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HMV’s now-controversial iOS app will likely be gone by the end of the day. Hilco founder Paul McGowan has confirmed on Twitter that Apple has set the retailer a deadline of 6pm today (Monday October 21st) to remove the app’s ability to download music files and have them added the …
Read More »US retailer Target cancels some PS4 console pre-orders
The delays of Watch Dogs and DriveClub have had an unfortunate consequence for a handful of gamers in the US. Kotaku reports that consumers who pre-ordered with the PS4 and Watch Dogs bundle or PS4 and DriveClub bundle with Target have not just seen their games cancelled – they’ve also …
Read More »VIDEO: PlayStation Memories ramps up the nostalgia
It’s almost hard to believe that we’re rapidly approaching two decades since PlayStation burst onto the scene. And in a stirring (for us old gamers out there) video Sony has wonderfully tapped into all of that nostalgia to show has times have changed since the debut of the first PlayStation …
Read More »Apple reduces iPhone 5C orders after low sales – report
The supposedly ‘budget’ debutant in Apple’s iPhone line-up is apparently not selling as well as was hoped. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has lowered orders for the device from its Asian manufacturing partners, while a handful of telecoms providers have admitted to lukewarm enthusiasm for the 5C from …
Read More »Nvidia reveals the GTX 780Ti
Things are becoming pretty heated in the graphics card market (and we’re not just talking about the rumoured temperatures for the R9 290X). Nvidia has sprung its own surprise after AMD’s prolonged period in the spotlight by unveiling the GTX 780Ti which will sit between the GTX 780 GTX Titan …
Read More »VIDEO: Clarkson narrates Forza 5 video
Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson has lent his voice to Microsoft’s latest Forza 5 video. As you’re probably aware, Clarkson, May and Hammond will heavily feature in Microsoft’s Xbox One launch title, with the Top Gear track featuring as a playable course and Clarkson voicing elements of the Autovista mode. In …
Read More »These Call of Duty: Ghosts TV ads are pretty funny
Activision has released six TV spots for Call of Duty: Ghosts that you can expect to see plenty of in the build up to release. They’re pretty funny, too, depicting folk discussing their online antics from the night before in the game in a host of unsuitable location. They all …
Read More »That’ll be the third No.1 for Grand Theft Auto V, then
Grand Theft Auto V has claimed its second successive UK No.1 and its third since release, Gfk Chart-Track has revealed. FIFA 14 manages to hold onto to second place ahead of a brand new entry at No.3 – Activision’s Skylanders Swap Force, although its sales actually fall 35 per cent …
Read More »Dark Matter dev blames failed Kickstarter for ‘unfinished’ controversy
InterWave developer says the game is complete, but the story won't be without more cash
Read More »GameStop Black Friday leak shows Zelda: Link Between Worlds 3DS XL
The recently unveiled The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL bundle is set to launch in North America, according to an upcoming GameStop advertisement. Kotaku points to a leaked image of the US retailer’s Black Friday promotions, which lists the handheld bundle for $219.99. The bundle was …
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