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Blizzard’s MMO World of Warcraft is to offer a new mechanic that will allow players to trade gold and game time between one another. Players will soon be able to purchase WoW Tokens for real money and subsequently sell them through the in-game store for in-game gold. Buying a Token …

With the release now just over three weeks away, Sony has shown off its TV trailer for upcoming PS4 exclusive Bloodborne. The game is a joint production from Dark Souls developer From Software and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan. The pair last collaborated on the precursor to both Souls games, PS3 …

Distributor Exertis is lowering prices on a number of gaming products as part of a month-long promotion. ‘March Madness’ started on February 27th and will run until March 31st. Each day will focus on a specific brand, with headset specialists Turtle Beach and Polk, as well as racing wheel peripheral …

This morning’s announcement that UK retailer GAME Digital were to acquire events organiser Multiplay for 20m came as a shock for more than a few reasons. First to consider is GAME’s recent and languishing history with their shareholders, being born out of the ashes of the former GAME Group’s administration …

Square Enix has confirmed a release date for its Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster bundle on the PS4. The games will be released in the US on May 12th. A European date has yet to be officially confirmed, although expect it to be in and around the same time. Those …

New Zealand studio RocketWerkz teams with UK start-up Improbable

Live event marketplace Eventbrite has released the results of a recently conducted eSports event survey that includes a few notable findings for the industry to take note of. Gamasutra reports on the survey, which polled 1,500 individuals who attended eSports-related events with tickets purchased on Eventbrite. In terms of ticket …

Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 will arrive on Xbox One later this month, Halfbrick has announced. The sequel, developed by Hibernum Creations, is scheduled to launch worldwide for Microsoft’s latest console on March 18th – the original Fruit Ninja Kinect was released for Xbox 360 back in 2011. The game packs …