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Viewers of Netflix’s House of Cards are accustomed to the gaming habits of fictional US politician Frank Underwood. Underwood has throughout the series been frequently seen playing PlayStation consoles and, in particular, Call of Duty. He also openly covets a PlayStation Vita in one episode. With the arrival of series …
Read More »Microsoft cuts Sunset Overdrive Xbox One bundle to £279.99
A 500GB white Xbox One with Sunset Overdrive can now be had 279.99 directly from Microsoft. As spotted by Videogamer, the bundle is advertised as being available while stocks last” and represents a 50 saving over the bundle’s normal RRP. Microsoft is still selling the vanilla Xbox One for 329.99, …
Read More »Wii U exclusive Stealth Inc 2 making its way to other platforms
Curve Digital’s Stealth Inc 2 is getting released on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Vita, PS3 and PC this April. The game was originally announced as a Wii U exclusive back in May 2014, and arrived on Nintendo’s console last autumn. The best thing about making a sequel is the opportunity …
Read More »The first SteamVR Vive game is… Job Simulator
Some play games to escape from the daily grind, but this doesn’t appear to be the market being targeted by the first game confirmed for SteamVR. Owlchemy Labs has confirmed that it is working on a game called Job Simulator. The title is set in 2050 at a time when …
Read More »Valve unveils VR headset made by HTC
Smartphone powerhouse HTC has been named as the manufacturer of Valve’s virtual reality headset. The device is called the Vive. A developer version is due out this spring and the consumer version in ‘holiday 2015′, meaning that potentially it could beat big-name rivals such as the Oculus Rift and Sony’s …
Read More »GAME acquires Multiplay for £20m
Retailer GAME has made a big move into the eSports and events space by acquiring Multiplay. The deal has been priced at £20m, the initial £12.6m payment of which is coming directly from GAME’s existing cash. The company says the move will help expand its community events and eSports program, …
Read More »GAME acquires Multiplay for £20m
Retailer GAME has made a big move into the eSports and events space by acquiring Multiplay. The deal has been priced at 20m, the initial 12.6m payment of which is coming directly from GAME’s existing cash. The company says the move will help expand its community events and eSports program, …
Read More »Canadians suffer video game RRP increase
The price of new video games appears to have been hiked in Canada. HardcoreGamer reports that publishers have upped the price of new releases from $69.99 CAD to $74.99 CAD. The increase comes less than a year after Canadian game prices were raised $5 from $64.99 CAD. The change is …
Read More »Ridge Racer Unbounded’s European servers have been shut down
Bandai Namco has turned off all online functionality for 2012 release Ridge Racer Unbounded. Online access for all three versions – Xbox 360, PS3 and PC – is now no longer possible. The publisher and developer wanted to take this opportunity to thank, once again, all the players for their …
Read More »EA and GAME team up for in-store Reward Points giveaway
A new Battlefield: Hardline promotion has kicked off today in the UK’s GAME stores. It asks that customers pay a visit to their local GAME and use a new feature in its mobile app to sweep the store for evidence”. Once said evidence is discovered, users must watch a trailer …
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