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The antitrust regulators investigating Amazon’s tax agreements with Luxembourg believe the decade-long arrangement may be incompatible with free market rules. An investigation into Amazon’s tax terms with Luxembourg was established in October, following a period of prolonged negative publicity for Amazon (and others, such as Apple and Starbucks) concerning the …
Read More »Hotline Miami 2 dev tells Australian fans to pirate the game
The co-creator of Hotline Miami 2 has told Australian fans to bypass their country’s banning of the game by pirating it. If it ends up not being released in Australia, just pirate it after release,” Jonatan Sderstrmm told a fan in an email subsequently published on Reddit. No need to …
Read More »Microsoft reinstates Xbox One’s US Christmas price drop
Xbox One will as of today once again cost $349 in the US. The machine was discounted from $399 to $349 back in November but was after Christmas once again raised to full price. It was a strategy that proved successful, too, allowing the machine to reverse a prolonged period …
Read More »Xbox One wins US December race, but PS4 wins 2014 and Wii U has best month
Microsoft’s Xbox One was the best-selling console in the US throughout December 2014, the platform holder has revealed. It mirrors not only the success it had the month before but also in December 2013. It also sold more games than PS4 throughout the period and average weekly sales were better …
Read More »Hotline Miami 2 banned in Australia, but Devolver questions board claims
The Australian Classification Board has refused to classify Hotline Miami 2, effectively banning the game from the country. Kotaku reports that the board’s report cites the inclusion of violent sexual imagery that it believed alluded to rape – which, incidentally, has previously caused controversy, with developer Dennation having hinted at …
Read More »Twitch unveils music library cleared for streaming use
The hunt for music to use in your latest stream has just got a little easier. Streaming video service Twitch has launched music.twitch.tv, a library currently consisting of over 500 songs that have all been cleared for broadcasters to use in both live and archived video footage. None of the …
Read More »There are 12 Minecraft records in the new gaming Guinness Book of World Records
The phenomenon that is Minecraft now has 12 world records. IGN reports that the entries can be found in the Guinness Book of World Records 2015: Gamer’s Edition, although it’s probably not fair to say the game has 12 world records – by our count only four of them are …
Read More »Hard to find Amiibos back in stock at Nintendo as Majora’s Mask 3DS arrives
The Majora’s Mask 3DS XL is at last available to buy in the UK. It costs 209.99 and is bundled with the Skull Kid statue previously only available as part of the Majora’s Mask Special Edition game in the US. The console was announced yesterday but has not been available …
Read More »Evolve dev responds to DLC criticism
The co-founder of developer Turtle Rock has insisted that upcoming shooter Evolve is not ripping off customers by hiding content behind paywalls. It was revealed earlier this week that gamers who pre-purchase the title on Xbox Live will get instant access to some of the title’s later in-game rewards. There’s …
Read More »Tekken creator kept job secret from his family
The man behind the Tekken series has admitted that he lied to his parents about his job for a decade. "They were both civil servants – they served their country," Katsuhiro Harada told Edge magazine, as reported by Videogamer. "I have two older sisters, but I was the only boy, …
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