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The veil has finally been lifted on AMD’s Radeon R9 290X graphics card. It carries a price of around 450 in the UK. The cheapest MCV has seen so far is either the HIS Boost or Gigabyte variants, which can be had for around 440. On the other end of …
Read More »Mikami: Xbox One and PS4 specs are ‘almost identical’
The creator of the Resident Evil series has downplayed the PS4’s supposed power advantage over Xbox One. TheSixthAxis reports that Shinji Mikami told Edge that there’s no real difference between them”, adding: We only need one console. Why do I have to make two versions of a game? And when …
Read More »Tadhg Kelly is Ouya’s new ‘free-to-play guy’
Veteran consultant and designer to evangelize console and boost conversion rates
Read More »DayZ Early Access version spotted in Steam Database
A Steam Database entry for popular Arma II mod turned upcoming commercial release DayZ has been uncovered, and it appears the title could be mere days away from publicly launching. The Escapist first pointed to the listing, which indicates the game will initially release on Valve’s distribution platform as an …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD set for current-gen consoles, PC in January
The reworked HD version of Vita release Assassin’s Creed Liberation is set for a January launch on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The Playstation US Blog confirmed the title would arrive for PlayStation 3 on January 14th, while a Steam pre-order page lists the PC version at $19.99 and pins …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies 2 launches on Android
Plants vs Zombies 2 has launched for Android devices, available now as a free download on the Google Play store. To celebrate the platform release, which requires an Android 2.3 device or newer,PopCap has discounted the in-game Jalapeno item for the week. The Android release arrives two months after the …
Read More »Change your business model to prevent piracy, say UK devs
TIGA survey reveals only ten per cent of studios believe stricter enforcement deters illegal downloads
Read More »OFFICIAL: All crime that happened in mid-September was GTA V’s fault
At least, that seems to be what a new article from The Daily Mail is implying. Carrying the headline CCTV shows dramatic moment ‘model pupil’, 15, held up bank workers at gunpoint in Grand Theft Auto-style robbery” the story goes on to highlight among its six-bulletpoint strap that: Judge said …
Read More »The Sims 4 gets autumn 2014 release date
EA has said that The Sims 4 will now be released on PC in autumn 2014. The publisher has already made a point of stressing in no uncertain terms that its single play portions will be playable entirely offline – a decision no doubt resulting from the publisher’s tricky experiences …
Read More »Educational SimCity to teach children about environmental issues
Maxis’s city-building sim is being adopted into US classrooms, and aims to teach child about pollution and its knock-on effects
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