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There’s something stalking us, something that doesn’t belong here.” Sega has released its official TV for upcoming horror outing Alien: Isolation. The short focuses mainly on the iconic xenomorph itself and ramps up the tension by emphasizing the player’s relative helplessness in the face of such an overwhelming foe. A …
Read More »VIDEO: Far Cry 4 will be bundled with both PS4 and PS3
Sony has announced another third party PS4 hardware bundle. Having already bundled Watch Dogs with both PS4 and PS3, the publisher has now stepped forward to present hardware bundles for upcoming shooter Far Cry 4. Activision’s Destiny was another third party title to receive the bundle treatment, leading to record …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s how you can customise your character in Assassin’s Creed: Unity
Assassin’s Creed: Unity brings online co-op and character customisation to the fray, and a new video shows both in action. Players will be able to tailor a range of options such as their armour and weapons, with trade-offs having to be made. For instance, higher armour will make players more …
Read More »Shadow of Mordor wants 6GB of video memory for Ultra settings on PC
Planning on maxing out Warner’s Shadow of Mordor on PC? Then you’d best hope you’ve got a very hefty graphics card in your PC. A screen grab of the game’s graphics settings on NeoGaf reveals that those who want to run it at the ‘Ultra’ preset will need a GPU …
Read More »Gameloft’s Asphalt Overdrive takes a different approach to smartphone racing
Asphalt Overdrive is now available on iOS and Android, offering a different take on racing to previous entries in Gameloft’s racing series. Instead of using an on-screen steering wheel or tilt controls, Overdrive instead sees players swiping the screen to move their vehicle between lanes. It also has a new …
Read More »Bungie fixes Destiny ‘loot cave’ as update continues shaping game
The ongoing project that is Destiny has continued to evolve with a new list of tweaks by developer Bungie. Chief of them is the removal of the now infamous ‘Loot Cave’, with the studio increasing the spawn rate of enemies from six to 40 seconds. The Hive of the holy …
Read More »iOS 8.0.2 fixes mobile reception and Touch ID bug
Apple has released a new iPhone firmware update that addresses the bugs introduced in its first revision. The 8.0.1 update released earlier this week caused significant problems with mobile reception and Touch ID, forcing some users to fiddle with a workaround to revert their handsets back to 8.0. The now …
Read More »PRICE ROUNDUP: Supermarkets flirt with a FIFA 15 price war
Sainsbury’s the Tesco have slashed a bit off the RRP of FIFA 15 today, although it’s hard to call the discounting a full-out price war. Videogamer‘s price roundup shows that the cheapest High Street price comes from Tesco, which has gone for a round 40. However, both Sainsbury’s and Tesco …
Read More »Total War: Attila heading to PC in 2015
There’s a new entry coming to Creative Assembly’s Total War series early next year. As the name suggests, Total War: Attila sees Attila the Hun taking it to the fading Roman Empire. Features such as family and skill tress have been re-introduced to expand upon the established real-time turn-based strategy …
Read More »Sony matches Xbox One’s price ‘promotion’ with £329 FIFA 15 PS4 bundle
Despite already enjoying a commanding position in the next-gen race, Sony has responded to recent Xbox One retail activity by launching a 329 PS4 hardware SKU. The platform holder has today announced a FIFA 15 console bundle available for just 329 on Amazon – that’s 20 cheaper than the machine’s …
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