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The convenience of the digital revolution comes at a price – publishers are able to mess with your products AFTER you buy them. Rockstar Nexus reports that an update to the Steam version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has retroactively removed 17 tracks from the game’s radio stations. The …
Read More »Goblins vs Gnomes expansion confirmed for Hearthstone
Blizzard’s weekend announcements included news of another expansion to card battler Hearthstone. While the previous Curse of Naxxramas update introduced a single player component, the new Goblins vs Gnomes focuses on the core multiplayer game by introducing 120 new cards. The cards can be won in the Arena mode or …
Read More »Tony Hawk will return to consoles in 2015
Five years on from its last proper console release, the Tony Hawk series will return next year. I’m currently working with Activision on a console game for 2015 (along with a new mobile game),” the pro skater said. I think fans of THPS series will be hyped.” However, the previously …
Read More »Blizzard announces multiplayer shooter Overwatch
New IPs from Blizzard are quite a rarity, so there was much excitement when Blizzard announced a brand new shooter at Blizzcon at the weekend. Boasting some highly stylised graphics and a rich roster of characters, Overwatch champions accessibility and fun over everything else as six-player teams compete against one …
Read More »Elite: Dangerous finally has a release date
Frontier Developments has at last confirmed a release date for the PC version of Elite: Dangerous. Eurogamer reports that the launch version of the game will be made available on December 16th. The game has of course been available for some time now in assorted alpha and beta forms, but …
Read More »Morhaime uses Blizzcon speech to rally against GamerGate
The president and co-founder of Blizzard has become the highest profile games industry figure to speak out against online harassment. Mike Morhaime dedicated a part of his Blizzcon 2014 opening ceremony speech to slam GamerGaters and urge people to redouble their efforts in trying to promote a friendlier, more welcoming …
Read More »PCGamer.com page views jump 109% following redesign
Future’s PC gaming site PCGamer.com has experienced what the company says is record-breaking growth following the roll-out of its redesign last month. Worldwide, page views for the month hit 52m – 109 per cent up on the previous record of 24.9m. Page views have jumped 111 per cent and average …
Read More »CD Projekt announces 16 bits of DLC for The Witcher 3 – and they’re all free
In a world where Season Passes and DLC releases come at a huge premium and are often announced before a game is even out, this is quite a surprise. CD Projekt has revealed not only that it will release 16 bits of DLC for upcoming RPG The Witcher 3, but …
Read More »Microsoft completes Mojang acquisition
Minecraft creator Mojang is now a Microsoft company. The news was confirmed by Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who said: It’s official, today we welcome Mojang to the Microsoft Studios family. We’re excited for the possibilities ahead with the Minecraft community.” The $2.5bn acquisition was announced in September, with a Mojang …
Read More »World of Tanks clothing rolls into combat
Because frankly, we just weren’t sure that jumpers alone were enough to quell your video games clothing appetite. Hot on the heels of this morning’s news of Numskull’s festive gaming jumpers, Musterbrand has brought word of a range of World of Tanks themed garments. Included in the selection are the …
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