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Will the UK ever actually leave the EU? Who knows, but what is certain is that the Leave vote continues to cause ripples throughout all markets. As part of an investor Q&A, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has admitted that a British withdrawal from the European Union could lead to a …
Read More »OnePlus 3 price increased due to Brexit pound slump
Smartphone manufacturer OnePlus has said that it is increasing the price of its upcoming OnePlus 3 as a result of the pound’s plummeting post-Brexit value. The handset had been due to go on sale for 309, but will now retail for 329 upon its release on July 11th. We’ve seen …
Read More »Wheelchair option coming to Xbox avatars
Microsoft has revealed that Xbox users will soon have the option to have their avatars use a wheelchair. The confirmation came first from Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who replied to a Twitter user to state that the company was working on the idea. Fellow Xbox exec Mike Ybarra then chipped …
Read More »PsiSyndicate admits to rigging Counter Strike betting videos
One YouTube star has come out and openly admitted to taking part in a fake Counter Strike auction video to promote a site. Polygon reports that PsiSyndicate has across four videos admitted that he participated in staged auctions for Steamlotto in exchange for rare skins which he in turn unboxed …
Read More »All new Microsoft Studios games will support Xbox Play Anywhere
Microsoft has confirmed that its Xbox Play Anywhere program will apply to all future titles it publishes. Xbox Play Anywhere was unveiled at E3. Although the exact terms vary by title, in general XPA games will be available on both Xbox and PC and boast cloud-based achievements and game saves …
Read More »YouTubers embroiled in CS:GO gambling controversy
Two leading YouTubers have been accused of duping viewers into using a Counter Strike weapon skin gambling site that they themselves established. A report from Games Industry following the release of a damning video from H3H3 that suggests YouTuber TmarTn posted videos in which he had claimed to discover the …
Read More »PlayStation Vue hits 100,000 subscribers
Sony’s streaming video service Vue has passed the 100k subscriber mark a little over a year since its debut. That’s according to a new report from Bloomberg. Sony has yet to release any official figures. Vue rolled out across the entire US earlier this year, following its initial debut in …
Read More »Miyamoto thinks Starfox is Wii U’s most underrated game
This year’s Star Fox Zero has been named as the Wii U’s most underrated game by legendary Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto. I think personally Star Fox is a really fun game if you sit down and play it,” Miyamoto told Game Informer. I think, for example, an elementary school kid …
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda trailer’s female trailer star shows industry progress, BioWare says
Did you notice how there was precisely zero fuss made about the female star who appeared in the Mass Effect Andromeda trailer? Pretty cool, huh? Back in 2011 EA, with much fanfare, proclaimed that a female version of original Mass Effect trilogy hero Shepard would star in one of Mass …
Read More »Platform exclusivity is good for VR, Palmer Luckey argues
Oculus boss Palmer Luckey has argued back against those who believe that platform exclusive VR games are damaging. You see Sony investing in their content the same way,” Luckey told TechCrunch. They want to make things that take advantage of their features that they have in the best way possible. …
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