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Business-orientated social network site LinkedIn has landed an acquisition deal with Microsoft worth a staggering $26.2bn. The all-cash transaction values LinkedIn’s shares at $196 each. Currently they trade at around $131 having fallen by around 40 per cent this year. Microsoft previously paid $8.5bn for Skype in 2011 and $7.2bn …
Read More »Watch Xbox’s E3 press conference here at 5:30pm UK time
Microsoft’s E3 press event is taking place at its usual 9:30am PST slot in America (5:30pm for those of us in the UK). The platform holder has promised that this year’s show will be a ‘very special E3′. The press event is set to last 90 minutes – expect to …
Read More »FIFA 17 will be Frostbite’s biggest test
EA transitions its most crucial franchise to the DICE’s tech, but will it enhance or hinder the series?
Read More »Aardvark Swift sponsors Develop Awards 2016
Recruitment agency will present its Search For A Star prize during Brighton ceremony
Read More »Microsoft revokes accidental free Fallout 4 downloads
A number of Xbox One owners thought they’d got lucky last week when they had seemed to grab themselves a free copy of Bethesda’s Fallout 4. The game’s price, and that of its Season Pass, was mistakenly dropped to absolutely nothing for a brief period, and word quickly spread online …
Read More »Video: Skyrim remaster is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC
The rumours and leaks are correct: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Publisher Bethesda confirmed that its popular RPG game would be getting a lick of paint and launching for the new machines. This SKU is called The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim …
Read More »There’s a new $350 Fallout Pip-Boy accessory on the way
Following last year’s Pip-Boy special edition for Fallout 4, a new and more expensive Pip-Boy is on the way. Announced by GameSpot’s ThinkGeek merchandise brand, the Pip-Boy: Deluxe Bluetooth Edition (pictured) will set consumers back $349.99 (around 250). This is exclusive to ThinkGeek, who says that the merchandise comes with …
Read More »Video: EA unveils new Mass Effect: Andromeda trailer
New footage for sci-fi RPG Mass Effect: Andromeda was amongst EA’s announcements during its EA Play conference yesterday. This new ‘developer diary’ trailer includes behind-the-scenes footage and some cut scenes. Developer Bioware promised bigger revelations about the game later this year and added that the game will have ‘more freedom’ …
Read More »FIFA 17 will offer a narrative story mode
EA is injecting some new-ness into this year’s FIFA with the addition of a story mode called The Journey. Following on from the likes of 2K’s NBA outing NBA 2K16, which featured a narrative penned by Spike Lee, FIFA 17 will boast a mode where users assume the role of …
Read More »Video: EA shows off Titanfall 2’s single player, game set for October release
EA kicked off its Play event yesterday with further details about the sequel to 2014’s mech-shooter Titanfall. The publisher confirmed that Titanfall 2 will be launching on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on October 28th. The games firm also showed off the title’s single player mode for the very …
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