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Could Rockstar be planning an HD remaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas? XboxAchievements spotted a list of 33 achievements for an apparent Xbox 360 version of the game. Furthermore, Videogamer reports that both the PS2 and Xbox versions of the game have been removed from PSN and Xbox Live …
Read More »Rumours point to possible fourth DLC release for Dark Souls 2
The third and final bit of DLC for Dark Souls 2 may not be as final as was previously thought. As spotted on Reddit, a Steam database update posted yesterday added information pertaining to testdlc4” to the game. This follows the labelling pattern used for the previous DLC releases. Bandai …
Read More »Resident Evil’s Mikami: ‘I’ll never use women as objects’
Shinji Mikami has criticised the depiction of women as ‘objects’ in some video games. I don’t know if I’ve put more emphasis on women characters, but when I do introduce them, it is never as objects,” the Resident Evil and The Evil Within creator told The Guardian. In some games, …
Read More »Lords of the Fallen dev addresses preview concerns
CI Games has released a video directly addressing what it believes were some unfounded concerns raised in previews of Lords of the Fallen. Assorted questions of the Square Enix title have been asked by those with early access, and executive producer Tomasz Gop addresses a few of them below. Specifically, …
Read More »Amiibo support being added to Hyrule Warriors
Nintendo has revealed that existing Wii U title Hyrule Warriors will support its Amiibo figure range. Nintendo of America says that the Link figure specifically will be in some way compatible, although the nature of the functionality has not been revealed. Upcoming title Super Smash Bros will offer Amiibo support …
Read More »Metallica to close BlizzCon 2014
American heavy metal band Metallica will play at BlizzCon 2014 in Los Angeles next month. The band will feature as part of the closing concert on November 8th, with virtual tickets available for those who haven’t got tickets for the sold out event but wish to access a stream. Performers …
Read More »Nadella says Microsoft achieves gender pay equality
The difference between male and female salaries at Microsoft is just half a per cent on a global basis, CEO Satya Nadella has said. The number comes as the exec continues his charm offensive in the wake of comments made earlier this month when he advised women that not asking …
Read More »Another Pokemon game releases on iOS
The Pokmon Company has released yet another title on Apple platforms. It’s called Pokmon Camp and revolves around the idea of teaching gamers to become Pokmon trainers. Activities include using a spyglass to hunt for Pokmon, Pok Ball hurling, quizzes, type matching tests, photo editing and assorted mini-games. Kids will …
Read More »Newell death threat dev Maulbeck leaves Code Avarice
The developer whose game was removed from Steam after he threatened the life of Valve boss Gabe Newell has left studio Code Averice. Mike Maulbeck courted controversy yesterday when he flipped his lid after his title Paranautical Activity was accidentally listed as an Early Access game on Steam. [It was] …
Read More »Hearthstone delayed on iPhone and Android smartphones until 2015
Blizzard has revealed that both the iPhone and Android smartphone versions of Hearthstone won’t now arrive this side of Christmas. The card battler is already available on iPad but was due to hit other mobile platforms this summer. Instead, while the Android tablet version is still due out before year …
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