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Sony has announced that a rather fetching Aqua Blue version of its PlayStation Vita handled is to be released in the US. The $199.99 device will be exclusive to GameStop, which is already taking pre-orders. It’s the first time the slim version of the machine has been available in any …
Read More »Lizard Squad attacks National Crime Agency
Hacking collective Lizard Squad has targeted the website of the UK’s National Crime Agency in retaliation to a number of arrests made last week. VentureBeat reports that the group has claimed credit for a DDoS attack that took down the NCA website for about an hour. The action took place …
Read More »Minecraft: Story Mode gets boxed release date
Retailers have confirmed a release for Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode on disc. GAME has listings for the PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the title. The PS4 and Xbox One SKUs have a release date of November 11th, while the old-gen titles are said to be coming …
Read More »Itagaki blames review procedures for Devil’s Third scores
Outspoken developer Tomonobu Itagaki has again accused the press of getting it wrong in its critical mauling of Wii U shooter Devil’s Third. Having previously blamed poor previews on journalists’ collective lack of skill, and subsequently claim that the game will be a breakthrough for the industry” that is going …
Read More »Voting opens for 33rd Golden Joystick Awards
The 33rd Golden joystick Awards take place on October 30th, and voting has now opened on this year’s nominees. This year’s event takes place at the indig02 at London’s O2 Arena and will be hosted by TV presenter Danny Wallace. There are 24 categories in total, 21 of which are …
Read More »VIDEO: Metal Gear Solid V’s debriefing could be Kojima’s final farewell
Is this the end? With Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain now finally out worldwide, Konami and series’ creator Hideo Kojima have released what is described as a ‘debriefing’ video. The first half of the short is actually little more than self-congratulatory praise-mongering, with various bods associated with the …
Read More »Nintendo’s smaller New 3DS in line for US release this month
The New 3DS XL’s little brother is finally getting a release in the states. Whereas the platform holder released both the New 3DS and New 3DS XL in the UK in February, only the larger of the two devices was released in the US. Now the smaller device will be …
Read More »Minecraft’s Markus Persson: ‘I’ve never felt more isolated’
A series of tweets by Minecraft creator Markus Persson has highlighted the developer’s struggles in trying to adjust to his newfound wealth. Microsoft last year acquired Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5bn, with Notch himself netting somewhere in the region of $1.5bn. He used some of the money to buy a …
Read More »Cave shmups could be coming to Steam
Hardcore shmup specialist Cave could be about to have its extensive library released on Steam. A new website called Caveshmups.com carries the slogan Steam can’t dodge these bullets” as well as the name of publisher Degica. That company is behind a string of Japanese releases on Steam including fellow shmups …
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided gets release date, tiered pre-order reward system
Square Enix has accompanied the announcement of the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided release date with the announcement of a tiered pre-order system. The game itself will be released on February 23rd, although it might arrive a little earlier depending on what happens between now and release. That’s because an earlier …
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