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GAME is to start selling a line of PlayStation Vita digital titles. Starting tomorrow (Friday July 25th) the retailer will offer a range of titles for Sony’s handheld both in-store and online. 20 titles will be available, including Crash Bandicoot, Uncharted Golden Abyss Limbo and PSP title Killzone Liberation. Prices …
Read More »New Steam Controller design features thumbstick
It seems that Valve has redesigned the Steam Controller once again. A user on Facepunch’s forums was digging through a Steam client beta and stumbled across what appears to be a new design for Valve’s gamepad. This new one features an analogue stick on the left hand side in place …
Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy appearing in Disney Infinity 2.0
Cosmic superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy will be coming to Disney Infinity 2.0. The heroes’ playset lets gamers play as Peter ‘Star-Lord’ Quill, Rocket Racoon, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora and walking tree Groot. This is in addition to crossover characters Iron Man (from the Avengers set) and Nova (from …
Read More »Watch Dogs claims fifth No.1
Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs is at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for the fifth week. The hacking title managed this despite a 12 per cent drop in sales. Last week the market dipped due to the hot weather and a lack of new releases. There …
Read More »UPDATED: The Evil Within release brought forward a week
The release date of Shinji Mikami’s survival horror title The Evil Within has been brought forward by one week. The game was slated for an October 24th release, but it is now listed on Bethesda’s website as coming to stores on October 18th. This is just ten days after fellow …
Read More »Lucy James joins GameSpot
GameSpot has announced that Lucy James has joined the site as a video producer. James has worked in the games media for two and a half years and in that time has worked for Ginx TV – hosting flagship show The Blurb – as well as Sky and The Guardian. …
Read More »PS4 Destiny bundle only available at GameStop in certain European countries
The white PlayStation 4 and Destiny bundle will be available exclusively at GameStop in some countries in Europe. Those in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Nordics, Spain and Switzerland will only be able to get the Destiny bundle at GameStop. Meanwhile those in France can pick up it from Micromania. …
Read More »Nintendo sending out free Tomodachi Life demo codes
Want to try Nintendo’s quirky life-sim title Tomodachi Life for free? The platform holder is emailing out codes for a free version of its life-stim game to those signed up to its newsletter. Entitled the Welcome Version, this demo gives players a chance to try the title for free. This …
Read More »The State of Survival Horror
It’s fair to say that survival horror had slipped out of the mainstream. The genre’s big series – Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Dead Space – have all opted for a more action-focused experience. Since Resident Evil 4, survival horror has swapped scares and a feeling of vulnerability for mobility …
Read More »Nintendo touring UK with 3DS games this summer
Nintendo will be travelling around the UK and showing off its latest handheld games this summer. The platform holder’s 3DS and 2DS Made for Play tour will be stopping at five cities over the course of July and August. Fans will be able to get their hands on a number …
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