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Sony has added some prices to its ongoing PlayStation Now streaming beta in North America. And the bad news is it seems like the service won’t be cheap. Kotaku reports that four hours’ access to Final Fantasy XIII-2 costs $4.99. Alternatively seven days costs $7.99, 30 days $14.99 and 90 …
Read More »Additional monthly subscription fee added to Sky Go on consoles – report
A monthly subscription will be needed to access Sky Go on games consoles in the near future. That’s according to a report from Digital Spy which claims that Sky is to revamp and rebrand the service as Sky Go Extra on July 29th, bringing with a 5 per month access …
Read More »Civilization Revolution 2 is a mobile-only game
2K Games has confirmed that the successor to Civilization Revolution will not be released on consoles. Civilization Revolution 2 will instead be released for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch on July 2nd, with an Android release to follow at a later date. Civilization Revolution 2 is the first Civilization game …
Read More »Forza Horizon 2 ‘a different game’ on Xbox One and 360
The differences between Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One and 360 will stretch beyond simply the visuals. Playground Games is developing the Xbox One title with UK studio Sumo Digital handling Xbox 360 duties. "It’s based in the same world, it’s based on the same themes," creative director Ralph Fulton …
Read More »Riot offers new staff money if they quit
Newcomers to League of Legends creator Riot Games are being offered up to $25,000 to quit their jobs. A new company scheme called Queue Dodge means that any new employee who has been at the studio for less than 60 days can now walk away from their jobs with no …
Read More »Nearly 6.5m games played in PS4’s Destiny alpha
Bungie says that it feels ‘reborn’ after the success of its Destiny alpha on PS4 last week. The short gameplay taster was made available to a select number of PS4 owners who applied for access, resulting in nearly 6.5m games played. Putting our Alpha out there lit a new kind …
Read More »Sunset Overdrive has a dig at Ubisoft with Assassin’s Creed-themed female avatar
Insomniac has confirmed that gamers will be able to play as a female in Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive. And furthermore, the developer has had a little dig at Ubisoft in the process, which of course came under heavy fire for the exclusion of female characters in Assassin’s Creed: Unity …
Read More »Reggie: Wii U isn’t struggling, has long life ahead of it
Nintendo has pledged to support Wii U for the long term and and disputed the belief that the console is struggling. I wouldn’t use that word,” Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime said when a Kotaku interviewer stated that Wii U has so far ‘struggled’. When asked what word he would …
Read More »Nintendo loses out to Philips in patent lawsuit
Having enjoyed lots of success in the courts in recent years, Nintendo has now lost a major patent battle with Philips. Bloomberg reports that Judge Colin Birss said a Nintendo unit infringed two Philips patents in a ruling today”, although it was cleared of a third violation. Added Birss: The …
Read More »Xbox One’s Japanese launch line-up revealed
The supposed Xbox One launch line-up has been revealed by Famitsu. Kotaku reports that at least 28 games will be available across Xbox Live and retail including Assassin’s Creed 4, Forza 5, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Wolfenstein, Tomb Raider and Thief. Not in the list is Watch Dogs, …
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