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It’s DayZ and Rust’s world, we’re just living in it. The Steam Early Access titans continue to be unmovable from their peak on Valve’s weekly top sellers chart. In fact, it’s getting hard to remember a time when the pair didn’t just automatically fill up thetop two spots. Fellow Early …
Read More »Microsoft takes on the High Street with competitive Xbox One digital pricing
The price of one of Xbox One’s leading exclusives is being significantly cut on Xbox Live. The platform holder said last month that competitive digital software pricing was on the agenda”, and this looks set to begin with what could be a cut to 34.99 for Ryse: Son or Rome. …
Read More »Killer is Dead arriving on PC in May
A second Suda 51 title is heading to PC in the form of Killer Is Dead: Nightmare Edition. You could easily argue that the game is actually the first ‘proper’ Suda 51 title to make the jump from consoles, although the cult developer served as producer on 2012 shooter Sine …
Read More »Sony reveals Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes PS4 hardware bundle
The Japanese arm of Sony has confirmed a Metal Gear themed PS4 console. As pictured on the Sony Japan website, the ‘Fox Edition’ PS4 includes a 500GB console complete with a gold Fox emblem as well as a DualShock 4 controller and a physical copy of Metal Gear Solid V: …
Read More »Take-Two: We don’t need to release GTA yearly
Publishing giant Take-Two has told MCV it has no plans to increase the number of Grand Theft Auto games it releases. The firm launched GTA V last year, which instantly became the fastest selling game in UK history. But Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says it is important not to over-saturate …
Read More »Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark unveiled
Activision and Hasbro have officially announced Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark. The game appeared on retail listings last week but has now been confirmed for release on PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, 3DS and PC. The Examiner reports that it will blend the universes and visual …
Read More »Google and Apple take action against Flappy Bird clones
Copycats rejected and removed from app stores in cloning crackdown
Read More »Nintendo launches Girls Club YouTube channel
Platform holder Nintendo has launched a new YouTube channel called Nintendo Girls Club. 86 years on from women getting equal voting rights in the UK, this fresh move sees the company trying to maintain the success it found with DS and Wii in reaching out to non-traditional markets. The first …
Read More »Pitchford says Borderlands 3 is not currently in the works
Borderlands fans may be waiting a while for a fresh sequel, as Gearbox has stated that it is not currently working on a new entry in the series. The studio’s CEO and President Randy Pitchford toldPolygonthat his team is instead working on a number of other projects, including Brothers In …
Read More »Gamesaid comedy night set for April
GamesAid patron Imran Yusuf will host the second annual Stand Up for Gamesaid on April 14th, 2014. The comedy night will take place at the the Comedy Store in London, and tickets are available now for 12.50. Former games industry exec-turned-comedian Yusuf will lead the night (he is also GamesAid …
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