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Ubisoft has unexpectedly moved the release date for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag forward on current-gen machines. The game will now land this month on Tuesday October 29th on PS3 and Xbox 360. It had originally been planned to hit those formats on November 1st. The game will still arrive …
Read More »NPD: More US console gamers play online through Xbox 360 than PS3
The NPD Group has released its 2013 Online Gaming Report, which finds that nearly 50 per cent more console gamers use the Xbox 360 for playing online than the PS3. Microsoft posted the results on the Xbox newswire, adding that the firm has seen more than 20bn hours of online …
Read More »Linux just one ‘killer’ game away from gaming explosion, DICE believes
All it will take is one ‘killer’ game for open-source OS Linux for the platform to make a significant mark on gaming. That’s according to DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson who told Polygon that the EA-owned studio would very much like the operating system to establish itself. "We strongly want …
Read More »OpCapita to pocket £70m from Comet collapse – report
The controversy surrounding the collapse GAME-owner OpCapita’s now-defunct retailer Comet has erupted once again. The Financial Times reports that OpCapita’s acquisition vehicle HAL will receive in the region of 70m as a result of Comet’s administration and subsequent liquidation – a fact that if true is likely to once again …
Read More »Titanfall ‘will be a big, big system seller for Xbox One’
Microsoft VP Phil Harrison has tipped Titanfall to be Xbox One’s killer app. He told MCV that Xbox One is beating its rivals when it comes to games, calling out the reception Titanfall received at E3. The EA-published game is exclusive to Xbox One and 360 (there is also a …
Read More »Rocksmith 2014 price, release date for India announced
Rocksmith 2014, the latest installment of Ubisoft’s guitar learning game, will release later this month, distributor E-xpress Interactive announced today. The game will be available in two editions. The Cable Edition will include the game and a cable to connect your guitar to your PC or console. This edition is …
Read More »Video: Valve’s Steam Controller in action
Dual-trackpads prove quite flexible across genres
Read More »Dead Rising 3 banned in Germany, will miss Xbox One launch
The notoriously strict German ratings board has banned Capcom’s Dead Rising 3. The move seriously dents Microsoft’s Xbox One launch plans in the country, robbing it of a key exclusive title. It’s not really a surprise, however, seeing as the first two games suffered a similar fate. "Dead Rising 3 …
Read More »PS4 won’t support chat on Bluetooth headsets at launch
Sony has confirmed that PS4 will offer limited headset chat compatibility at launch. Game Informer has learnt that the console will not support chat functionality with Bluetooth headsets. That includes Sony’s own Pulse range of headsets. A future update will add support for chat over Bluetooth, as well as chat …
Read More »MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up
David Wildgoose joins MCV Pacific, we look back at the EB EXPO 2013, and musical chairs occur in Australian jobs. Here’s a roundup of the biggest news this week on MCVuk.com’s sister site MCV Pacific: David Wildgoose joins MCV Pacific as its first full time editorial employee, look after the …
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