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This is a blow to PS4 owners – Uncharted 4 will now not be released until 2016. "Since we showed you our first gameplay reveal of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, more of the game and story have come together, and it’s become clear to us that this game is …
Read More »Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush gets Wii U release date
Nintendo has confirmed the European release date for Wii U exclusive Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush. It will arrive both physically and digitally on the console on May 8th, which is earlier than the previously expected second half of 2015”. It arrived in Japan and the US earlier this year …
Read More »State of Decay has lots of hidden penises thanks to rogue contractor
Undead Labs has admitted that the original version of State of Decay shipped with some unexpected – and mostly unnoticeable – additions. The Xbox 360 version of the game shipped in June 2013 but wasn’t until the developer started working on the 1080p Year One Edition – due out later …
Read More »VR will not suffer the same fate as 3D TV, Tim Sweeney says
Virtual reality will not follow in the footsteps of 3D TV and fall by the wayside. That’s according to Epic boss Tim Sweeney, who told Game Informer that VR addresses the fundamental flaw that meant 3D TV was doomed from the start. "3D televisions were this concept that could never …
Read More »PS4 and Vita get second Chinese launch date
The nod has again been given for PS4 and PlayStation Vita to go on sale in China. The Verge reports that both consoles will be released on March 20th at the price they were originally announced at – CY 2,899 (307) for the PS4 and CY 1,299 (138) for Vita. …
Read More »GameStop will support Apple Pay
The US arm of games retailer GameStop is to begin accepting Apple Pay in its 4,200 stores later this month. Apple Pay, which was launched in the US last October, allows users to pay for items using their iPhones – providing stores have a compatible NFC device at the checkout. …
Read More »This War of Mine DLC proceeds going to charity
11 bit Studios has teamed up with the War Child Charity for a DLC giveaway. Owners of indie hit This War of Mine are now able to buy the War Child Charity DLC for either 79p, 6.99 or 14.99. 100 per cent of the money raised will go to the …
Read More »Nvidia giving away The Witcher 3 with some graphics cards
Graphics card maker Nvidia has teamed up with CD Projekt for a new game giveaway. Those who buy either a GeForce GTX 980, 970 or 960 graphics cards, or a GTX 970M or above notebook, will for a limited period also get a free copy of upcoming RPG The Witcher …
Read More »Helldivers is wiping save data if your controller runs out of power
The PS4 and PS3 versions of Helldivers suffer from a bug that wipes a user’s save data should their controller run out of battery mid-game. Fortunately, developer Arrowhead has identified the cause and is working on a fix for the quite unique bug. We found an issue related to the …
Read More »Valve admits it needs to communicate with fans more
Steam owner Valve has said that it must improve the way in which it communicates with its passionate fan base. While companies such as Microsoft have enjoyed great success recently by opening up its channels of communication with the Xbox fan base, Valve has typically taken a more Apple-like approach, …
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