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Streaming giant Twitch is to introduce YouTube-style video uploading. CEO Emmett Shear confirmed the news during his TwitchCon 2015 keynote, along with a number of other new features. With YouTube currently embarking on a big drive to pry some streaming market share from its rival, Twitch video uploads will potentially …
Read More »No campaign mode for Rainbow Six: Siege
It seems that Call of Duty isn’t the only game that’s doing away with its single-player mode. It was announced on Friday that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops III will not contain a single-player mode. Now PCGamesN confirms that Ubisoft’s upcoming Rainbow Six: …
Read More »Sony says ‘climate is not healthy’ for PlayStation Vita 2
The popularity of smartphone gaming may mean that Sony never releases another dedicated handheld console. Eurogamer reports that Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida was asked at an EGX panel at the weekend whether the company plans on releasing a successor to the Vita at any stage in …
Read More »FIFA 16 scores No.1 in UK Charts
EA’s FIFA 16 has claimed its obligatory UK No.1 at the first time of asking following its release last Thursday. Physical unit sales are down seven per cent year-on-year (and revenue four per cent), although whether that’s an actual decline due to this year’s lightly less enthused critical response or …
Read More »3DS gets a budget Nintendo Selects range
Six games are to receive a discounted re-release on 3DS. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Star Fox 64 3D, Nintendogs + Cats, Mario Tennis Open, Yoshi’s New Island and Mario Party: Island Tour are the six games that will kick off the offer when they roll out …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops III drops single player mode on PS3 and 360
The last-gen versions of upcoming shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops III will be multiplayer only releases. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is a truly next-generation experience designed from day one to harness the full potential of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC,” a statement read. We know …
Read More »Carmack: Minecraft is ‘critically important’ to VR
Industry veteran and Oculus VR chief tech officer John Carmack has explained the lengths he went to to secure a virtual reality version of Minecraft. The game was announced by Oculus for Gear VR last night. Minecraft was my quest, really, for the last year and a half,” Carmack told …
Read More »Blackberry is making an Android phone
As has long been rumoured, troubled smartphone manufacturer Blackberry is making the jump to Android. VentureBeat reports that the company has confirmed that it plans to launch a flagship handheld device that will run on the Android operating system with BlackBerry security”. The device itself is called Priv and stays …
Read More »PES 2016 roster update not arriving until the end of October
Konami has said that it won’t be releasing a roster update for the recently released PES 2016 until October 29th. That means those who purchased the game on day one face a wait of around six weeks before the squads are updated to reflect the summer transfer activity. EA’s FIFA …
Read More »Bookies tip FIFA 16 to top 2015 UK sales race
FIFA 16 is favourite finish 2015 as the UK’s top selling game, according to Betway. EA’s football title currently has odds of 2/5, ahead of second place Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 at 7/2. Third favourite is Fallout 4 (8/1) followed by Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (9/1) and Halo 5: …
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