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While all the announcements of this last week or so mean there’s likely little surprise left for E3, Sony at least could be readying a cheeky announcement for its press conference in the early hours of Tuesday morning. NeoGAF spotted a tweet from the Barnsley branch of GAME claiming that …
Read More »Terraria launching this year on PS4, Xbox One
Multi-platform indie game hit Terraria is heading to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year, published 505 Games has announced. 505 posted the official announcement on the Terraria Online forums, explaining the new console versions will include all of the content provided in the 1.2 update available on current …
Read More »Watch Dogs sells 4m copies during launch week
Watch Dogs has sold more than 4m units in its first week, Ubisoft has announced. The figure is a new industry record for sales by a new intellectual property in a seven-day span, as well as the best selling launch week ever for an Ubisoft game. Assassin’s Creed III had …
Read More »Marvel Avengers Alliance: Tactics mobilises on Facebook
Disney has released a new Marvel Avengers Alliance game, although it’s only available on Facebook. Marvel Avengers Alliance: Tactics is the latest entry in what the publisher says is a 70m+ selling series. It’s fully 3D and has players strategically placing their heroes on the battlefield. Users assume the role …
Read More »Sony to end PSP shipments this year
UPDATE:Yahoo reports that European shipments of the system will end later this year, and that American shipments ended in January. ORIGINAL STORY: Time finally appears to have caught up with Sony’s pioneering PlayStation Portable. Polygon reports that shipments of the device to the Japanese market will be terminated later this …
Read More »VIDEO: Fable Anniversary heading to PC
Lionhead has (more or less) confirmed a PC release for Fable Anniversary. That’s according to the video below which, while not outright announcing the release, pretty much confirms things. An E3 announcement seems likely. The video’s blurb reads: Since launching Fable Anniversary on Xbox 360, we’ve been inundated with requests …
Read More »Sonic Boom dated for November; Gets new name on Wii U and 3DS
Sega has said that both versions of Sonic Boom will be released in the UK in November. And to differentiate between the Wii U and 3DS SKUs, each has been given its own subtitle – Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal respectively. The Wii U game …
Read More »The latest game to be delayed until 2015? Batman: Arkham Knight
Rocksteady has said that Batman: Arkham Knight will not be released in late 2014 a previously stated. Instead, the game joins the ever-growing list of titles now destined for release in 2015. "Batman: Arkham Knight is totally awesome. The thing about awesome, though, is awesome takes time,” Rocksteady’s brand marketing …
Read More »VIDEO: Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded on the way from Crytek
Crysis developer Crytek has announced its second title in as many days. Having been unveiled as the developer and co-publisher of Homefront: The Revolution yesterday, the studio has now lifted the lid on multiplayer console and PC outing Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded. Whereas Homefront is being developed by the …
Read More »Intel unveils fastest ever Core i7-4790K processor
The first ever 4.0GHz CPU from Intel is on the way. The CPU giant has revealed the multi-threaded quad core Core i7-4790K which ships with a clock speed for 4.0GHz out of the box, with single cores able to hit 4.4GHz under load. For comparison the i7-4770K and 4670K clock …
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