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A ‘pre-sequel’ Borderlands game is in development. This is according to retailer GamePointsNow, which claims to have received exclusive information about Gearbox’s series. In February, the studio’s CEO and president Randy Pitchford said that Borderlands 3 was not in the works, which obviously does not rule out this rumour. The …
Read More »EA Sports UFC gets release date and Bruce Lee
Fighting title EA Sports UFC is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 20th. And what’s more, martial arts legend Bruce Lee is to make an appearance in the upcoming game. The father of mixed martial arts” will be available as a pre-order incentive, but can also be …
Read More »Kalypso to release at least three mobile games this year
Kalypso Media has created a mobile publishing division. Several games are being developed for iOS and Android by the newly-formed Kalypso Media Mobile. At least three of these are slated for a 2014 release, with the first to be announced shortly. Kalypso has a lot of great IP such as …
Read More »IN PICTURES: Amazon’s Fire TV
Amazon revealed its Fire TV device at a press event in New York earlier today. The box is being sold for $99 in America. No date or price has been set for the UK yet. The gadget supports video streaming. So far it is set to have content from Amazon …
Read More »Amazon reveals Fire TV streaming set-top box
Amazon has revealed its long-rumoured ‘console’ – the video streaming FireTV. The gadget boasts a quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM and is powered by Android. It will feature video content from Amazon’s own Instant Video service, as well as YouTube and Netflix among others. As predicted by MCV, streaming …
Read More »Minecraft tops UK Xbox Live charts for seventh time in 2014
The Xbox 360 version of Mojang’s Minecraft is once again top of the UK Xbox Live charts. The title has been in the Top Ten every week in 2014 to date, and has been No.1 seven times this year. In second place is 505’s Terraria, which has also been in …
Read More »Infamous tops European PSN charts
Sony’s first big PS4 exclusive of the year – Infamous: Second Son – debuts at the top of its European online store. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes sits in second place. The prologue to the upcoming Phantom Pain was priced cheaper on PlayStation UK’s online outlet than in physical …
Read More »Little Orbit and Cartoon Network partner up to release Adventure Time game
Little Orbit and Cartoon Network have announced they will be bringing new titles to gaming consoles and handheld devices this year. The duo will be releasing two new games. One will be based on Adventure Time while the other is set to feature a number of characters from Cartoon Network’s …
Read More »Warner Bros shines in quiet month: the February charts
February is not traditionally a big sales month, but this year was even quieter than usual. Where in 2013 there was a 1.9m decline in month-on-month sales between January and February, this decrease was to the tune of 16.4m in 2014. This is due to the lack of releases on …
Read More »Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and Band Hero DLC to be taken down at end of March
Activision has announced that all Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and Band Hero DLC is to be taken offline later this month. Fans have until March 31st to get their hands on downloadable content for the music titles, as well as the Guitar Hero mobile game. Players need not worry though …
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