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Elder Scrolls publisher Bethesda has for the first time confirmed that it will be supporting the Nintendo Switch. I love it,” Bethesda director Todd Howard told Glixel when asked what he thought about Nintendo’s new console. I got to play it. I will tell you – well, maybe that’s an …
Read More »eBay promoting NES Classic scalping in the US
Online auction giant eBay is encouraging owners of Nintendo’s NES Classic to sell the machine on its site for a big profit. Scalping has become a frustrating phenomenon for buyers. Some people will buy hard to find items with the express intention of selling them on at a mark-up, starving …
Read More »Titanfall 2 price slashed by over 50%
The slow sales of EA’s Titanfall 2 have led to a big price cut for the title less than a month after release. Leaked in-store ads from High Street retailer HMV show that the game will be cut to 19.99 on both Xbox One and PC. The chain was not …
Read More »Australian college announces half a million in scholarships for games and film industries
half of these scholarships held for woman and underrepresented populations
Read More »Overwatch scoops five awards at Golden Joysticks
Blizzard’s Overwatch was the big winner at the 2016 Golden Joystick Awards, claiming more prizes than any other title. The multiplayer shooter won Best Original Game, Best Multiplayer Game, Competitive Game of the Year, Best Gaming Moment, and PC Game of the Year. The Witcher 3, meanwhile claimed three gongs …
Read More »Blizzard scraps Overwatch graphic novel plans
Overwatch’s full length graphic novel is no more. Overwatch: First Strike had been set to launch digitally this month and in print via Dark Horse next April. We have decided to cancel the release of the Overwatch: First Strike graphic novel,” lead writer Michael Chu confirmed. While we are grateful …
Read More »Bethesda Pinball is real and on the way
Zen Studios has announced a partnership with Bethesda for three pinball tables based on some of its biggest IP. The tables, presumably on the way to PinballFX 2, will be themed on Skyrim, Fallout and Doom. Explore the secrets of the post-nuclear wasteland in a world decimated by atomic war, …
Read More »Government educational adviser speaks out against Minecraft in schools
Draws widespread criticism for suggesting "We need to drain the swamp of gimmicks."
Read More »Star Citizen dev promises to share current production schedules
With a release date seemingly no closer to arriving, RSI has said that it will now publicise updated internal production schedules on a regular basis. We have taken a lot of flak over the last couple of years for the extending timeline of Star Citizen, but the simple fact is …
Read More »Updated: Call of Duty holds off Watch Dogs 2 to retain No.1
Updated: Ubisoft has since reached out to MCV concerning Watch Dogs 2’s boxed sales performance in the UK thus far. Original story: Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 has failed to capture the top spot in its first week of release. The publisher had previously admitted that pre-orders for the title had …
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