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Graphics card specialist AMD looks to be giving up on its PC gaming API Mantle. Mantle was announced in 2013 and was supposed to be an alternative to Microsoft’s DirectX, allowing developers the chance to use more of the power available in PC hardware and AMD GPUs than would otherwise …
Read More »VIDEO: All 13 Doctors will feature in LEGO Dimensions’ Doctor Who content
Warner Bros has released a new video detailing the tremendous fan service that Doctor Who fans will receive in LEGO Dimensions. All 13 incarnations of the Doctor (yes, 13 – our current Timelord Peter Capaldi may be the 12th Doctor, but we also have John hurt’s ‘War Doctor’ quietly nestled …
Read More »PewDiePie: Let’s talk about money
YouTube superstar PewDiePie has responded to critics of his salary. It was revealed yesterday that the Swedish digital powerhouse’s production company PewDiePie Productions made $7.44m in 2014. And as a guy who lives out his life on the internet, he’s had to take a lot of abuse as a result. …
Read More »Xbox Live and PSN hacker gets suspended sentence, escapes prison
One of the key people behind the DDoS attacks on Xbox Live and PSN last December has escaped jail. The Daily Dot reports that 17 year-old Julius ‘Zeekill’ Kivimakihas received a two year suspended sentence from a Finnish court. He was found guilty of data breaches, felony payment fraud and …
Read More »Dragon Quest ‘does a Minecraft’ with Builders spin-off
It’s pretty easy to surmise what game may have proved the inspiration for the latest Dragon Quest title. More or less nothing is known about the freshly revealed Dragon Quest Builders aside from what can be found on the Japanese website. Kotaku reports that the block building RPG” will allow …
Read More »‘Big plans’ for PS4 and PC release Rocket League as it races up Steam charts
Psyonix’s new racer Rocket League arrived on PS and PS4 yesterday, and the developer has said the first DLC is almost ready to roll out. The game is already second in Steam’s Top Sellers charts. Couple this with its availability for free to PlayStation Plus members and perhaps the fact …
Read More »Overkill is ‘upset’ about dropping support for Payday 2 on PS3 and 360
Payday 2 developer Overkill has said that it is upset about having to withdraw support for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of online shooter Payday 2. The move was announced back in February but was somewhat overshadowed by the announcement of the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved hits 1m Early Access sales
The success story that is Ark: Survival Evolved continues to stomp all over the digital market. Studio Wildcard’s title has been getting a lot of attention from streamers, helping it to hit the sales milestone in a little over a month on the market. It was previously announced that the …
Read More »1TB PS4 dated, includes bundled PlayStation TV
Sony has said that its new 1TB PS4 will be released in the UK on July 15th. Furthermore, the SKU – called the 1TB Ultimate Player Edition PlayStation 4 – will for a limited time at participating retailers and only at launch” include a free PlayStation TV microconsole. In addition, …
Read More »Sega: We have partially betrayed our fans’ trust
The CEO and president of Sega has admitted that it has failed its fans – but is determined to win back their trust. We did our best to build a relationship of mutual trust with older fans of Sega, but looking back, there’ve been some titles that have partially betrayed …
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