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ESL has announced that it will launch its esportsTV channel on PlayStation Vue in the coming weeks. Before the end of the month the channel will launch on PlayStations TV service in the States, just in time for a live broadcast of the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney CS:GO event taking …
Read More »Gfinity becomes global tournament partner for the Forza Racing Championship
Gfinity has been named as the global tournament partner for Microsoft’s Forza Racing Championship. The deal will see Gfinity organise and host the events in the competition, with the first event being the Forza Racing Championship 2017 New York Invitational Presented by Porsche. Wow that’s a long name. Anway, Gfinity …
Read More »Now Forza gets a Porsche deal, too
Hot on the heels of the confirmation that Porsche will feature in upcoming PS4 racer Gran Turismo Sport, developer Turn 10 has now confirmed the brand’s inclusion in the Forza series. The Microsoft studio has agreed a six-year deal to collaborate on a suite of co-branded initiatives for Porsche and …
Read More »Microsoft had planned to launch high-spec new Xbox in 2016
What will later this year be released as Xbox Scorpio might have instead arrived in a different form last year, Microsoft has admitted. Around this time last year rumours were flying about mid-generation upgrades to both the PS4 and Xbox One. Sony went on to release the PS4 Pro but …
Read More »Microsoft is trialling digital game refunds
Xbox One and Windows 10 gamers may soon get the option to refund digital purchases. The functionality was first spotted by Xbox One alpha testers and posted to Reddit. It looks like it could operate in much the same way as Steam, where gamers can get a no questions asked …
Read More »iOS update spells end for 32-bit apps
New update notes 32-bit apps will soon be unsupported
Read More »Physical games sales grow in Q1
Despite the decline in physical game sales causing problems for retailers such as GameStop, new data from Kantar Worldpanel shows a slight uptick in the sector in Q1 2017. UK physical game sales were up 0.5 per cent year-on-year for the 12 weeks ending March 12th. In contrast, physical music …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Mario Kart 8 merchandise
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is launching on the Switch on April 28th, and while it’s essentially a revamped version of the 2014 Wii U title with all of its post-release DLC included, the title is still one of the most highly anticipated Switch games to release this month. After all, …
Read More »AMD: Fallout 4 VR will be the "Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog" of virtual reality
AMD’s corporate vice president Roy Taylor has said that Bethesda’s upcoming Fallout 4 VR title will be a "ground-breaking VR title" that will change the industry. Speaking at VR World Congress, Taylor likened Fallout 4 VR to "the Mario, the Sonic the Hedgehog" of the VR industry. "It will change …
Read More »Syberia 3: ‘All Uncharted and Tomb Raider fans will love Kate Walker’s latest outing’
After its golden age in the 90s, the point-and-click genre could have easily gone the way of the dodo in the modern games industry. With increasing demand for fast-paced action titles, it seemed like the genre was no longer aligned with players’ expectations. That is, until former LucasArts staff Dan …
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