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Just eight months after going live, Crytek has announced that it is calling time on the Xbox 360 version of free-to-play shooter Warface. The game will be shut down proper on February 1st, although it has already been closed to new players. Players are also no longer able to buy …
Read More »Sony reveals 20th Anniversary Edition PSOne-themed PS4 console
A new PS4 console styled on the 20-year-old PlayStation One has been revealed by Sony. With a UK price of 399/€499/$499, the machine will be limited to 12,300 units. It comes packaged with a suitably grey themed PlayStation Camera, vertical stand and DualShock 4 controller. Interestingly the colour of the …
Read More »2015’s Assassin’s Creed: Victory heads to Victorian London
19th century London will provide the backdrop for next year’s Assassin’s Creed: Victory, a leak confirmed as true by Ubisoft has confirmed. Kotaku broke news of the game, which is due out next autumn for PS4, Xbox One and PC. It will be the first title in the series led …
Read More »Molyneux: Kickstarter can be destructive
Acclaimed UK developer Peter Molyneux has said that Kickstarting a game too early in its development can have a detrimental effect on the final product. "What I’ve learned is that doing Kickstarter and Steam Early Access, before you’ve got something which is defined and playable, is a hugely risky undertaking …
Read More »27m viewers watched the 2014 League of Legends final
Riot has revealed that 27m unique viewers streamed coverage of the League of Legends 2014 Finals. Over 100 hours of live content in 19 languages was broadcast by 40 partners throughout the event’s 15 days, racking up 288m cumulative daily unique page impressions and 179m hours of watched eSport. The …
Read More »Zelda Symphony tour returns to London next year
A third worldwide outing for The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert series has been announced. The tour will grace London’s Wembley Arena on April 17th 2015, with additional European dates to be announced in the near future”. The event will feature music from 3DS title A Link …
Read More »Nintendo and Philips settle legal dispute
An ongoing legal disagreement between Nintendo and Philips has been brought to a close. In May Philips tried to halt sales of Nintendo’s assorted devices in the US, alleging that two of its motion control patents had been infringed – a claim that was upheld by a US court the …
Read More »Star Wars and Marvel in Kingdom Hearts III? ‘Nothing’s off limits’
The co-director and designer of Kingdom Hearts 3 has said that some of Disney’s biggest IP could feature in the upcoming Square Enix RPG. Well, yeah. They’re all under consideration,” Tai Yasue told Kotaku when asked about the possible inclusion of Star Wars and Marvel characters. Nothing’s off-limits, we’re considering …
Read More »Sonic Boom and Bayonetta 2 chart below FIFA 13 in the UK Wii U chart
Few documents make as interesting a read as the UK Wii U charts. Let’s start with the unsurprising news – new release Super Smash Bros has this week debuted at No.1 (despite the fact the Wii U release was only able to propel the game to 13th in the UKIE …
Read More »AMD cuts the price of the Radeon R9 295×2 graphics card
The super-powerful Radeon R9 295×2 has been significantly discounted. Eurogamer reports that the card, which is effectively two R9 290Xs shoved onto a single card and running in parallel, can now be had for around 490, representing a substantial saving over its 1,200 launch price and still a lot less …
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