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Blizzard’s World of Warcraft spin-off Hearthstone has been released on Android tablets at last. The game is currently only available in a few territories – namely Australia, New Zealand and Canada – but will likely rollout to all in the coming days. Those who download the Android version will get …
Read More »Ubisoft delays latest Assassin’s Creed: Unity patch so it can ‘refurbish Paris’
The fourth patch for Assassin’s Creed: Unity has been delayed so Ubisoft can add further improvements. Chief among them seems to be what the publisher has described as a refurbishment” of Paris. As stated last week, we’d expected to release the patch today (and we know that many are anticipating …
Read More »The Witcher 3 gets second playable character
Female Elf descendantCiri has been named as the second playable character who will feature in CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3. In Witcher fiction main star Geralt is a sort of father figure for Ciri, whom he has trained as a skilled monster hunter. "Adding Ciri as a playable character …
Read More »Flappy Bird more than doubles Destiny’s peak searches in 2014
Google’s 2014 search data analysis has crowned cult smartphone hit Flappy Bird and the internet’s king of gaming in 2014. Overall Flappy Bird was the year’s most searched game followed by online Threes clone 2048, FIFA 15, Destiny and Titanfall. Flappy Bird searches peaked on February 9th while Destiny enjoyed …
Read More »DmC: Definitive Edition heading to next-gen in 1080p/60fps
Ninja Theory’s take on the Devil May Cry franchise is getting a re-release on PS4 and Xbox One. DmC: Definitive Edition will be released on PS4 on March 17th priced at just 29.99. As well as running in 1080p and 60fps, the game also has updated textures, characters, skins and …
Read More »Sony tried to stop 20th Anniversary PS4 console scalping
"That’s not what we want to see happen" – that’s Sony UK boss Fergal Gara lamenting the high prices being attracted by 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 consoles on Ebay. The machines became available last week via a pop-up Sony store. Some punters got the console for 19.94 while other paid …
Read More »80 Days developer says depiction of women in games is ‘a disaster’
The creative director of iOS hit 80 Days has lashed out at the typical depiction of female characters in most modern games. Telling Develop that the situation was a disaster” Jon Ingold blamed what he described as the circular logic” of execs using sales data as evidence that male-led titles …
Read More »Amazon sellers hit by 1p sales glitch
A glitch on Friday saw a number of items being sold by Amazon sellers sold to customers for just 1p. The Guardian reports that the third party RepricerExpress software used by private sellers to list items on the site went haywire” and reduced prices on a huge range of items. …
Read More »Xbox One’s Chinese price cut ahead of PS4 launch
Microsoft has cut the price of Xbox One in China. The move comes shortly after Sony’s recent confirmation that both PS4 and Vita will be launched in the territory on January 11th. Xbox One had previously cost CY 3,699 (381) with the Kinect version costing CY 4,299 (443) but Kotaku …
Read More »West Games tries to get STALKER successor development back up and running
The group behind failed STALKER successor Areal has launched a crowdfunding campaign for a very similar looking game entitled STALKER Apocalypse. West Games is this time using a funding platform called World Wide Funder, which was only recently established. It also allows developers to keep whatever cash has been pledged …
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