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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred three unnamed online games to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The CMA says that it is concerned that these games may breach the Advertising Codes and consumer law by directly encouraging children to buy, or ask their parents to buy, extra game …
Read More »Multiple sources suggest 2015 release for Fallout 4
Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout 4 could be on track for a pre-Christmas release. The game was only officially announced yesterday and will be detailed further at Bethesda’s E3 conference later this month. We know it’s coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC but what we don’t yet know is when …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Syndicate hands-on tour hits London during E3
Ubisoft is taking its latest Assassin’s Creed title to the road. The Assassin’s Creed Syndicate: The Tour will kick off in London on June 16th, the day after Ubisoft’s E3 press conference which is scheduled for 1apm on Monday June 15th. As well as offering the first ever hands-on with …
Read More »Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo now has his own smartphone game
That former Man Utd winger Cristiano Ronaldo now has his own mobile game is not really a surprise. That it isn’t a football title possible is. The game in question is called Ronaldo & Hugo: Superstar Skaters. Hugo, for those who don’t know, is Hugo the Troll. He, apparently, is …
Read More »Report predicts 2015 eSports revenues will pass $250m
Market research specialist Newzoo has predicted that global eSports revenues will climb 30 per cent to $250m in 2015. This number includes sponsorships, online advertising, media rights, consumer spending on (digital) merchandise and tickets as well as additional publisher investment still required to keep the eSports economy break-even”. North America …
Read More »Disney ‘flips toys-to-life on its head’ with Playmation
A new system that integrates video and real-life play has been unveiled by Disney. What is Playmation? It’s kind of hard to say at the moment. There’s a video below that gives you an idea of the concept, but many questions remain about how the idea actually works in real-life. …
Read More »AMD will unveil new Fiji GPUs at E3
What AMD believes will be the next era of PC graphics cards will be unveiled on June 16th. The company has confirmed that its new Fiji GPUs will be revealed at its ‘AMD Presents: The New Era of PC Gaming’ at E3, which takes place on the same day as …
Read More »VIDEO: Fallout 4 officially confirmed
In news that will shock no-one, Fallout 4 has at last been named. The game is coming out on PS4, Xbox One and PC, but beyond that the specifics remain unknown. An official site is live, but the video at the centre of it remains flagged up as ‘private’. Also …
Read More »Skylanders SuperChargers introduces vehicles for the first time
Vehicles are to be the key differentiator in this year’s new entry in the Skylanders series, dubbed Skylanders SuperChargers. Spanning land, sea and air the new vehicles, of which there are 20, are the centrepiece of Vicarious Visions’ new title, although a new hero class – SuperChargers – also feature. …
Read More »Apple takes editorial control of the App Store
Some of the automated algorithms that have until recently been used to populate the Apple App Store have been replaced with a curated system. TechCrunch reports that Apple has removed a number of lists from its US store front including ‘New’, ‘What’s Hot’ and ‘All iPhone (Free & Paid)’ – …
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