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Microsoft has announced a Season Pass for upcoming Xbox 360 racer Forza 4. The 2,400 Microsoft Point download (20.50) will entitle buyers to all six of the planned DLC packs for the game, which will be released between November and April 2012. That represents a 30 per cent saving on …
Read More »PS3 gets Battlefield 3 DLC exclusivity
Developer DICE has announced a timed exclusivity deal for Battlefield 3 DLC on PS3. Starting with the game’s first download, Back to Karkland, all DLC for the title will be available exclusively for one week on PS3 before it hits Xbox 360 and PC. The deal apes that enjoyed by …
Read More »Social gaming rise linked to console decline
Social gaming is directly contributing to the global decline in console software sales, new data suggests, with masses of people playing and spending less on core systems in favour of Facebook games. A survey of 1,400 qualified respondents shows that, contrary to popular belief, 69 per cent of social gamers …
Read More »Get OnLive console and Saints Row 3 for £24.49
It’s all the industry is talking about today, and new streaming games service OnLive is doing all it can to ensure the public is just as enthused. As well as its any game for 1 deal for new users of the service, OnLive is also offering a fantastic freebie for …
Read More »Ikea launches in-store crèche – for men
It’s perhaps the best idea ever conceived. The Australian arm of Swedish furniture giant Ikea has launched Mnland – an adult crche for men. The idea is that women are able to drop of their fellas at the beginning of their shopping spree and collect them at the end. As …
Read More »AT&T ruling lead to Sony TOS changes
A controversial new clause in the terms of service for PlayStation Network users arose as a result of a recent US court ruling in favour of AT&T, the platform holder has said. Earlier this month it emerged that Sony had inserted a new clause into PSN’s TOS that prevented users …
Read More »OPINION: The OnLive Revolution?
Today is an important day that I have no doubt represents a true change to how we consume games. It’s hard to escape the conclusion that the rise of cloud computing will, in the fullness of time, come to dominate our digital lives. Browsing, working, playing – the cloud is …
Read More »OnLive.co.uk is finally here
The future or just a flash in the pan? Either way, the OnLive journey is going to be a fascinating one and today’s the day the service finally launches in the UK. Subscriptions to OnLive will cost 6.99 a month. For that money you get free access to the majority …
Read More »Study author brands Metro story "inaccurate"
The man behind the report that formed the basis of Metro’s absurd anti-gaming story this morning has slammed the paper’s reporting of it. Of the headline claiming Gamers ‘can’t tell real world from fantasy’”, Nottingham Trent University’s Professor Mark Griffith told Spong: "For one thing, we never said that in …
Read More »Driver: San Francisco available on PSN – for £57.99
Digital retail will be the end of the High Street. Or not, if these sorts of decisions continue. As part of this week’s PlayStation Network update, Ubisoft’s recent release Driver: San Francisco – which hit retail on September 2nd – is available to download in full. That kills off any …
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