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Phantasmal is just over half way through its month-long Kickstarter campaign to raise NZD$15000, and has had more than a little help from PewDiePie.

A Complete Edition” of BioShock Infinite will arrive later this year for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. 2K confirmed the existence of the upcoming release to IGN, after a listing on GameStop out the title earlier on in the day. "We can confirm that the BioShock Infinite Complete Edition is …

New recommendation system and curator list designed to improve how users find titles

'Giving customers more options means giving developers more places for their product to make a connection,' says Alden Kroll

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 …

PS4 owners who don’t subscribe to PlayStation Plus will be able to play online multiplayer games this weekend. Starting at 8:00am UK time on Friday September 26th and running until 10am on Monday September 29th, all PS4 owners will be able to access online multiplayer. This coincides with the release …

UK MD Chris Bush is among four executives said to have been suspended by Tesco regarded an overstatement of half-year profits. The BBC reports that an employee reported ‘an issue’ to the board and the UK’s financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority on Friday which had previously led to Tesco …

Publisher Activision is looking to have a lawsuit filed by former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega thrown out of court. In a release that dubs the legal action frivolous” and refers to Noriega as a convicted murderer”, Activision says it has enlisted the services of former New York major and current …

Minecraft developer Mojang is to lower the price of Scrolls as it prepares to release the game on tablets. You knew that Mojang made more than just Minecraft, right? Scrolls currently costs 12.95 on PC and Mac but will be cut to $5 (around 3) when it hits tablets in …

SquareTrade has subjected Apple’s new iPhone 6 to a range of stress tests and found that the device is Apple’s sturdiest ever handset. In the video below the smartphone was subjected to a range of tests designed to mimic the hazards experienced in day-to-day life – including water resistance, the …