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Having arrived on PC in June, Don Bradman Cricket is to try its hand at a next-gen console release. Publisher HES says it will release Big Ant Studios’ title on PS4 and Xbox One in February of next year. The game, which licenses the name of the famed Aussie batsman, …
Read More »VIDEO: Episode 1 of Dontnod’s Life Is Strange to debut next month
The next game from the makers of Remember Me will arrive at the end of next month. Episode 1 of Life Is Strange, from French studio Dontnod, will be released on January 30th on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. It will cost 3.99 in the UK. If …
Read More »PS4 Dragon Quest Metal Slime Edition sees Sony hardware sales rocket in Japan
A limited edition version of Sony’s PS4 saw the console increase sales by a factor of five week-on-week in Japan last week, Famitsu data reveals. Sales of the machine climbed from 13,040 to 64,017 units in the week ending December 14th following the launch of the Dragon Quest Metal Slime …
Read More »Yes, Farming Simulator is getting its own tractor controller peripheral
Ever found yourself desperately wanting to be a farmer but without a tractor to drive or field to plough? Well, no, nor us, but regardless a taste of the good life is on the way with news that Mad Catz is making a range of dedicated hardware that will be …
Read More »Microsoft’s streaming games service is called Arcadia, report claims
Arcadia is the name of Microsoft’s in-development streaming games tech. That’s according to ZDNet, which says Arcadia is being developed by a new streaming team in Microsoft’s Operating Systems Group and is designed to replace the ‘Rio’ streaming tech demonstrated last year. Arcadia, which is being built around Microsoft’s existing …
Read More »Hatred returns to Steam, allegedly with the help of Gabe Newell
Just a day after being yanked from the service, Hatred is back on Steam Greenlight. Perhaps more surprising however is that the developer of the controversial shooter says that it was Valve boss Gabe Newell himself who sought to overturn its removal. Yesterday I heard that we were taking Hatred …
Read More »BT looking to finalise £12.5bn EE acquisition
It’s looking as if BT has beaten 3 in the race to acquire a mobile network – and EE has emerged as the target. The Register reports that, following news that the pair were in talks last month, a 12.5bn deal is now on the table. There is understandably lots …
Read More »Elite: Dangerous has been officially released
19 years on from the release of the last game in the series, Elite: Dangerous has been officially released. Talk of a fourth entry in the much cherished series, which dates all the way back to 1984, began in 2011 with a Kickstarter drive to back the game concluding in …
Read More »Nudity restored to Papers Please on iOS
The option for nudity in indie hit Papers Please has been restored after what Apple described as a misunderstanding”. Just talked to Apple,” developer Lucas Pope said on Twitter. The initial rejection for porn was a misunderstanding on their part. They suggested I resubmit with the nudity option.” He later …
Read More »Dark Souls Games for Windows Live migration is underway
PC owners who own Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition are now able to remove its Games for Windows Live integration. The move to Steamworks, which has been in the works for some time, was originally scheduled for last month before being slightly delayed. The migration is optional, should you …
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