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Telltale’s acclaimed The Walking Dead will arrive on PS4 and Xbox One later this month. Both the first and second series of the game will be released on both next-gen consoles on October 24th, IGN reports. Their release will be staggered in North America, however, with Season one arriving on …
Read More »Experimental ‘Dexmo’ tech looks to give VR users a sense of touch
Dextra Robotics has unveiled a new peripheral of sorts for VR platofrms that would allow users to experience a sense of touch with virtual objects. Kotaku reports on the freshly unveiled hardware dubbed Dexmo, which apparently combines a VR controller with a motion capture rig specifically made for hands to …
Read More »Retro console Retron 5 accused of stealing open-source emulator code
Hyperkin’s Retron 5 console has found itself at the centre of an emulation code dispute. Game Politics reports that the company has been accused of stealing code from a number of open-source emulators including the SNES9x (SNES), FCEUMM/FCEUX (NES), VBA NEXT (Game Boy Advance), GenesisPlusGX (Mega Drive and assorted Sega …
Read More »Email gaffe tells customers Phones4u won’t refund iPhone 6 purchases
Phones4u has told customers who have already put money down toward an iPhone 6 that they won’t be receiving a refund. The company went into administration earlier this month and has now gone back on a previous promise to refund the 136 people who had pre-ordered one of Apple’s new …
Read More »2K shaves a quarter off the price of BioShock on iOS
As of today the iOS version of BioShock for iPhone and iPad has been cut in price. The game was initially released for 10.49 but now costs 7.49, meaning a discount of over 25 per cent on the launch price less than a month after the game was released. Why, …
Read More »Devs will be forced to give away their early Gear VR games for free, Oculus says
Oculus is planning to launch its virtual reality games portal without the means to pay for software. The result? Early titles for Samsung’s upcoming Gear VR headset will have to be given away for free because Gear VR titles won’t be available on Google Play or the Amazon App Store …
Read More »Goat Simulator mobile edition moves 100,000 units in five days
Coffee Stain Studios popular PC title Goat Simulator has sold more than 100,000 copies across iOS and Android platforms. Designer Armin Ibrisagic announced the news earlier today on Coffee Stain’s blog – the milestone was reached just five days after the mobile edition of the game released. "It feels really …
Read More »UPDATED: ArcheAge pricing angers MMO fans
Trion Worlds has decided to charge players more to play upcoming MMO ArcheAge than it does for existing title Rift. That’s despite pledging that the two would be priced the same, Videogamer reports. A previous Trion video had indicated that the game would mirror Rift’s pricing structure at 8.99 per …
Read More »GAME opening its doors at midnight for FIFA 15
Over 300 branches of GAME will be open at midnight this Thursday night (September 25th) for the launch of FIFA 15. A number of players will be making an appearance in stores, too. England and Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson will be at GAME’s Liverpool Lord Street store on September 25th …
Read More »Amazon announces new Fire tablet and Kindle range
Leading retailer and growing platform holder Amazon has announced a complete refresh of its Fire tablet and Kindle ereader range. Leading the charge is its iPad Air rivalling Fire HDX 8.9 tablet, which offers a super hi-def 2560×1600 pixel display – that’s 1m more pixels on screen than can be …
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