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The controversy surrounding Apple’s allegedly bendy iPhone 6 Plus is unfounded due to the design of modern smartphones. That’s according to analyst Chris Green who has made the shock claim to the BBC that modern phones don’t belong in pockets at all. "This is not an issue that Apple – …
Read More »Rocksmith confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One
Ubisoft is bringing its instructional guitar game Rocksmith to PS4 and Xbox One. Rocksmith 2014 Edition will arrive on November 7th and will be exclusive to Amazon in the UK. New features include 1080p graphics (on both machines) and, on PS4, the addition of Remote Play via PlayStation Vita specifically …
Read More »Luckey: VR will be relevant to everyone eventually
Virtual reality isn’t just for gaming, it’s for everyone – even if many people are yet to understand that. That’s the claim of Oculus founder Palmer Luckey who has told Cnet why he thinks that the technology really is going to change the world. I don’t think [some people] understand …
Read More »iPhone 6 Plus versus iPhone 6 – $100 more to buy, $16 more to produce
The price disparity between Apple’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is not representative of the extra costs incurred in its manufacture. That’s according to a new IHS report, which claims that despite costing $100 more to buy in the US (and 80 more in the UK) it only …
Read More »New 3DS and New 3DS XL get 2014 Australian launch
Nintendo’s New 3DS and New 3DS XL will arrive in Australia this side of Christmas but are still not due in Europe until 2015. The platform holder has confirmed a November 21st launch for both devices, which will be priced at AUS$219.95 (120) and AUS$249.95 (135) and arrive alongside a …
Read More »iPhone 6 Plus users complain of bent handsets
It isn’t an Apple launch without some sort of alleged hardware fault storm. Following in the footsteps of the famous #AntennaGate back in 2010, a new controversy that is increasingly being referred to as #BendGate is seeing users complaining of their iPhone 6 Plus handsets being bent by tight pockets. …
Read More »Blizzard has cancelled MMO title Titan
Mystery MMO Titan has been scrapped by Blizzard after seven years of development. "We had created World of Warcraft, and we felt really confident that we knew how to make MMOs," Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime told Polygon. "So we set out to make the most ambitious thing that you could …
Read More »UPDATED: YouTubers top Steam Curators list
Prominent YouTubers are proving to be the most popular faces as Steam’s new Curator system rolls out today. As reported earlier, the new Curator system allows users to list their favourite titles on the service. Following others allows Steam to construct a recommended games list according to which games feature …
Read More »Steam now boasts 100m active users
Valve’s PC sales portal Steam has reached another significant milestone. The company says that the service now has 100m active accounts, up from the 75m figure it boasted in January. Furthermore, there are now over 3,700 games available on Steam, with over 1,300 being added in the last nine months …
Read More »Future confirms plans to move all games mags to Bath office
All video games magazines currently running out of Future’s London office are to be moved to Bath. The move was first proposed as a possibility back in May but has now been confirmed, Future has told MCV. In addition, Daniel Dawkins has been appointed group editor-in-chief for games with James …
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