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And to think you thought the movie game tie-in as dead! Gameloft has announced that Despicable Me: Minion Rush, its iOS and Android game tie-in with recent movie release Despicable Me 2, has been downloaded over 100 million times in under three months. We’ve been lucky to work with such …
Read More »Recommended Battlefield 4 PC settings require Windows 8
EA’s recommended PC system requirements for Battlefield 4 contain one particularly interesting demand. The minimum requirements are reasonably generous, needing Windows Vista SP2 32-Bit, either an AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 4GB of RAM, 512GB of video RAM and either an AMD Radeon HD 3870 …
Read More »Microsoft addresses Xbox One vs PS4 performance "mis-information"
The PS4 will not have the performance advantage over Xbox One that many people seem to believe. That’s according to Xbox strategy boss Albert Penello, who has taken to NeoGaf to correct what he calls some of the mis-information” that has been poste don the internet. Here are his technical …
Read More »Activision hires lobbyists to counter violent games bill
Activision-Blizzard has asked a lobbying group to tackle a Senate bill that calls on Congress to investigate the effects of violent video games on children. The Violent Content Research Act was first introduced by West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller in December of last year, and called for the national academy …
Read More »Sony confirms 19 games for PS4’s Japanese launch
19 games will be available alongside PS4 when it launches in Japan on February 22nd 2014. Note that one of the ‘games’ is actually a beta for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Square Enix yesterday confirmed that PS3 owners of the game will be able to upgrade to the …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed and Rayman star in new iOS and Android titles
Ubisoft has announced two new smartphone games based on a pair of its biggest IPs – Assassin’s Creed and Rayman. Assassin’s Creed: Pirates is focused on naval combat, thematically tying in with the upcoming Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, although it is very much separate to that game’s previously announced …
Read More »Hike in prices of locally manufactured PS3 games due to "impact of forex rate", says Sony
Last week, we reportedthat Sony had raised prices for upcoming first-party PS3 games. Sony India has now said that the impact of foreign exchange rates is to blame for the increase. The move had raised a few eyebrows as, unlike third-party games, which are imported, Sony’s PS3 games are manufactured …
Read More »iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C expected to be revealed tonight
Apple will tonight reveal the next iteration of the market-changing iPhone. It all kicks off at 6pm tonight UK time and the safe money is on the confirmation of two new units – the upgraded iPhone 5S and the new budget-priced iPhone 5C. The 5S, if rumours are to be …
Read More »Update: Grand Theft Auto 5 price to remain Rs 2,999
Update:Grand Theft Auto 5distributor E-xpress Interactive has told MCV that it has not announced a price hike for the standard edition of Grand Theft Auto 5, adding that support from Rockstar Games has helped keep the Indian price unchanged. So, theGrand Theft Auto 5 standard edition will remain at Rs …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Child of Light hitting next-gen and current-gen in 2014
Launch platforms have at last been confirmed for Ubisoft’s intriguing RPG Child of Light. The game, which is being developed by Far Cry 3 director Patrick Plourde using the Rayman Legends engine, will be released in 2014 on Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC. The game …
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