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The Strong National Museum of Play has named the 15 finalists for its inaugural World Video Game Hall of Fame. The selection mixes classic pioneers such as Pong, Pac-Man and Space Invaders with more contemporary offerings such as Minecraft, Angry Birds and World of Warcraft. The winner will be chosen …
Read More »Steam and GOG feel the Force for Star Wars
With Star Wars looking likely to become THE entertainment property of 2015, the video game hype continues with two big digital retail promotions. Having arrived digitally for the first time via GOG last October, four X-Wing games are now available on Steam – X-Wing Special Edition, TIE Fighter Special Edition, …
Read More »Sky is scrapping its 3D TV channel
The UK’s only dedicated 3D channel is to be closed. Sky 3D was launched back in 2010 ahead of what the entertainment industry was presenting as an expected boom in 3D TV uptake. Now the channel is to be scrapped completely with all remaining 3D content to be shoved onto …
Read More »Wrist injury forces Hai Lam to retire from Cloud9
League of Legends and eSports star Hai Lam has been forced to retire after failing to recover from a wrist injury. He’ll be hanging around at Cloud9, however, where he will serve as chief gaming officer. I’m very thankful to have had this opportunity to pursue my dreams and become …
Read More »D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die is coming to PC
The most recent release from Deadly Premonition creator Hidetaka ‘Swery65′ Suehiro is to receive a release on PC. The news was confirmed by Suehiro on Twitter after a fan asked for confirmation of a translation of an interview he gave to Famitsu. In a separate tweet the developer said he …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Knight season pass costs £32.99
Warner Bros has, three months ahead of the game’s release, announced that the Batman: Arkham Knight season pass will cost 32.99. For the money gamers will get access to what is described as six months’ worth of post-release content including new story missions, additional super-villains invading Gotham City, legendary Batmobile …
Read More »Square Enix wants to update its Final Fantasy XV demo
In an unprecedented move Japanese publisher Square Enix has revealed plans to release a content update for one of its demos. The Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae was distributed with Final Fantasy-0 HD last month, but Siliconera reports that director Hajime Tabata has confirmed that work on a version 2.0 …
Read More »EA agrees to amend Origin refunds policy in Australia
Customers of Origin in Australia could soon have similar refund rights as those in the EU. Kotaku reports that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has told the publisher that its current refunds policy is at odds with consumer law. And EA has relented, agreeing to amend its policies. Businesses …
Read More »ESPN radio host: “I’ll retire if I’m ever forced to cover video games”
The love/hate relationship between sports broadcaster ESPN and eSports continues. The network this weekend showed live coverage of Blizzard’s Heroes of the Dorm finals on US cable TV, marking the first time eSports has been aired live on the air. However, along with some well documented confusion from some of …
Read More »61.2m iPhone sales help Apple to yet another record quarter
Apple has reported revenues of $58bn for the quarter ending March, marking yet another record trading period for the company. The big success was iPhone, which shipped 61.2m units in the period thanks very much to booming sales of both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in China. In …
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