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Had your eye on Vita but have decided you’re actually in the market for a handheld that isn’t as suave and accomplished? Today is your lucky day! Engadget has word of a new device from GameTech entitled the DekaVita 7. The largely rubber peripheral is designed to house a PlayStation …
Read More »Six year old RPG Valkyria Chronicles tops Steam sellers list
Sega’s PC version of PS3 RPG Valkyria Chronicles has ‘blown all predictions out of the water’, the publisher has claimed. The game release on Steam yesterday and was at one stage apparently the most downloaded game on the platform. Currently it sits in third place behind fellow Sega title Football …
Read More »Audience will follow industry lead on misogyny, report claims
New research funded by The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) suggests that the games industry itself must lead if it ever hopes for its audience to abandon misogyny and homophobia. That’s the finding of a new paper called ‘Love You Guys (No Homo): How gamers and fans play with …
Read More »Nintendo launches its own digital magazine Nintendo Extra
A month after the final issue of Official Nintendo Magazine hit shelves, Nintendo has launched its own digital magazine. It’s called Nintendo Extra and issue one is available now. The content seems focused on a younger audience and focuses on each of the company’s key IPs. As well as written …
Read More »Netflix rolls out 1080p streaming on iPhone 6 Plus
An iPhone 6 Plus specific version of the Netflix app is now available on the App Store. The chief feature is full 1080p video streaming, although the app will also mirror some others such as Apple’s own email app in making use of the smartphone’s extended screen real estate to …
Read More »‘There is a future for WildStar’, Carbine insists
NCsoft MMO WildStar is not under threat, developer Carbine Studios has insisted. Many had presumed the worst for the MMO following its muted arrival in June and subsequent cancellation of content, but product director Mike Donatelli has told Eurogamer that its long-term future is secure. "[NCsoft] specialise in MMOs, that’s …
Read More »343 working ‘night and day’ to fix Halo: Master Chief Collection online problems
Developer 343 Industries has apologised for the ongoing problems affecting Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Upon release yesterday a number of players reported problems accessing online matches in the Xbox One title. We’ve received several, well deserved, complaints related to slow matchmaking and other issues,” executive producer Dan Ayoub said. …
Read More »Super Smash Bros pre-orders ahead of Mario Kart 8
Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said that pre-orders for the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros have passed those received for Mario Kart 8. The launch of Mario Kart 8 has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year,” he told Bloomberg. Our expectation is that the sell-through for …
Read More »Kotaku calls time on post-release review embargoes
The release yesterday of Assassin’s Creed: Unity in the US has caused a bit of a storm in parts of the consumer press. A range of issues are at play, including technical troubles and microtransactions, although the issue that has caused the most consternation is Ubisoft’s review embargo for the …
Read More »Amiibo figures can only hold info for one game at a time
Nintendo has confirmed that its Amiibo toys-to-life figures are only able to store information for one game at a time. CVG reports that the platform holder advises that "if you wish to use the data from other read/write compatible software, please erase the data in the ‘Amiibo settings’ section of …
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