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Sony has dated the Borderlands 2 Limited Edition PlayStation Vita Bundle for next month, with the standalone release of the game coming one week after. The bundle will feature the slimmer Vita model, according to the PlayStation US blog. $199.99 gets you the game and the Wi-Fi enabled hardware – …
Read More »Super Smash Bros 3DS to arrive ahead of Wii U
Super Smash Bros will launch this summer on 3DS and this winter on Wii U, Nintendo has announced. Director Masahiro Sakurai broke the news of the staggered releases during this week’s Nintendo Direct event, unveiling several other new details as well. The Wii U and 3DS editions will boast improved …
Read More »An.x and Think Tank back MCV Awards 2014
Creative agency An.x and Think Tank have pledged their support to this year’s MCV Awards. The firms have signed up as event partner for this year’s ceremony, which takes place on April 10th at the London Lancaster Hotel and will be hosted by Channel 4 presenter and stand-up comedian Adam …
Read More »Silicon teases new rendering engine for next-gen development
Silicon’s vision of next generation graphics is of crystalline reflections and weathered materials
Read More »Xbox can do for Microsoft what iPhone did for Apple, Spencer believes
Microsoft’s new Xbox boss thinks Xbox is the key to Microsoft’s reversal of its recent struggles. The tech giant has endured a partial fall from grace following the mass market transition from desktop PCs to tablets and smartphones. This has been compounded by Xbox One’s inability to keep up with …
Read More »Ultimate Gay Fighter forced to change name following legal threat
‘An unnamed mixed martial arts promotional company’ is forcing upcoming title Ultimate Gay Fighter to change its name. The 2D fighting title is currently in development for iOS and Android and developer Handsome Woman Productions will now poll fans for suggested new names. "We have a trademark pending, but the …
Read More »Virtuix Omni VR treadmill on track for September release
Omni-directional VR treadmill Virtuix Omni will begin shipping in September. The device, which allows players to simulate walking in any direction while playing virtual reality games, smashed its Kickstarter target last June. The Omni is priced at $499 (excluding what are likely to be pretty significant shipping fees). For the …
Read More »425m paid Tetris downloads and counting on mobile
Tetris has amassed more than 425 million paid mobile downloads, more than the combined sales of boxed software. The Game Boy version of Tetris sold 35 million copies, with boxed products altogether selling around 70 million, according to the founder of The Tetris Company. Develop has more details.
Read More »AMD reveals the dual-processor R9 295X2
Hot on the heels of the Nvidia GTX Titan Z, AMD has revealed its own dual-processor GPU behemoth – the R9 295X2. Essentially two R9 290X’s on a single card, the new GPU squares off firmly against the Titan Z with one significant difference. The Titan Z costs $2,999. The …
Read More »Wreck-It-Ralph 2 reportedly in the works
British composer Henry Jackman has said that Disney is working on Wreck-it Ralph 2. Jackman scored the first film. His other credits include X-Men: First Class and GI Joe Retaliation. I can’t tell you more, not because I’m being coy, but I believe that it is officially on the cards,” …
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