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Microsoft has confirmed that it is increasing the price of an Xbox Live Gold subscription in six territories across the world. Game Informer reports that South Africa, Sweden, Austria, Turkey, Hungary and Israel will all see price increases coming into effect on June 20th. The current R50 monthly fee in …
Read More »Dark Souls Board Game passes £3.5m as it enters final stretch on Kickstarter
It was after just 50k. Now the creators of Dark Souls: The Board Game have seen their funding pass the 3.5m mark as the venture reaches the final few hours of its Kickstarter. Funding currently stands at 3,564,906 with four hours to go. And that total is raising every minute, …
Read More »Nintendo hopes to release a movie in 2-3 years
Mario and Link could be making their way to a big screen near you as early as 2018. Nintendo Life reports that Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has said in a Japanese interview that while the company is still at an early stage in the process, and that no plans have …
Read More »Starbreeze partners with Acer for StarVR headset
It’s sometimes easy to forget that Oculus, Gear VR, Vive and PlayStation VR are far from the only players in the virtual reality headset market. Starbreeze announced the StarVR back at E3. Now it has revealed that Acer is its manufacturing partner. The pair will cooperate on the design, manufacturing, …
Read More »Bandai Namco rolls back Dark Souls 3 patch designed to address hacking problem
A patch that was released to try and address hacking in the PC version of Dark Souls 3 has been revoked after it caused widespread freezing problems for players. Developer From Software last week updated the RPG to try and address the high-profile hacking of the game that led to …
Read More »It’s all over for Project Spark
Microsoft and Team Dakota have announced that Project Spark will be shut down later this year. The creative title is now longer available to download for either Xbox or PC. Online services for existing owners will be shut down in August, after which time user created content will no longer …
Read More »Disney Infinity 4.0 would have offered $45 12-inch figures
Inside sources at Disney have expressed dismay at the cancellation of the Disney Infinity series. Kotaku reports that assorted plans were in the pipeline for the next game in the series, chief of which was a new range of 12-inch figures retailing at $45 a pop. These would have included …
Read More »There’s a new Xbox One Kinect game on the way
Xbox One owners who still enjoy the use of Kinect will soon have a new game with which to flex their device. Virtual Air Guitar Company, which previously made Kung-Fu High Impact for Xbox 360, has announced Kung-Fu for Kinect, which will be released next month. The title encourages daily …
Read More »Star Trek Online sets coordinates for next-gen
Star Trek Online is boldly going where no other Roddenberry-influenced MMO has gone before – PS4 and Xbox One. Having spent six years seeking out new life and new civilisations on PC, the now free-to-play title is going to try its luck on next-gen hardware. It brings with it some …
Read More »Tensions over gay and black characters drove increased diversity in Fable 2
An extensive and excellent report on Eurogamer has shed light on what it was like to work at Lionhead. Among the dozens of fascinating snippets it reveals (including that Microsoft had several offers for the studio prior to deciding it would be closed – a fact MCV knows to be …
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