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South Park: The Stick of Truth will miss its March 7th release date in Germany and Austria. Videogamer reports that numerous users on Steam and NeoGaf have received messages from Ubisoft apologising for the delay. "The German and Austrian version of South Park: The Stick of Truth contains an unconstitutional …
Read More »Microsoft rolls out major Xbox One update
A new major update has been released for the Xbox One to address a variety of the console’s issues. Many of these changes improve the console’s multiplayer with changes to tweaks made to matchmaking, party chat and friend features. The update also addresses the fame rate issues faced by European …
Read More »Jobs lost at Thief dev Eidos Montreal
Eidos Montreal has let go of a significant number of development staff just one week after shipping its stealth action reboot Thief. Thief was met with mixed reviews when it arrived last week. The studio’s parent company Square Enix today confirmed toKotakuthat more than 20 staff have been made redundant. …
Read More »Funcom’s Q4 revenues drop $3.5m year-on-year
Weak sales, increased competition and deferred billings for The Secret World result in tough Christmas for MMO firm
Read More »Titanfall Season Pass confirmed; 360 port ‘lagging behind’
Upcoming Xbox and PC shooter Titanfall will employ the Season Pass DLC model. Speaking to GameSpot, Respawn’s Vince Zampella confirmed the plans, stating: We’re not going to do microtransactions. You just buy it up front, and you get a better price. We’re going to do a Season Pass just because …
Read More »Writer Amy Hennig leaves Naughty Dog
The creative director and writer for Sony’s Uncharted series has left developer Naughty Dog. Amy Hennig had been at the studio for a decade and overseen the huge success of the Uncharted brand. Sony confirmed the move in a statement to IGN which said: "We can confirm that Amy Hennig …
Read More »The Walking Dead ‘A House Divided’ episode out this week for Xbox 360, iOS
The Walking Dead’s seventh episode ‘A House Divided’ will launch on Xbox 360 and iOS platforms later this week, Telltale has announced. Specifically, the latest offering in the episodic title will release on March 5th for Xbox 360 and March 6th for iOS. The episode launched today for PS3, PC, …
Read More »Murdered: Soul Suspect dated for PC, Playstation and Xbox platforms
Square Enix has announced a concrete release date for Murdered: Soul Suspect. According to the publisher, the game will launch June 3rd on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The next-gen console versions will run in 1080p and come with graphical improvements, but also cost $10 more than …
Read More »HBO Go app launches for PS3
HBO’s premium streaming app HBO Go lands today for PS3 owners, Sony has announced. The US PlayStation Blog has word that the app can be downloaded via PSN, adding that SCEA is "working diligently with HBO to bring the HBO Go app to PS4." The app, which is tied to …
Read More »Microsoft planning Xbox Live integration for iOS, Android games – report
Microsoft is reportedly looking to expand cross-platform functionality for its Xbox Live service onto iOS and Android platforms. The Windows Phone maker is apparently working to ease some of the console service’s certifications to potentially open up things up on rival platforms.The Vergecites sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans,” as well …
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