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Microsoft’s Major Nelson has released a new video detailing the Xbox One’s friends app. It reveals that as well as conventional friends functionality, Xbox One will also introduce the ability to ‘follow’ people – this effectively allows you to track their Xbox activity without the need for them to accept …

Those who already own Deus Ex: Human Revolution on PC via Steam are being offered the chance to upgrade to the new Director’s Cut Edition at a discount. Those who already own a copy of the original game on Steam can buy the Director’s Cut for just 6.99/€7.99/$9.99. Gamers who …

Ubisoft today kicked off a new contest around the customisation features of its next-gen open-world racer, The Crew. The Skin a Car” contest tasks participants with tricking out a Mini Cooper S using customisation tools created specifically for this contest and reflective of The Crew’s expansive customisation options. The contest …

Last week was a big week for Xbox One in the UK. Microsoft, desperate to escape the shadow of its botched Xbox One announcement, visited Eurogamer Expo to let UK consumers play its new console. In the opening keynote, Phil Harrison, the firm’s corporate VP, confidently told fans that Xbox …

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 …

Hacker leaks artwork and playing cards for unannounced project

AMD’s new top-end graphics card the R9 290X was supposed to launch tomorrow, according to rumour. Those same rumour-mongers now say it won’t. VideoCardz.com reports that the R9 290X will now arrive on October 24th with the R9 290 arriving a little later on October 31st. The site describes these …

Pokemon X and Y would have been the real UK No.1, if sales of the games were combined. UK stat tracker Chart-Track lists both games separately, with Pokemon Y at No.3 and Pokemon X at No.4, behind FIFA 14 in second place and GTA V at No.1. But if both …

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V continues to claim retail records. Amazon has, unsurprisingly, confirmed that GTA V is the fastest selling game ever at the retailer. Perhaps more surprising are the games whose lifetime sales it has already overtaken after less than a month on the market. These include Call …

Not one shy of using video games hype to promote its own campaigns, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has leapt upon Nintendo’s recently released Pokemon X & Y. However, rather than attack the game directly as it has done in the past PETA has instead launched its own …