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Nintendo has issued a slightly more definitive release date for one Wii U game and confirmed a new title for another. Colourful shooter Splatoon will be released on the console in the second quarter of 2015. It features kids battling squids with ink guns. Really. Also confirmed in the name …
Read More »PewDiePie: Deactivating YouTube comments has made me happier
YouTube’s biggest celebrity has said the decision to turn off comments on his videos has improved his life. Felix Kjellberg, as he is otherwise known, flicked the switch on comments in September after admitting he was sick” of the spam and self-advertising. Before I turned off my comments, I think …
Read More »UPDATE: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare blocks SharePlay on PS4
PS4 owners are not able to use Sony’s new SharePlay feature to access Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. GameSpot reports that the gameplay footage is censored on the console owned by the user attempting to remotely stream the gameplay. Sony has previously said that the feature would be usable on …
Read More »Glu: Hothead spent months replicating our game
Glu Mobile is suing Vancouver-based studio Hothead after claiming the developer’s mobile game Kill Shot is effectively a complete ripoff” of its own title, Deer Hunter. Hothead’s Kill Shot involves players taking on spec ops missions and killing people, while Deer Hunter tasks users with hunting wildlife. But as reported …
Read More »Duck Hunt aims sights on Wii U Virtual Console
Nintendo has announced that NES light gun classic Duck Hunt is heading to Wii U’s Virtual Console. The game was originally released in Japan 1984 and featured as a launch title for the machine in both North America and Europe. Players will need a Wii Remote to use as the …
Read More »No Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry 4 or The Crew on Steam in the UK, Ubisoft confirms
Ubisoft won’t be releasing its high-profile PC games on Steam in the UK this month. PCGamesN reports that Ubisoft will not be releasing Assassin’s Creed: Unity, Far Cry 4 or The Crew on Valve’s service, although they will be available on Steam in all other regions. We’ve been in discussions …
Read More »Nintendo touts indie release schedule for Wii U and 3DS
PC and PlayStation may be seen as the current darlings of the indie gaming scene, but Nintendo wants to prove that it hasn’t been left out in the dark. The platform holder has listed 24 indie titles coming to Wii U and 3DS, including the likes of the award-winning Gone …
Read More »VIDEO: Another look at how GTA V on PS4 compares to PS3
With its PS4 and Xbox One release now less than two weeks away, Rockstar has released another Grand Theft Auto V comparison video. As we now know, the game improves upon its original release not only in its implementation of an optional first person perspective and added graphical fidelity but …
Read More »Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask re-make for 3DS confirmed
After what feels like years of rumours, Nintendo has at last confirmed that N64 cult classic The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is being ported to 3DS. The game was originally released on N64 back in 2000 and still stands as one of the more unique entries in the Zelda …
Read More »Oculus warns Sony to make sure Project Morpheus solves nausea problem
Brendan Iribe has welcomed Oculus Rift’s inevitable rivals in the virtual reality market, but also urged them to ensure their product is up to scratch. We’re really looking forward to this as an industry that takes off… A number of companies will come in, even companies we haven’t heard of …
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