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The long-rumoured HD BioShock compilation has resurfaced once again, this time on publisher 2K’s website. A logo, cover art as well as screens for HD versions of BioShock and BioShock Infinite were spotted and recorded by AllGamesDeltabefore they were promptly removed from 2K’s site. These pics give an indication of …
Read More »Australian Greens party calls for Producer Tax Offset for devs as part of $158m games investment
Political party also proposes revival of short-lived Australian Interactive Games Fund and $5m funding for creative working spaces
Read More »A new Ninja Gaiden project is in the works – but it’s not a game
A new entry in Koei Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden franchise is coming up, but fans hoping for a new game may be disappointed. Composer Keiji Yamagishi announced earlier this week on Twitter that he was working on a new project related to Ninja Gaiden.” I’ll be able to share more news …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Monopoly launching in 2017
A Final Fantasy–themed Monopoly will be coming out next year. The board game will launch exactly 20 years after the release of Final Fantasy VII on PSOne, on April 14th 2017. It’s already available to pre-order, and is being releasedexclusively on merchandise website Merchoid. The board game will set consumers …
Read More »Miyamoto explains Nintendo NX E3 no-show
Nintendo’s famed designer Shigeru Miyamoto has shed some light on why its new console was not shown at E3 2016. Speaking to investors, Miyamoto said – as translated by Twitter user Cheesemeister3K (below) – that the firm was worried about giving away too much information early for fear of imitators. …
Read More »Her Story launches on Android
Indie smash hit and critical darling Her Story is coming to Google’s Play Store. Her Story launched on iOS last year, at the same time as the PC version, and has finally reached Android devices today. It is currently on sale, at just 2.69. Sam Barlow’s FMV-driven title has met …
Read More »‘Brexit’ usurps ‘Trump’ as most common disease name in Plague Inc
‘Brexit is the most popular disease name in NdemicCreation’s Plague Inc at the moment. This was announced by the game’s official Twitter account (below), which also pointed out that ‘Trump’ has been pushed to second place. Meanwhile, ‘Death’ holds the No.3 spot. Polygon reports that developer James Vaughan has said …
Read More »Xbox has shipped 1m Elite controllers
Microsoft’s premium, pricey and customisable Xbox One Elite gamepad appears to be doing well for itself. Xbox boss Phil Spencer tweeted (below) that the company has shipped one million of these controllers. While, of course, this does not mean that Microsoft has sold one million of the Elite gamepads, it …
Read More »New Harvest Moon takes No.1 in Japan, Minecraft Wii U debuts in third place
A brand new entry in the Harvest Moon series has shot to the top spot in Japan, according to date from Famitsu. The 3DS title shifted 110,597 units in its first week, with New 3DS LL hardware sales rising six per cent week-on-week. Meanwhile, the Wii U version of Minecraft …
Read More »Twitch adds premium ‘cheering’ emotes as a way of supporting streamers
Cheering is the latest way to financially support your favourite Twitch streamers, by adding premium emotes to your chat messages. Bits emotes can be purchased in bundles of 100, 500,1500, 5000, 10000 and 25000, with 100 costing $1.40. The bigger bundle you purchase the bigger discount you get, so 25,000 …
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