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Kratos may be turning his back on the Greeks and heading North in the next God of War. Gematsu reports that a chunk of leaked information compiled by Neogaf points to a Norse setting for upcoming PS4 title God of War 4. The images come from the portfolio of a …
Read More »PC Remote Play for PS4 arrives tomorrow
Sony’s PS4 will get a big new piece of functionality as part of tomorrow’s (April 6th) console update. Remote Play will be added via PC and Mac for the first time, allowing owners to play their console through their computer, freeing up the TV and offering more freedom to play …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One component supplier says new products on the way this year
Chip manufacturer AMD has said that its Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom Business group, which supplies parts for PS4 and Xbox One, is preparing for the launch of new products in 2016. In our EESC segment, we had record shipments of our semi-custom SoCs powering the Playstation 4 and Xbox One …
Read More »EA copyright claim forces fan-made Trump Mass Effect spoof offline
A pro-Donald Trump campaign video modelled around the trailer for EA’s Mass Effect 2 has been forced offline by the publisher. Game Informer reports that Trump retweeted what appeared to be a fan-made video that used the music and Martin Sheen voice-over from the Mass Effect short to promote the …
Read More »‘Xbox neXt’ hardware appears on designer profile
What appears to be a mention of a new Xbox console has appeared on a designer’s profile. As reported by Videogamer, a designer who has been at Microsoft since 2006, and working on Xbox since 2008, mentions Xbox One, Xbox SmartGlass, Xbox 360 and something called Xbox neXt in their …
Read More »Fan takes to Kickstarter to fund Life Is Strange 2
An avid fan of Dontnod’s Life Is Strange has opened a Kickstarter campaign that he hopes will pave the way to a sequel. Scott Ashby is looking for $20k. What would he do with this money? Option One: Approach Dontnod with an offer to fund Life is Strange 2,” the …
Read More »Maximum Games agrees to acquire Avanquest
Avanquest Software Publishing is going to be acquired by US publisher Maximum Games, it has been confirmed. The deal will see the Avanquest name vanish and the new business operate solely under the Maximum Games banner. Maximum said the move it to help it brand out internationally, although its HQ …
Read More »Capcom designer makes jump to SNK ahead of King of Fighters return
Long-term Street Fighter designer Hidetoshi ‘Neo G’ Ishizawa has joined rival fighting game developer SNK. Destructoid reports that Ishizawa is credited on a huge list of titles including Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Darkstalkers 3. He’s also worked on other non-fighting properties series such as …
Read More »The Division claims yet another record
Ubisoft’s shooter RPG hybrid The Division has set yet another record for the publisher. The game today celebrates its fourth consecutive week at the top of the GfK Entertainment All Formats Top 40. That’s the longest run at No.1 for any Ubisoft title in the company’s history. Last month the …
Read More »Oculus Rift and HTC Vive struggle with order problems
Both players in the upcoming clash of the VR titans have been plagued by pre-release supply problems. Oculus has told some customers that there will be a delay in the shipment of their device due to an "unexpected component shortage”. It’s offering free orders to those affected as an apology. …
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