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Read More »There is a new Paris Hilton game on the way
Paris Hilton will be starring in a new mobile video game. Hong Kong-based development firm Animoca Brands has announced that it has signed a deal with Paris Hilton to licence her name and likeness. "Paris Hilton is one of the world’s most recognised names and we are thrilled to be …
Read More »Nvidia reveals new 4K Android microconsole Shield
Nvidia has unveiled the latest entry in its line of Shield products. Simply called ‘Shield’, Nvidia’s new device is a new Android-powered set-top TV box powered by the company’s Tegra X1. The hardware supports 4K content, and can stream content via Nvidia’s new Grid streaming service. Nvidia describes Grid as …
Read More »Mad Max gets September release date, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions cancelled
Avalanche’s take on the Mad Max series has been dated for this September. The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and SteamOS versions of the game will be hitting stores on September 4th. And according to Game Informer, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions have been cancelled, a move that …
Read More »Dying Light debuts at No.1 in the UK
Warner Bros’ new open world parker zombie title Dying Light has debuted in first place in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. This is the first No.1 that the publisher has had since last February’s The LEGO Movie Videogame. Dying Light was meant to come out last month, but …
Read More »The Great Escapists – developer Mouldy Toof on the indie prison game
Alongside Tomb Raider, Halo and Quantum Break on stage at Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 press conference was a pixel-art title called The Escapists. It’s an indie game set in a prison and has been developed by one-man studio Mouldy Toof, aka former roofer Chris Davis. Having my game shown to the …
Read More »Chinese mobile games giant Allstar plots £2.6m UK invasion
Chinese mobile games publisher Allstar Games will launch in the UK this year, and is splashing $4m (2.6m) on the venture. The firm’s debut release will be mobile action strategy title Allstar Heroes for iOS and Android. The $4m spend is designed to promote both Allstar Games and Allstar Heroes. …
Read More »Hotline Miami 2 finally receives release date
The sequel to the brutal Hotline Miami will be available digitally in just under two weeks time. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number will be launching on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and Vita on March 10th. Given that this is a Tuesday, it’s likely that the PlayStation versions of the …
Read More »Lights, camera, action: IGN, GameSpot, Eurogamer, Yogscast and Videogamer on their approaches to video
Every major games media firm is investing serious money in video as the YouTube generation takes over. What has your approach to video content been? Chris Beaumont, GameSpot UK: Our approach is for the video team to lead video.That sounds glib, but a lot of sites have tried to integrate …
Read More »Why Eurogamer ditched review scores
Earlier this month, Eurogamer made the decision to get rid of numerical scores from its reviews. In doing so the site joins the likes of Kotaku, which hasn’t had a numerical value attached to its reviews for several years. Towards the end of last year we strongly felt that scores …
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