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Microsoft has via its blog announced that Windows 10 will as part of its installation include a copy of King’s highly successful Candy Crush Saga. Solitaire. Hearts. Minesweeper. These are games that have been played millions of times over the years in Windows. And they are coming back in Windows …
Read More »Divinity: Original Sin jumping from PC to consoles
Critically acclaimed PC RPG Divinity: Original Sin is to receive an ‘Enhanced Edition’ release on PS4 and Xbox one. Furthermore, existing PC owners will also upgraded to the new release for free. Developer Larian Studios says the game has been reworked for controllers and will receive a new split-screen co-op …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege has a release date
Ubisoft has confirmed a pre-Christmas release date for tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege. The game will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC worldwide on October 13th. It’s the first game in the series since 2008’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2. A number of editions have been announced – The …
Read More »LEGO Jurassic World to arrive alongside the film
Warner Bros’ video games adaptation of upcoming summer movie Jurassic World will arrive on the same day as the film. Both movie and game will hit UK shelves on June 12th. That release date applies to all platforms – PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, 3DS and …
Read More »Troll breaks developer’s heart on Kickstarter
What’s worse than not hitting your Kickstarter target? Thinking you have hit it, only to have that dream taken away. That’s exactly what happened to 2Awesome Studio whose shooter Dimension Drive was nearing its $25k with only minutes to spare. It seemed that success was to elude the group, only …
Read More »Brazilian retail selling pirated PS4 games for £6 a shot
While the PS4’s security systems have not yet been cracked, some retailers in South America have found a working method of selling copied games for the machine. UOL Jogos reports, as translated by VG247, that a Brazilian retailer sold the site ten pirated PS4 games for BR300, which is around …
Read More »Konami: Our main platform will be mobiles
Fears that Konami may be eying a withdrawal from the console market appear to be accurate. "We will pursue mobile games aggressively," Konami CEO Hayakawa told Nikkei, as per a Neogaf translation which seems to loosely be backed up by Google’s own translation. Our main platform will be mobiles. "Gaming …
Read More »PlayStation promotes £279.99 PS4 Witcher 3 deal
The upcoming release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has brought with it another cut-price deal, this time for PS4. PlayStation UK’s Twitter account itself promoted a code that allows customers to order a PS4 console and the upcoming RPG for just 279.99. The item will be available next Tuesday …
Read More »Yooka-laylee becomes most funded UK game Kickstarter ever
Playtonic’s crowdfunding success has just hit another milestone. The studio has announced that Yooka-Laylee, funding for which currently stands at 1.585m, has now claimed the title of the highest crowdfunded UK video game campaign ever, bypassing previous record holder Elite Dangerous. The project earlier this month hit its initial 175k …
Read More »Console version of Elder Scrolls Online won’t be locked out of pre-owned market
UPDATE: Bethesda has confirmed that no CD key will be required for the console version of the game. "The physical console version of The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited does not require a one-time game code, as with any other boxed PS4/Xbox One game only the game disc is needed …
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