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Is there a more telling sign of the times than Shigeru Miyamoto taking to the stage at an Apple event to announce a new Mario platform game for smartphones? As unlikely as it sounds, that’s precisely what happened last night. Super Mario Run is coming exclusively to iOS. A Mario …
Read More »Sony dates and prices PS4 Pro and PS4 Slim
Two new PlayStation consoles will be available before Christmas. Sony last night at its PlayStation Meeting event confirmed two machines – the PS4 Pro (known until now as the PS4 Neo) and the redesigned new standard PS4 (which has until now been referred to as the PS4 Slim). The Pro …
Read More »Niantic’s next mobile game will be similar to Pokemon Go
Pokemon Go developer Niantic has admitted that part of its strategy in creating the successful game was building a foundation from which similar titles can be launched. In other words, expect similar games to Pokemon Go to emerge from the studio, and in the not too distant future, too. In …
Read More »Shock! The next iPhone is called the iPhone 7
Is this the least surprising news ever? Quite possibly. A presumed slip-up on the Apple website today, as picked up by Reddit and widely reported elsewhere, has actually named the iPhone 7 – a device that won’t be revealed until tonight’s 6pm event. Is it a given that the new …
Read More »Watch the PlayStation Neo and PS4 Slim reveals here
Tonight’s the night. After a long, long wait, Sony will take to the New York stage tonight to lift the lid on two brand new PlayStation consoles. Well, we say brand new. The PS4 Slim, amazingly, is already available in the UK, despite having not been officially acknowledged. Expect that …
Read More »Dragon Quest songwriter crowned world’s oldest games composer
The lead composer for the Dragon Quest series has been officially recognised as the oldest songwriter working in video games. Koichi Sugiyama received the Guinness World Record as the World’s Oldest Video Game Composer for putting together a tune at the very specific age of 84 years and 292 days …
Read More »LDLC signs Overwatch team Le Mixx
LDLC has signed the former Le Mixx Overwatch roster, which features some of Europe’s best players. The new LDLC team is made up of Guillaume KabaL” Ettori, Rikard Klanton” Lundberg, Tarek .kr4tosdigga?!” Ekmekci, Metehan Mete” Akst, Mihail Mezamorphis” P?unecu and Toni ube” Hkli. Tarek "kr4tosdigga" Ekmekci previously played on Graviton …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to PlayStation merchandise
It’s been an odd week for Sony, after its alleged Slim PS4 leaked online when someone managed to buy one on Gumtree. Sony is expected to announce the PS4 Slim today (September 7th) during an event that was planned long ago. Reports from The Wall Street Journal further say that …
Read More »PlayStation VR will come with eight game demos
Remember in the olden days when consoles would arrive with a demo disc? Well, they’re back. Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation VR, which launches for 350 in October, will include a disc with eight VR demos in the box. This is an especially smart move as it means owners …
Read More »Dragon Quest songwriter named as world’s oldest games composer
85-year-old Koichi Sugiyama has worked on Square Enix’s RPG franchise since it began in 1986
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