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Read More »Microsoft is raising prices in the UK thanks to Brexit
Microsoft has announced that it will be raising the prices of its business software and cloud services in the UK as a result of Brexit. Microsoft’s blog post revealed that the company will be raising business software prices by 13% and cloud service prices by a whopping 22% from January …
Read More »Battlefield 1 debuts at No.1
After three weeks at the top, FIFA 17 has been pushed down to No.2 by another EA title, as Battlefield 1 debuts in top spot. According to GfK, this new entry in the franchise has outsold the combined week one sales for both 2013’s Battlefield 4 and 2015’s Battlefield Hardline. …
Read More »PSVR sells 50,000 units in Japan in first week
Seems to have outsold all big competitors, making development for the platform more attractive
Read More »Star Trek: Bridge Crew delayed to March 2017
Ubisoft has delayed its VR exclusive title Star Trek: Bridge Crew into 2017. Star Trek: Bridge Crew will now launch on March 14th 2017. It was originally due to launch this year. In order to deliver the best game experience possible at launch, we have decided to push the release …
Read More »Nintendo NX revealed as the Nintendo Switch
Codename NX shows detachable screen and controller for mobile use and big third party support
Read More »Amnesia is finally coming to consoles with three game collection
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Amnesia: Justine and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs are all heading to PS4 as part of the Amnesia Collection. That’s a lot of Amnesia. The collection will be available from November 22nd and will set you back 23.99, or if you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber …
Read More »New figures suggest HTC Vive has sold over 140,000 units
News story from Chinese VR site suggests over 140'000 units have been sold.
Read More »Report finds 77% of players like microtransactions
77% said that they "like the way microtransactions can heighten their enjoyment of a game."
Read More »GAME prepares trade-in push around PS4 Pro and Scorpio
Mid-cycle console upgrades will be a boon for specialist retail, says GAME. The firm told MCV that it expects existing PS4 and Xbox One owners to trade-in their old consoles against the upcoming PS4 Pro and Xbox One Scorpio. This in turn will see more pre-owned consoles sold, resulting in …
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