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Much of the gaming fandom can get quite obsessive with framerates, but one upcoming next-gen title is deliberately avoiding the magical 60 frames per second target. The director of Ready At Dawn’s in-development The Order: 1886 has said his team has chosen 30fps because the fell it offers compliments the …
Read More »PC Super Street Fighter IV owners face DLC loss
Capcom will tomorrow release a Steamworks version of Super Street Fighter IV, but it’s not all good news. Current versions of the game use Games for Windows Live, which Microsoft will be shutting down in the near future, thus robbing the titles of their online support. Capcom will tomorrow (May …
Read More »Mercedes DLC on its way to Mario Kart 8
Who saw that coming? Officially licensed Mercedes DLC is going to be released for Wii U’s Mario Kart 8. Japanese gamers will be able to download a version of the Mercedes GLA for use in the title, NeoGAF has spotted. As part of the agreement Mario will also feature in …
Read More »Watch Dogs is Ubisoft’s best ever launch
After what has been a very long wait, Watch Dogs has certainly delivered the goods for Ubisoft. The publisher has announced that the open-world action title has recorded the best day one sales for the company ever, outstripping all previous releases. I once said that the buzz around Watch Dogs …
Read More »VIDEO: Bethesda announces free-to-play multiplayer combat title Battlecry
Bethesda has announced that Battlecry Studios is making a game called… Battlecry. It’s described as an all-new multiplayer action combat game featuring fast-paced and frenetic 32-player battles” and will be free-to-play. It’s the studio’s first title since its formation in 2012. The visual design is being headed by Half-Life 2 …
Read More ȣ2399.99 GTX Titan Z arrives at UK retail
If you have a lot of money and really, really need the absolute best GPU available, today is your lucky day. Nvidia has announced that the GTX Titan Z is now available in the UK. The price? You’re not going to like this – it’s around 2399.99, give or take …
Read More »Competitive smartphone market sees EE and Phones 4U snub LG G3
Korean electronics giant LG yesterday revealed the high-end LG G3 Android phone, and already two big names have snubbed the device. Cnet reports that both EE and Phones 4U have said they won’t be stocking the handset. "The LG G3 goes head-to-head with other flagship devices that most retailers have …
Read More »Wolfenstein: The New Order illegally downloaded over 100,000 times
It’s a big hit with legitimate shoppers, but it seems that the new Wolfenstein was popular with pirates, too. TorrentFreak reports that Wolfenstein: The New Order was in its first week downloaded via BitTorrent in excess of 100,000 times, making it the largest torrent of any type for the week. …
Read More »Battlepack microtransactions added to Battlefield 4
EA has added for option for users to pay for in-game Battlepack enhancements with real cash. Battlepacks, which will continue to also be available via gameplay, offer a range of assorted perks such as XP boosts, weapons, profile pictures, paints and accessories. Now however users will be able to choose …
Read More »Zelda Williams ‘doing something extra special’ at E3
Is Nintendo going to finally give us a ‘proper’ reveal of the new Legend of Zelda game on Wii U at E3 next month? It’s impossible to say, but tweets from Zelda Williams – daughter of Robin Williams, who named her after Nintendo’s popular IP – point to something Zelda …
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