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It appears that gaming’s transition year has turned into transition years” – that’s the headline from Metacritic after a poor year for game quality. The reviews aggregator said that for the second year in a row just 11 console games (and nine unique titles) scored 90 per cent or higher …
Read More »60fps Dark Souls PC fix hit by surprise Bandai Namco DMCA copyright takedown demand
UPDATE:It looks like this was alla big misunderstanding, according to Neogaf sleuths, and that DSfix will survive as normal. ORIGINAL STORY: The mod that popularised the otherwise technically compromised PC version of Dark Souls has been pulled after a copyright threat. DSfix, made by Durante, implements 1080p and 60fps gameplay …
Read More »Nigel Farage slams ‘pathetic’ UKIK game starring Nicholas Fromage
A group of Canterbury students have riled UKIP leader Nigel Farage by developing a game that spoofs both the politician and his party. Kent Online reports that the game, called UKIK, sees players take control of a character called Nicholas Fromage who is tasked with kicking immigrants as far as …
Read More »TRAILER: New characters revealed in Final Fantasy XV video
RPG fans were treated to a first glimpse at two new characters in Square Enix’s upcoming Final Fantasy XV in a video released this weekend. Shown off at Japanese anime convention Jump Festa 2015, the short reveals both popular summon Titan – who is now absolutely huge – and Cid. …
Read More »Respawn: Titanfall up to 8m unique users, wishes game had been on Steam
The exact sales of Titanfall, like many recent triple-A releases, remain unknown, but developer Respawn has said that the shooter is approaching 8m unique users. However, studio boss Vince Zampella has admitted that he would have liked the PC version to be released on Steam and not just as an …
Read More »Miyamoto talks about Wii U successor
Nintendo’s lead designer Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that Nintendo’s next home console is in development and even suggested that Mario’s next game may be a launch title. For the time being, our focus is on the Wii U hardware, but Nintendo as a whole has groups working on ideas for …
Read More »Halo: ODST campaign remaster offered to disgruntled Master Chief Collection owners
A remastered version of Xbox 360 title Halo: ODST is one of a number of freebies being offered as compensation for the shambolic launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The 1080p/60fps remaster includes the entire single player campaign and will be offered to anyone who played The Master Chief …
Read More »Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare crowned 2014’s UK Christmas No.1
Activision’s Call of Duty series has for the fifth time in UK history claimed the title of Christmas No.1. A 33 per cent jump in sales saw COD: Advanced Warfare overtake last week’s chart topper FIFA 15, which itself saw an eight per cent week-on-week jump in sales. It’s a …
Read More »Sony warns of possible European PS4 shortage
There may be a shortage of PS4 consoles in some European countries over the remainder of the holiday period. That’s according to Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House, who told Reuters that Europe I think it is potentially, for the second year running, going to be quite inventory challenged”. He …
Read More »Sony promises to shore up 20th Anniversary PlayStation sale process
A widely publicised exploit that has allowed anyone to enter the ballot to buy a 20th Anniversary PS4 is to be shored up by Sony. Yesterday one grumpy gamer published a post entitled "Hacking the PlayStation competition" that allowed people to access the purchase form without jumping through the hoops …
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