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It’s a good time to be a horror game fan. A brand new first person horror title hit Steam at the weekend and offers a different take on the genre. It’s set in an abandoned sawmill and sees players not only striving to reveal clues about their character’s past but …
Read More »Valve’s recent Steam T&C changes face legal challenge
A recent change to Steam’s terms and conditions could face legal action from a German consumer rights group. Last month Valve added a clause into Steam’s T&Cs that is designed to protect itself from class action lawsuits. Failure to agree to the changes resulted in consumers being locked out of …
Read More »The Hut Group reports 54 % sales growth
Etail specialist The Hut Group has bucked the struggling retail trends by posting strong results for H1 2012. Sales for the period were up an impressive 54 per cent year-on-year, with revenue jumping from 42.9m in 2011 to 66.2m. Margins climbed from 0.7 per cent to six per cent thanks …
Read More »Wonderbook to enchant retail on November 16th
Sony has confirmed a European release date for its big Christmas release Wonderbook. The new peripheral will be released on November 16th in the UK and on November 15th across Europe. It will arrive in Australia on November 14th. An assortment of SKUs will be available, chief of which is …
Read More »Sony to discount day one digital releases
As of next month it may be cheaper to buy triple-A releases for PS3 digitally rather than from the High Street. The American PlayStation division has announced an initiative called PSN Day 1 Digital” that will see major releases available to buy through the PlayStation Store on the same day …
Read More »FIFA 13 demo downloaded 4.6m times
The anticipation could hardly be any bigger ahead of the release of FIFA 13 this Friday. EA has revealed that the FIFA 13 demo it released has been downloaded a staggering 4.6m times. That’s an EA Sports record, and it’s also a rise of 42 per cent compared to the …
Read More »Undercover Journalist exposes plight of iPhone 5 workers
Poor working conditions lead to 'loss and hopelessness' for thousands of Chinese
Read More »Play Xbox 360 games online, win Rs 5 lakh
Microsoft has kick-started its Xfriends competition, where competing on Xbox Live across seven games will give one gamer the chance to walk away with Rs 5 lakh. Games included in the competition are Tekken Tag Torunament 2, FIFA 13, NBA 2K13, Resident Evil 6, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Halo 4 …
Read More »Valve’s hardware division teases public betas in 2013
Valve’s freshly revealed hardware team will be looking into public beta tests next year for the division’s various prototypes. Sector head Jeri Ellsworth told Engaget that the company is already conducting internal betas for the team’s potential products. Valve announced their intentions to enter the hardware market earlier this month; …
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