
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