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Destiny’s beta will take place later this month as two four-day runs on PlayStation hardware and one four-day run on Xbox consoles, Activision has announced. While Sony and Microsoft separately announced beta release windows last month, the game’s publisher has finally confirmed specific dates for the pre-release test. Destiny’s beta …
Read More »‘We’re never going to stop listening’: Chris Charla on ID@Xbox
Microsoft open to indie section on Xbox One marketplace
Read More »VIDEOS: Impressive Driveclub shorts show off weather effects
Well, if these videos are representative of the final game then Driveclub is possibly the best looking racing game ever made. Two new videos released on the PlayStation Blog show off the upcoming racer’s dynamic weather system, that is fully customisable and will be offered as a free game update …
Read More »Creative England invests £250,000 in Accelerator fund
SCEE working with organisation to support five games firms' projects for PlayStation platforms
Read More »Retail listings for Beyond: Two Souls crop up online
2013 PS3 title Beyond: Two Souls could be the next game in line for a next-gen re-release. CVG reports that two Swiss retailers – World of Games and Alcom – both posted listings for a PS4 version of the game yesterday. They’re both still live, too. Quantic Dream’s Beyond: Two …
Read More »PS4 Driveclub console bundle confirmed
Sony will be bundling its upcoming racer DriveClub with PS4 hardware. A new Driveclub bundle including a console, controller and copy of the game has been given a European RRP of €439.99 – which should translate to between 375-380 in the UK It’s expected that the bundle will hit around …
Read More »EA reacts to anger at The Sims 4 omissions
A petition urging EA to reinstate toddlers and swimming pools into The Sims 4 has passed 16,000 signatures. Toddlers have been a vital aspect to The Sims series because it is a lifestate that is crucial to the flow of the game,” it reads. Without it, newborns will age straight …
Read More »It sounds like BioShock on Vita is not happening
All hope of a Vita version of BioShock appears to be over. 2K and Sony couldn’t put a deal together when I last checked,” BioShock creator Ken Levine said on Twitter. They seemed way more optimistic about this back in 2011. Wish I could do it myself, but lawyers and …
Read More »Mighty No 9 looking for even more crowdfunding
Despite smashing its Kickstarter target in October of last year, the team behind platform title Mighty No 9 has decided to ask for yet more crowdsourced funding. The Keiji Inafune title last year raised $3,845,170 on Kickstarter, obliterating its $900k goal and hitting all of its stretch goals. Yet now …
Read More »Windows version of Kinect v2 priced at £159.99
A Microsoft listing for the PC compatible version of Kinect suggests the peripheral will have a very high RRP. The UK store currently lists the device for 159.99, with the US store pricing it at $199.99. This SKU is specifically designed to run with the Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 …
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