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EA has released a companion app for multiplayer shooter Titanfall on both iOS and Android. As well as offering an assortment of info regarding the game’s universe, characters, weapons and maps it also allows player to track their stats from the console and PC game. It will also connect with …
Read More »PS3 and 360 Assassin’s Creed title still due in 2014
Ubisoft has reiterated its desire to release an Assassin’s Creed title on last-gen titles this year. The publisher first said that an AC game would hit PS3 and Xbox 360 when it announced Assassin’s Creed: Unity for PS4, Xbox One and PC in March. Now CVG reports that Ubisoft boss …
Read More »Vita TV adds PS4 streaming
The PlayStation Vita is no longer the only device that can stream PS4 games. Kotaku reports that Sony’s still Japanese-only Vita TV streaming device has added PS4 streaming to its repertoire using the same tech as is used in the dedicated handheld. Vita TV got a lot of attention when …
Read More »74% of US gamers prefer physical to digital
The disc could yet have some life left in it. Despite plummeting physical game sales in the UK, NPD reckons that US gamers still much prefer to purchase their games in a box. When price is equal 74 per cent of those who on console or PC play five or …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto titles arrive on Amazon Fire TV
Rockstar has released Fire TV versions of three 3D Grand Theft Auto titles. GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas are now all available for Amazon’s under-the-TV box, as well as its Kindle Fire tablet. San Andreas is priced at 6.99/$6.99 while the other two cost 2.99/$2.99 a piece. In …
Read More »Halo 5: Guardians arriving on Xbox One in autumn 2015
Microsoft has just announced Halo 5: Guardians for release on Xbox One in autumn 2015. Also on the way in 2015 is a Halo TV series, which is being co-created by Steven Spielberg. The first image, seen above, shows what appears to be a blue-visored female Spartan mirroring an image …
Read More »Microsoft and Rare are ‘evaluating what to do next’
Will the upcoming un-bundling of Kinect have any negative ramifications for Microsoft’s Rare studio? That was the question put to Xbox boss Phil Spencer by OXM, although the exec of course stressed the ongoing importance of the Kinect Sports, Viva Pinata, Perfect Dark, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Donkey Kong Country, …
Read More »Watch Dogs becomes Ubisoft’s biggest ever pre-ordered new IP
Ubisoft says that upcoming action title Watch Dogs is the most pre-ordered new IP in the company’s history and the most pre-ordered new IP in the industry this year. It’s also the second highest pre-ordered Ubisoft game ever and has attracted more pre-orders than any other next-gen game at GameStop. …
Read More »PS4 outsells Xbox One for fourth successive month in US
Sony’s early dominance of the next-gen hardware race in the US shows no sign of abating. NPD has revealed that PS4 outsold Xbox One in April – that’s the fourth month in a row that Microsoft’s had to settle for second place. PS4’s actual monthly sales weren’t revealed, although Microsoft …
Read More »Konami confirms Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes merchandise deals
Insert Coin, Level Up Wear and GB Eye have been named as official merchandise providers for Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Clothing firm Insert Coin will offer a range of items including t-shirts, polos, tank tops, hoodies, leggings, hats and gloves carrying the Ground Zeroes branding. These will …
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