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Nintendo will release a new 2DS hardware SKU in Europe next month. The bundle will include the red and white variant of the 2DS, a 4GB memory card as well as a digital copy of New Super Mario Bros 2. It will also include all of the game’s ten post-release …
Read More »Is Sony preparing a ‘Last of Us: Remastered is available now! E3 surprise?
While all the announcements of this last week or so mean there’s likely little surprise left for E3, Sony at least could be readying a cheeky announcement for its press conference in the early hours of Tuesday morning. NeoGAF spotted a tweet from the Barnsley branch of GAME claiming that …
Read More »Marvel Avengers Alliance: Tactics mobilises on Facebook
Disney has released a new Marvel Avengers Alliance game, although it’s only available on Facebook. Marvel Avengers Alliance: Tactics is the latest entry in what the publisher says is a 70m+ selling series. It’s fully 3D and has players strategically placing their heroes on the battlefield. Users assume the role …
Read More »Sony to end PSP shipments this year
UPDATE:Yahoo reports that European shipments of the system will end later this year, and that American shipments ended in January. ORIGINAL STORY: Time finally appears to have caught up with Sony’s pioneering PlayStation Portable. Polygon reports that shipments of the device to the Japanese market will be terminated later this …
Read More »VIDEO: Fable Anniversary heading to PC
Lionhead has (more or less) confirmed a PC release for Fable Anniversary. That’s according to the video below which, while not outright announcing the release, pretty much confirms things. An E3 announcement seems likely. The video’s blurb reads: Since launching Fable Anniversary on Xbox 360, we’ve been inundated with requests …
Read More »Sonic Boom dated for November; Gets new name on Wii U and 3DS
Sega has said that both versions of Sonic Boom will be released in the UK in November. And to differentiate between the Wii U and 3DS SKUs, each has been given its own subtitle – Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal respectively. The Wii U game …
Read More »The latest game to be delayed until 2015? Batman: Arkham Knight
Rocksteady has said that Batman: Arkham Knight will not be released in late 2014 a previously stated. Instead, the game joins the ever-growing list of titles now destined for release in 2015. "Batman: Arkham Knight is totally awesome. The thing about awesome, though, is awesome takes time,” Rocksteady’s brand marketing …
Read More »VIDEO: Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded on the way from Crytek
Crysis developer Crytek has announced its second title in as many days. Having been unveiled as the developer and co-publisher of Homefront: The Revolution yesterday, the studio has now lifted the lid on multiplayer console and PC outing Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded. Whereas Homefront is being developed by the …
Read More »Intel unveils fastest ever Core i7-4790K processor
The first ever 4.0GHz CPU from Intel is on the way. The CPU giant has revealed the multi-threaded quad core Core i7-4790K which ships with a clock speed for 4.0GHz out of the box, with single cores able to hit 4.4GHz under load. For comparison the i7-4770K and 4670K clock …
Read More »Konami green lights Metal Gear remake for Steam
Developer collective The Outer Heaven says that Konami has given it permission to re-make 1987’s original Metal Gear. A few days ago, we received word from Konami that said they were happy for us to go-ahead with our remake of the classic MSX game, Metal Gear, as long as we …
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