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Fancy a free console? Then it’s yours for the bargain price of just your personal pride and some physical pain. GAME is offering (male) customers what it has dubbed the ‘English Brazlian’, the first of which has already been created at its Basingstoke store. Essentially it involves the strategic removal …

Company now able to test games on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone

iPhone and iPad users will soon have the option of connecting headphones via Apple’s proprietary Lightning connector. Why would one wish to do this? Apple Insider reports that Apple’s new Lightning module promises to provide deeper system controls, direct analog audio out and power to compatible accessories” according to a …

Owners of Kinect-less Xbox Ones will not enjoy a performance boost over those who choose to attach a camera to their machine. That’s the clarification from Microsoft, which was forced to issue a statement after some corners of the internet misinterpreted yesterday’s news of a GPU boost in the most …

Mario Maker looks like it could be revealed by Nintendo at E3 next week. Judging by a snapshot allegedly from the E3 show floor published on Nintendo Enthusiast, Mario maker would allow gamers to create their own custom Super Mario Bros style levels. The hoarding depicts a stylus-wielding hand, suggesting …

PC free-to-play title Loadout is headed to PlayStation 4. In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Edge of Reality creative director said that the title will be a console exclusive to PlayStation 4. As of yet a release date has not been set for the PS4 version. The title launched …

Two of the biggest names in entertainment went head-to-head at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Both unveiled new video games consoles that would launch against each other in a matter of months. One company was the current market leader. But it had stumbled en-route to E3, and was on the …

Steam but without any DRM or online requirements – that’s effectively the pitch for CDProjekt’s new GOG Galaxy client. The PC software is completely optional and does not need to be connected to the internet for access, although obviously online multiplayer, achievement sharing and the like will only work if …

EA’s basketball series is the latest release added to an already busy October for games retailers. NBA Live 15 will launch on PS4 and Xbox One on October 7th. It’s also the same day that 2K Games’ NBA 2K15 is dated to launch. The announcement was made by executive producer …

Total investment in the studio now stands at $23.2m