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The likes of the GeForce Titan and GTX 780 may be about to have their price cut. DigiTimes reports that Nvidia is on the cusp of lowering the cost of many of its leading GPUs as a response to AMD’s new range of cards. It names the GTX 660, 650Ti …
Read More »PC sales decline almost 10% in Q3 2013
Lenovo and HP ride the choppy waters with small growth in third quarter
Read More »Elite Dangerous will support Oculus Rift
The maker of Elite, Frontier, will support the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset in its upcoming Elite: Dangerous game. Frontier has also revealed that the Oculus Rift version of Elite: Dangerous will be available to of the title’s crowdfunding backers at no extra cost. We’ve been playing with the Oculus …
Read More »Enslaved: Premium Edition heading to PC
Namco Bandai’s Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is finally making its way to PC. Polygon has had it confirmed that Enslaved: Premium Edition will later this month be released on PC and PS3. Presumably the game’s only DLC expansion, Pigsy’s Perfect 10, will be included as part of the release. …
Read More »EA pondered THQ acquisition, is now being sued over UFC deal
Ill-fated publisher THQ was once the target for a possible acquisition at the hands of EA, court documents have revealed. As spotted by Videogamer, the papers(as found by Polygon) relating to THQ’s now attempted suing of EA over its UFC rights purchase say that THQ first started exploring the possibility …
Read More »Latest Grand Theft Auto Online patch pledges to fix disappearing characters
Rockstar reckons its latest Grand Theft Auto V patch will finally resolve the issue causing lost characters, items and progress in Grand Theft Auto Online. Available now on both Xbox 360 and PS3, the patch also addresses a host of other niggles with the Online game, although Rockstar says that …
Read More »Exclusive Skylander Figure available at Asda
To celebrate the release of Skylanders SWAP Force, Asda will be selling an exclusive figurine. The limited edition Enchanted Hoot Loop figurine will go on sale for 13 alongside the new game on October 18th. The Skylanders SWAP Force starter pack will be selling for 52. More than 250 character …
Read More »Valve to host developer-only Steam conference in 2014
Attendees to be given an early look at Steam OS, prototype Steam Machines and more
Read More »No DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV on Wii U
Ubisoft has revealed a Season pass and range of DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – none of which will be made available on Wii U. The omission of Nintendo’s machine was confirmed to Kotaku. PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC players, however, will be able to …
Read More »Retail begins offering PS4 upgrades to customers
Many UK consumers who have pre-ordered a PS4 are now being offered the opportunity to upgrade to one of Sony’s bundles. Those who ordered the ‘solus’ PS4 bundle including the console and a controller for around 349.99 are now being contacted by the likes of Amazon, GAME and ShopTo. There …
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