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Agreeing to Windows 10’s End User Licence Agreement gives the software the right to automatically disable pirated games from a user’s computer or phone. GameSpot picked up on an Alphr report that noticed the following amendment to section 7b of the Windows 10 EULA: [Microsoft] may automatically check your version …
Read More »YouTube app opens door to region-free gaming and possibly piracy on 3DS
A new piracy scare has hit Nintendo’s 3DS. Wired reports that one hacker has discovered a way to use the console’s YouTube app to bypass the machine’s various restrictions, opening the door to a whole host of additional functionality not sanctioned by the platform holder. Among these features is the …
Read More »New Chinese consoles manages to rip off PS4, Xbox One and Ouya
Meet the Ouye, a crowdfunded Chinese console that takes more than a little inspiration from three existing machines. The name, obviously, comes from the now defunct Ouya Android box. The console is clearly modelled on the PS4 (with a grill that looks like it was ripped directly off an Xbox …
Read More »Techland open to developing Dead Island 2
The developer of the original Dead Island has said it would be happy to pick up developments duties on its stumbling sequel. After creating the original game, Techland then went on to make the highly successful Dying Light for Warner Bros. Dead Island 2, by contrast, have had a torrid …
Read More »Moore: Kojima and Konami will ‘kiss and make up’
The COO of EA has said that he thinks the rift between Hideo Kojima and Konami can be healed. All signs point to the departure of Kojima from Konami once Metal Gear Solid V is launched next month. But despite the growing body of evidence, Peter Moore told GameSpot that …
Read More »Darth Vader gets his own PS4 and controller
The increasing swell of Star Wars hype has hit camp PlayStation with the reveal of a branded PS4 console. The 1TB machine has Sith lord Darth Vader sprawled on its side, while the controller is designed to evoke the former Jedi’s chest control panel. Both devices also carry etched instances …
Read More »Konami profit leaps 159.9%
Doggedly refusing to buy into the current gloomy narrative surrounding the company, Konami has had the audacity to post some very strong quarterly numbers. Profit for the quarter ending June soared 159.9 per cent to 4.28bn, while revenue climbed 5.3 per cent to 51.2bn. Konami’s games arm, Digital Entertainment, also …
Read More »Starbreeze is making a virtual reality John Wick FPS
Lionsgate has announced a partnership with developer Starbreeze for a virtual reality first person shooter based on 2014 action movie John Wick. Starbreeze is to act as publisher for the title, which is in development for ‘multiple’ VR platforms. A ‘teaser’ version will be ready for the launch of Valve’s …
Read More »World of Warcraft’s next expansion is called Legion
The sixth expansion to Blizzard’s MMO powerhouse World of Warcraft has been revealed. It’s called Legion and will feature a brand new continent called The Broken Isles. Levels caps will be upped from 100 to 110. Plus, as players level they will now unlock PvP perks via a new ‘honour …
Read More »Chinese investors acquire SNK Playmore
The creators of the Neo Geo and series such as Metal Slug and King of Fighters are under new ownership. Siliconera reports that a Chinese firm Ledo Millennium, which was co-formed by Chinese online games company Shunrong Sanqi, has agreed to pay $63.5m to acquire an 81.25 per cent share …
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