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Sales and trade-in of retro hardware, games and accessories is to be reintroduced to GameStop stores in the US. IGN reports that the program is planned for introduction in 250 of its stores, with most” retro systems dating back to the NES being supported including the SNES, Mega Drive (known …
Read More »Gunstar Heroes, Streets of Rage 2 among new Sega 3D Classics announced for 3DS
Three new retro Sega titles have been confirmed for Sega’s 3D Classics selection on 3DS. July will see the release of 3D Streets of Rage 2, which as the name suggests is an adapted version of the 1993 Mega Drive side-scrolling fighter of the same name. In August Treasure’s 2D …
Read More »Hearthstone is now available for smartphones
iPhone and some Android owners are now able to play Hearthstone on their mobile phones. A universal update to both the iOS and Android versions of the game means it is now compatible with iPhones (4S and beyond) and assorted Android (4.0 minimum) handsets – although support for the latter …
Read More »Guitar Hero won’t be annualised, won’t work with old hardware or DLC
Developer Freestyle Games has said that it is not currently planning to release a new version of Guitar Hero or a new guitar controller every year. A new entry in the series, called Guitar Hero Live, was announced just moments ago. We recognise times have changed," creative director and studio …
Read More »Bloodborne sales pass 1m units
PS4 exclusive Bloodborne is now a million-seller. Gematsu reports that as of April 5th the game had sold 1m units. That includes both physical and digital sales of the game. The game was released in the UK on March 27th but arrived in other territories earlier – the US got …
Read More »1m sales and counting for Paradox’s Cities: Skylines
One of this year’s breakout PC hits has passed a big sales milestone. Cities: Skylines, which was released on Steam last month, has now sold over 1m copies across PC, Mac and Linux in a little over a month. Paradox has also announced that users have created 33,000 mods for …
Read More »Nipples and penises cut from Japanese versions of The Order: 1886
It has emerged that some sexually suggestive content has been cut from the Japanese version of PS4 title The Order: 1886. Kotaku reports that a scene – which takes place in a brothel, incidentally – that in the standard release featured both an exposed breast and a penis has been …
Read More »Bloodborne tops PS4’s March PSN sales chart
From Software and Sony’s PS4 exclusive action RPG Bloodborne was the best-selling PS4 game on PSN in March. That was the case is both Europe and the US. Miyazaki’s game achieved the crown despite only being available for eight days of the month in the US, seven days in Europe …
Read More »Guitar Hero Live details leaked
A new version of Guitar Hero featuring a brand new peripheral has been leaked online. Yahoo France names the game as Guitar Hero Live, as spotted by Eurogamer. The report says that it will comer with a redesigned guitar controller featuring six buttons, divided into two rows of three. Another …
Read More »Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate ships 1m in the West
Capcom is celebrating a milestone achievement for its Monster Hunter series in the European and American market. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, which was released on February 13th, has now shipped 1m units in the West. This makes it the fastest selling game in the series in the region. Capcom notes …
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