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Pokemon Go co-creator Niantic has said that it is not accessing iOS users’ entire Google accounts. It emerged yesterday that, if a Google account is used at sign-in, the iOS version of the game grants itself complete access to the associated user account upon installation. This led to fears that …
Read More »Warner paid PewDiePie and other YouTubers to praise Shadow of Mordor
The FTC has lambasted Warner Bros after it was discovered that it paid hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars” to a number of YouTubers to praise its Lord of the Rings title Shadow of Mordor. Recode reports that Warner paid agency Plaid Social Labs to create sponsored videos for …
Read More »Pokemon Go UK release ‘within a few days’
UK gamers may not have long to wait to get their hands on the official release of Pokemon Go. The game’s rollout outside of North America and Australia/New Zealand was earlier described as being on hold as co-developer Niantic struggled to keep up with the server demands of the title’s …
Read More »Batman: Return to Arkham may not be out this year
Having previously been due out at the end of July, Warner’s HD Batman collection Return to Arkham may be far further off then expected. Eurogamer has word from multiple sources” that the game, the shock delay of which was announced at the end of June, will not now be released …
Read More »Demon’s Souls remake and Dark Souls 4 are NOT out of the question
An HD remaster or remake of PS3 title Demon’s Souls and a possible new entry in the Dark Souls series remain a possibility. From Software boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has previously insisted that From, under his stewardship, is done with Dark Souls. That means no Dark Souls 4 and has no …
Read More »UK made to wait for Pokemon Go as launch proves a massive US success
The international rollout of Pokemon Go has been ‘paused’ while co-creator Niantic works on its server performance. The game, which is a co-creation from Niantic, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo, has been an absolute smash hit on iOS and Android in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Gamers in other …
Read More »G2A introduces new seller verifications
Additional layers of security have been introduced to G2A.com, the key reseller has revealed. Effective immediately, these steps ask that sellers verify social media profiles and provide a phone number. Sellers will be limited to ten sales before further proof of ID is required. New sellers will be required to …
Read More »Now PC manufacturers warn of Brexit price rises
A number of the leading PC manufacturers have said that prices may have to increase to offset the sharp decreases being suffered by the post-Brexit pound. PC Gamer reports that Dell was the first to act, saying that it was to raise prices by ten per cent in the UK. …
Read More »Richard Garriott is selling some of his blood on eBay because… erm?
Ever dreamed of owning some of Richard Garriott’s blood? What do you mean, no? It rather seems as if developer Garriott had banked on the answer being yes, as a container – or, as it is rather grandly called here, a reliquary (Google it) – of his blood is currently …
Read More »Recreated ZX Spectrum manufacturer could take Elite Systems to court
Some backers of the Kickstarted Recreated ZX Spectrum fear that they will never receive the unit they paid for. An extensive Eurogamer report details what seems to be a troubled picture for the device, which was first announced back at the end of 2013. It was successfully funded to the …
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