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The biggest game on the Wii U release calendar has a UK release date. The game will launch on May 30th, and will let players control Bowser’s minions for the first time. Mario Kart 8 does not particularly use the Wii U GamePad to any particular degree, but it remains …
Read More »Square Enix reveals new Hitman turn-based strategy game for mobile
The next entry in the Hitman series will venture into the mobile space as a new strategy offering, Square Enix has announced. Developed by a "small core team" at Square Enix Montreal, Hitman GO stands apart from the AAA action-adventure stealth franchise "while still [retaining] the essence of what a …
Read More »Battlefield 4 Second Assault DLC Xbox One exclusivity ends this month
Battlefield 4’s Second Assault DLC is heading to platforms outside of Xbox One later this month, developer DICE has announced. A post on the Battlefield Blog reveals the content will be available for Battlefield Premium subscribers February 18th on PC, PS3, PS4, and Xbox 360. It will arrive two weeks …
Read More »Nexon appoints new CEO as 2013 revenue shows growth
Korea-based free-to-play publisher Nexon has reported fourth quarter and full year financial results for its 2013 fiscal year, revealing a growth in revenue during both periods. Total revenue for 2013 went up 43 per cent to 155.3bn yen, while operating income was up 7 per cent to 50.7bn yen. Net …
Read More »Xbox European boss Chris Lewis steps down
Xbox VP of EMEA Chris Lewis has announced he will retire from the company, MCV can reveal. Lewis is a 25-year veteran of Microsoft, joining the firm in 1989, and has led the Xbox business since it started and held various sales and marketing roles. He officially leaves in the …
Read More »EA is shutting down F2P MMO Lords of Ultima
EA’s browser-based MMO Lord of Ultima will shutdown this May, according to the publisher. No reason for the switch off was offered in an announcement posted on theLord of Ultima forums. The game’s servers will be pulled on Monday May 12th. Users should be aware that any purchased in-game currency …
Read More »Steam adds user tagging, chaos ensues
Valve today added the ability for users to add tags to games listed in its Steam library. Want to hazard a guess as to what happened next? Well, PC Gamer notes that major plot points in games such as Final Fantasy VII and BioShock Infinite have been ruined while Supreme …
Read More »Future suffers readership decline despite digital growth
UK publishing outfit Future suffers shrinking audience numbers across its gaming brands. The latest figures from publishing watchdog ABC reveal Edge’s digital edition saw the biggest growth of Future’s brands as its circulation rose by 68.7 per cent year-on-year for the period ending December 2013. Official PlayStation Magazine and Xbox: …
Read More »AMD’s Seeing Red
PC GAMING WEEK: It offers the most powerful single graphics card (GPU) in the world and its x86 chips can be found in both PS4 and Xbox One. It’s hard to remember things ever being better for AMD. No position is ever unassailable,” AMD’s head of technical communications for gaming …
Read More »Nvidia’s Feeling Green
PC GAMING WEEK:Choosing a console pretty much boils down to three things – price, games and brand. Choosing a graphics card is far trickier. With RRPs ranging from 50 to 1,000, price obviously plays a part. Games? Less so, unless there’s a partnership that offers a fancy graphical effect that’s …
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