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Players of Mortal Kombat are able to buy simplified versions of the game’s iconic fatalities via the title’s in-game store. IGN reports that the game arrived yesterday with a number of optional purchases including the $29.99 Kombat Pack, which unlocks four additional characters including The Predator and Friday the 13th’s …
Read More »The Apple Watch is already sold out for April and May
Too expensive, lacks a killer app, rubbish battery – it seems the criticisms of the Apple Watch have done little to deter tech shoppers. UK buyers are now able to buy the many versions of the Apple Watch from the company’s website. The bad news, however, is that orders placed …
Read More »Valve gives the nod for Gabe Newell boss fight in indie title Crawl
Developer Powerhoof has been given the nod to introduce Valve co-founder Gabe Newell into its new dungeon crawler Crawl. As reported by Polygon, artist Barny Cumming said that the addition of Newell as one of the game’s bosses has been at the top of my list since the very start". …
Read More »Metal Gear voice actress withdraws ‘Kojima fired’ claims
The voice actress who said that Konami fired Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has withdrawn the claims. Konami is correct in that Kojima has not actually been fired,” Donna Burke wrote on Facebook, as spotted by Videogamer. As I stated previously he and his team are still working hard …
Read More »Project X Zone 2 for 3DS heading West
Monolith Software’s tactical RPG brand mash-up Project X Zone 2 will be released for the 3DS in the West, Bandai Namco has said. The game will be released both physically and digitally some time this autumn. Licenses to feature include Capcom’s Resident Evil, Devil May Cry and Megaman, Namco’s Tekken, …
Read More »PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist getting smartphone release this summer
YouTube kingpin PewDiePie is to star in his very own game. PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist has been revealed by the man himself in the video below. It’s being developed by Outerminds and is apparently due out on iOS and Android this summer, Pocket Gamer reports. It appears to be …
Read More »Ubisoft reshuffles UK PR team – Petrullo leaves, McGarry joins
There have been some major changes at Ubisoft’s UK PR team. The company has confirmed the departure of both Stefano Petrullo and Lydia Cutland, while Ollie Coe is leaving the PR team to join Ubisoft’s brand management operations. Joining Ubisoft is Stefan McGarry, who has left Sega after 12 years …
Read More »PC version of GTA V ‘was planned from day one’
Rockstar has said that the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V was part of the plan from the beginning and that development of the SKU began early in the process. We were always going to bring GTA 5 to PC,” a group of Rockstar North developers told PC Gamer. …
Read More »Amazon takes fake review suppliers to court
The operators of a website that sells four and five star reviews for Amazon products is being taken to court by the online retail giant. GeekWire reports that Amazon has accused Jay Gentile of selling fake ‘verified reviews’ to suppliers and even supplying advice on how they can trick Amazon …
Read More »Upcoming Tony Hawk game could be called Tony Hawk 5
A photo posted online by an event caterer appears to name the next Tony Hawk’s game as simply Tony Hawk 5. The picture in question, which was allegedly taken at a behind-closed-doors event for the game, has since been removed from Instagram – but not before it was captured by …
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