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Nintendo has confirmed that American retail will continue to be supplied with Wii consoles. MCV reported earlier this week that a message on the Wii page of Nintendo’s Japanese site confirmed that production of the console had ceased in the region. However, that does not reflect its fate elsewhere. "The …
Read More »Virgin Gaming launching subscription e-sports service
A new subscription service has been unveiled by e-sports brand Virgin Gaming. VentureBeat reports that Virgin Premium will cost $4.99 per month. For that users can enter competitive multiplayer tournaments without the need to surrender a portion of their winnings, as is the way with the current offer. Subscribers are …
Read More »New, official Call of Duty: Ghosts PC specs are less demanding
The official minimum PC requirements for Call of Duty: Ghosts have been released. They’re broadly the same as the Nvidia specs reported earlier in the month, although the GPU requirements have been paired back a bit from a GTX 550Ti to a GTS 450 and HDD space requirements have been …
Read More »Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed IV content exclusive to PlayStation for six months
It will be six months before players on other platforms get their hands on Sony’s exclusive Ubisoft DLC. Both Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and the delayed Watch Dogs include exclusive” content on both PS4 and PS3 – and a video below from Sony confirms the precise period of that …
Read More »Konami has fixed PES 2014 multiplayer on Xbox 360
The multiplayer component of Konami’s PES 2014 on Xbox 360 has at last been fixed. An update is now available and ready to download, and should do so manually the next time the game is loaded up. However, 11v11 online multiplayer is not yet available and will be introduced in …
Read More »OXM gets new name and new look ahead of Xbox One launch
The UK’s best-selling video game magazine will be relaunched in time for the arrival of Xbox One. Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine is being renamed Xbox: The Official Magazine and will receive its first redesign since 2005. It has a new logo and new features, while the magazine (which …
Read More »Eutechnyx reveals new leadership structure
Racing specialists Eutechnyx has changed its management structure. Founder and CEO Brian Jobling is now executive chairman, working closely with its venture capital partners Prime Ventures & Northstar Ventures. It means that Darren Jobling (pictured) is now CEO, with the job of developing the company’s publishing activities. Executive chairman Brian …
Read More »PS4’s DualShock 4 loses analogue face buttons
The DualShock 4 brings a lot of new features to the PlayStation party, but one bit of functionality has been lost on the way. VentureBeat reports that the DualShock 3’s face buttons were analogue. This meant they were pressure sensitive, so as well as telling the PS3 if they were …
Read More »Injustice: Gods Among Us joins PS3-PS4 upgrade scheme
Warner Bros’ Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition has joined Sony’s next-gen trade-up scheme. Eurogamer reports that those who buy the PS3 version of the game will in the box find a code that, come the game’s PS4 release, will entitle them to buy the next-gen digital version for a …
Read More »UK retail’s back-up plan as postal strike threatens Call of Duty launch
The UK’s biggest online games retailers will make sure customers receive Call of Duty: Ghosts on launch day, despite a proposed postal strike. The Royal Mail strike is scheduled for November 4th, the day before the launch of Ghosts on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii U. But retail giants …
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