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Warner Bros has revealed that three versions of Batman: Arkham Origins will not be released on October 25th as planned in Europe. Eurogamer reports that both the Wii U version and the physical release on PC will now arrive on November 8th. The delay is only applicable in Europe and …
Read More »Video games BAFTAs shift focus to become consumer show
Public now able to attend British Academy Games Awards in new venue
Read More »PS4 version of Need for Speed Rivals looks better than PC – report(s)
Although there’s a certain amount of cryptic messaging to get past, it looks like EA’s next-gen racer is looking impressive on PS4 – going by what critics have been shown so far. Polygon reports that Need for Speed Rivals is a more visually impressive” on PS4 than even on PC, …
Read More »Nintendo acknowledges game-breaking Pokemon X & Y bug
A game-breaking bug affecting a limited number of Pokemon X & Y players has been acknowledged by Nintendo. According to a translation via Nintendolife some players found that saving their 3DS game in Lumiose City can cause irreversible corruption of save data” leaving users having to abandon their saves and …
Read More »BAFTAs become consumer show
The Video Games BAFTAs have undergone a significant change in announcing that next year’s events will welcome consumers into the mix. The next British Academy Games Awards will take place on March 12th 2014 at a new venue, Tobacco Dock London. The event will for the sixth year running be …
Read More »Games With Gold to stick around on Xbox 360
The once limited-time Games With Gold offer on Xbox 360 is to remain a permanent feature. GWG mirrors PlayStation Plus in that it offers free access to select titles for users who are subscribed to Xbox Live. The good news is that it looks like the promotion is sticking around …
Read More »17 gaming benchmarks leaked for Radeon R9 290X
After the official publication of two benchmarks this morning, a leaked set of benches for the Radeon R9 290X for 17 games has now been published online. Videocardz has the numbers for a range of titles including Battlefield 3, Borderlands 2, Crysis 3, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Metro Last …
Read More »DICE considered Battlefield 4 delay on PS4 and Xbox One
By the sounds of it the next-gen consoles came close to losing another high-profile launch title. Hot on the heels of the delay of both multiplatform outing Watch Dogs and PS4 exclusive DriveClub, DICE executive producer Patrick Bach admitted that the EA studio nearly postponed the launch of Battlefield 4 …
Read More »PS4 exclusive launch title Driveclub delayed to 2014
The PlayStation 4’s launch line-up is suddenly looking quite thin. After Ubisoft delayed Watch Dogs to spring 2014 earlier this week, Sony has now announced that Evolution Studios’ social racer Driveclub is being pushed to early 2014. Both Xbox and PlayStation consoles have traditionally had one exclusive racing game withint …
Read More »Zelda music box isn’t a Link Between Worlds pre-order bonus after all
The collectible Zelda music box revealed by Nintendo earlier this week will not be a pre-order bonus after all. Nintendo had suggested that the trinket would be offered to those who pre-order 3DS title The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. However, it will actually be for those who …
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