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A new mobile game streaming service is coming to Japan courtesy of Square Enix. Kotaku reports that Dive In offers game streaming on iOS and Android and will launch with Final Fantasy VII International, Final Fantasy XIII and Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders. 30 minute demos will be …
Read More »Resident Evil 5 and Dead Rising 2 moving from GFWL to Steamworks
Capcom is to remove Games for Windows Live from three more of its PC titles. Support for Microsoft’s unpopular service will be patched out of Resident Evil 5, Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, with all three moving over to Steamworks. With the global popularity of …
Read More »PICTURES: Two launch events welcome Destiny to UK games retail
The long wait for Destiny is over, with Activision’s shooter officially launching this morning ahead of what could be a record-breaking game launch in the UK. Destiny is the most pre-ordered new IP in GAME’s history and looks set to eclipse the record set by Watch Dogs earlier this year. …
Read More »PS4 hits 1m UK sales
PS4 has sold 1m units in the UK, making it the second fastest selling home console of all time. The machine reaches the figure after 42 weeks. Wii managed the same feat in 38 weeks. By comparison, PS2 hit 1m in 50 weeks and Xbox 360 took 60 weeks to …
Read More »Bohemia Interactive Australia moves to bigger offices
The little-known Aussie arm of the DayZ and Operation Flashpoint developer has been given a bump by the New South Wales government
Read More »Spec Ops and Evolve writer drops triple-A games for books
2K's Walt Williams wants to "try something new", plans to write "in the background"
Read More »Sony announces Tokyo Game Show line-up
The complete list of announced games that will comprise Sony’s line-up for the Tokyo Game Show later this month has been revealed. As reported by Gematsu, titles include Bloodborne, Resident Evil: Revelations 2, Disgaea 5, The Order: 1886, LittleBigPlanet 3, PES 2015 and Earth Defense Force 4.1 on PS4 while …
Read More »O2 could grab Amazon Fire Phone exclusivity in the UK
The Amazon Fire Phone may only be available via O2 in the UK. That’s according to The Financial Times, which says that Amazon is in advanced talks” with O2. If true, the agreement would mirror that which in the US saw Fire Phone available only through AT&T. Regardless, Fire Phone …
Read More »Former Zynga devs found new studio
SuperMoon Games gears up for first launch as founders "leave corporate gigs behind"
Read More »Mortal Kombat X arrives April 2015
Mortal Kombat X – the next effort in NetherRealm’s fighting franchise – will launch next April on multiple platforms, publisher Warner Bros. Interactive has announced. The upcoming title was unveiled earlier this summer, first by a retail listing that leaked and later through official confirmation from the studio and publisher. …
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