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We’re really going after PC” – that’s the message from Microsoft as it (once again) pledges itself to PC gaming. So we love PC,” Microsoft Studios partner creative director Ken Lobb told Rock Paper Shotgun. It’s obviously a source of huge revenue for Microsoft. The reality is that in years …
Read More »Hip-hop star Nas to feature in Microsoft TV series
Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios is making a TV series about the life of rapper Nas. Deadline reports that the Electric City Entertainment produced show is called Street Dreams and is being written and directed by Jonathan Levine. It’s set in Long Island, New York and will last half an hour. …
Read More »Far Cry: The Wild Expedition preorder exclusive to Snapdeal
Far Cry: Wild Expedition for PS3 will be available via Games The Shop exclusively on Snapdeal. Wild Expedition includes Far Cry Classic (HD remastered by Ubisoft Pune), Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3 and the Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon expansion. The collection is currently available for preorder, with Snapdeal …
Read More »Purple and black Xbox 360 chrome pads on the way
Microsoft is adding two new models to its Xbox 360 chrome joypad range. Two SKUs – one purple and the other black – will be released at the beginning of March in the US for $54.99. There are some exclusivity deals in place, too, with the purple model being stocked …
Read More »PS4 gets £20 price cut
The PS4 has received its first price cut of note by one UK retailer. GameStop is currently offering a solo PS4 pack – including console and controller – for just 329.97. That’s 20 off the normal selling price. Last month Zavvi cut 20 off the price of the Xbox One, …
Read More »Dhoom 3: The Game racks up 10 million downloads on mobile
The mobile game based on Bollywood film Dhoom 3 has crossed the 10 million downloads mark, publisher 99Games has announced. Dhoom 3: The Game, which is available on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry and feature phones, took three months to reach the landmark figure. It also holds the distinction of …
Read More »The Steam age: Why Valve’s new computers matter
PC GAMING WEEK: Valve has been transforming the PC gaming marketplace. While the firm hasn’t been making – or at least releasing – third installments in its highly popular game franchises, it has been busy taking over PC retail with its Steam store. In October 2013 it was estimated that …
Read More »Lionhead transforming into a ‘games-as-a-service’ studio
The upcoming Fable Legends is the first step in a process that is transforming Lionhead into a games-as-a-service studio” according to its new boss. John Needham, a veteran of Gazillion Entertainment and Cryptic, was named as Peter Molyneux’s successor at Lionhead in April of last year. Now he plans to …
Read More »Terry Cavanagh releases Flappy Bird tribute Maverick Bird
Super Hexagon and VVVVVV creator Terry Cavanagh has released a free Flash tribute to the ill-fated Flappy Bird. It’s called Maverick Bird and adds Cavanagh’s trademark brutal and simplistic visual style to Dong Nguyen’s one-button twitch gameplay. It also features a track called Vietnam by electronic music artist Kozilek And …
Read More »Radiohead release experimental smartphone game
UK despair specialists Radiohead have released what is described as an experimental mobile game” on iOS and Android. CVG reports that the game, called PolyFauna was made in collaboration with UK design firm Universal Everything and sees players traversing a succession of abstract environments. Player creations from within the game …
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