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The Japanese version of Wii U title Xenoblade Chronicles X features a 13-year-old girl in some of skimpiest clothes you’ve ever seen. The Western release, fortunately, will not. As reported by Eurogamer, the original game sees Lin in a black-strap costume, complete with crotch window and underboob. In case you …
Read More »Warner warns that Batman: Arkham Knight on PC may never be fixed
For the first time Warner has admitted that some of the technical issues plaguing Batman: Arkham Knight on PC may never be fully addressed. The game was pulled from sale shortly after its release on Steam in the summer thanks to significant performance issues for many users and a number …
Read More »Moshi Monsters removed from ASA’s ‘name and shame’ list
UK advertising regulator the ASA has removed Moshi Monsters from its ‘name and shame’ list, having pointed fingers at the game earlier this week. The ASA on Tuesday added the Mind Candy title to its list of non-compliant online advertisers, claiming that it had failed to act upon changes demanded …
Read More »League of Legends World Championship opener had 1m concurrent Twitch viewers
Riot’s League of Legends World Championship draws to a close tomorrow and already it has drawn some huge viewer numbers online. Newzoo reports that a single match on the tournament’s first day gained over 1m concurrent viewers on Twitch alone. Since the beginning of the event there have been nearly …
Read More »Microsoft expects a ‘pretty massive migration’ from 360 to Xbox One this Christmas
Many existing Xbox 360 owners who have been waiting to upgrade to Xbox One will do so this Christmas. That’s the prediction of Xbox global marketing boss Aaron Greenberg who has told GameSpot that the tens of millions of existing 360 players could be a big boost in Xbox One’s …
Read More »Divinity Original Sin rewarded people who read its EULA
No-one reads the EULA, right? Well Divinity Original Sin developer Larian Studios decided to put that to the test. The end user license agreement for the game’s Enhanced Edition on Steam contained the following titbit at the end: 16. Special Consideration. A special consideration in material or immaterial form may …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V ships 5m units
Konami revenue is unsurprisingly up year-on-year thanks to the launch of Metal Gear Solid V. The company says it has since September shipped 5m copies of The Phantom Pain, including downloads. It did not specify how much is being made by the game’s premium multiplayer DLC, nor if the game …
Read More »Here’s 343’s explanation for why Halo’s Cortana is naked
The Master Chief wears so much armour he could surely barely move, which serves also to highlight the contrast with Cortana’s choice of clothing. Or lack of, as she doesn’t wear any. 343’s Halo franchise director Frank O’Connor has in an interview with GamesRadar tried to explain the disparity. "She’s …
Read More »PewDiePie: Using Adblock doesn’t mean you’re clever or above the system
The increasing use of Adblock is having a devastating effect on smaller YouTube channels, video star PewDiePie has said. In a blog post explaining the reasoning behind YouTube’s new paid subscription service YouTube Red, Kjellberg states that around 40 per cent of his viewers use Adblock. And the trend is …
Read More »EA ups Star Wars: Battlefront forecasts as Ultimate Team drives earnings
Publisher EA now expects upcoming shooter Star Wars: Battlefront to sell 13m units this financial year. Previously it had predicted the game, out next month, would sell between 9-10m units. Over 9.5m players took part in the recent beta and pre-orders are said to be very strong. EA also reckons …
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