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Insomniac Games – the developer behind PlayStation series Ratchet & Clank and Xbox One-exclusive Sunset Overdrive – is releasing its first PC title next week. Entitled Slow Down, Bull, the game will be available on Steam from Monday April 20th. It will set consumers back $5.99 (roughly 4). According to …
Read More »It’s official – Guitar Hero Live to launch this year
Guitar Hero is coming back this year, Activision has confirmed. The publisher has officially announced the long-rumoured return for the rock series for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360 and Wii U this autumn. Under the name Guitar Hero Live, the title is being created by Freestyle Games, the same studio …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline narrowly beats FIFA 15 to No.1
Battlefield Hardline spent its fourth week in pole position of the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It managed this in spite of a 56 per cent sales decline. EA’s shooter was nearly No.2 this week as FIFA 15 came extremely close to taking the top slot with less than …
Read More »UK retail: PC games should not abandon the High Street
Leading UK retailers insist there remains a demand for PC games on the High Street. Their comments follow the news that Warner Bros’ upcoming Batman Arkham Knight would be digital-only on PC in the UK, and Sega’s reveal that 81 per cent of Total War: Attilla week one sales came …
Read More »Steam axing OAuth authentication system has left games wide open to key reselling
Steam’s decision to rescind its OAuth authentication system earlier this year is harming PC developers. OAuth protected digital PC game bundles, preventing people from taking games out of those bundles and selling them separately. Yet Valve quietly axed the system in January, and as a result third-party key resellers have …
Read More »The future of PC gaming is revealed in the latest issue of MCV
This week’s issue of MCV is a PC gaming special, featuring interviews with a number of the biggest players in the sector. We examine the PC gaming sector, seeing what effect new technologies like VR, 4K and Steam Machines are going to have, as well as new areas of the …
Read More »Five Nights at Freddy’s film in the works
The Five Nights at Freddy’s series of horror games is being made into a movie. That’s according to Hollywood Reporter, who says that Warner Bros has bought the film rights to the horror series. So far there have been three entries in developer Scott Cawthon’s Five Nights at Freddy’s series, …
Read More »The Masters golf championship won’t be appearing in Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
EA’s upcoming Rory McIlroy PGA Tour will not feature one of the most best-known courses in the golfing world. The iconic Masters tournament will not be making an appearance in the forthcoming golf title as the game cannot feature the Augusta National course, where the championship takes place. In a …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline holds No.1, Far Cry 4 sales increase thanks to Easter deals
EA’s Battlefield Hardline maintains its position at No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track Top 40. The shooter holds its position at the top of the charts in spite of a 40 per cent decline in sales. The title holds off competition from Grand Theft Auto V, sales of which rose 35 …
Read More »Quantum Break delayed until 2016
Remedy’s Xbox One-exclusive Quantum Break has been delayed until next year. Microsoft has pushed the time-bending title back until 2016. Developer Remedy says that the delay is due to the firm wanting to give its Xbox One debut a bit of polish. And Microsoft is seemingly bullish about the title …
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