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There will be a limit on how much money players of Mojang’s card game Scrolls can spend on the game. "We restrict how much you can spend to retain game balance," Mojang said, as reported by Eurogamer. "This sounds unlikely, but you really don’t have to spend more than the …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online delayed on consoles until 2015
Zenimax Online Studios has announced that The Elder Scrolls Online will miss its late 2014 release date on PS4 and Xbox One. The game had initially been due out on next-gen consoles in June but in May ZOS said the game would be pushed back by about six months”, adding …
Read More »Zuckerberg hits back at Cook, insists the customer is ‘the product that’s being bought and sold’
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has bitten back at what some saw as a closeted attack on the company by Apple boss Tim Cook. In September Cook said: A few years ago, users of Internet services began to realize that when an online service is free, you’re not the customer. You’re …
Read More »Amiibo prices hiked as talk of supply problems emerges
It appears that supply problems are hitting a range of Nintendo products, with retailers being forced to cancel some pre-orders and others increasing their prices. NintendoLife spotted that GAME has upped the price of Amiibo figures from 11.99 to 14.99 and even has receipts from one store to prove it. …
Read More »Street Fighter V is exclusive to PS4 and PC
Capcom has confirmed that it is working on Street Fighter V – but that’s not all. A teaser for the game, which you can see below, also confirms that the game will be exclusive to PS4 and PC and will not release on Xbox platforms. The publisher hasn’t announced details …
Read More »AMD unveils new graphics card driver Catalyst Omega
Graphics card specialist AMD is stepping up its efforts in the battle with rival Nvidia with a revamped version of its Catalyst GPU drivers. The news comes from TechSpot, although that link appears to be down – but not before NeoGaf grabbed some of the details. Catalyst Omega offers a …
Read More »Nordic IP acquisition continues with dtp Entertainment grab
Yet more intellectual properties have been scooped up by Nordic Games. The company has acquired some of dtp Entertainment’s IPs including The Moment of Silence, The Mystery of the Druids and Curse of the Ghost Ship. It has also taken over the commercial use” of Overclocked and 15 Days. Nordic …
Read More »Eidos Montreal unveils Dawn Engine, will power next Deux Ex
The team working on the next iteration of the Deux Ex series has unveiled the new game engine that will power its next title. It’s called the Dawn Engine and is a heavily modified” version of the Glacier 2 engine that powered Hitman: Absolution. The technology behind any game is …
Read More »Resident Evil Remastered lurches to digital stores next month
Capcom has confirmed a release date for its new HD remaster of Resident Evil. The game will be released digitally on PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on January 20th. It will run at 1080p on PS4 and Xbox One and in 720p on older platforms. A price …
Read More »Dead or Alive 5 Last Round will launch without online play on PC
Team Ninja has confirmed that upcoming brawler Dead or Alive 5 Last Round won’t offer online gameplay at launch. Furthermore, online won’t be added in until a patch that’s currently scheduled to arrive three months after launch. It is presumed that the game will have full online functionality at launch …
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