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A free edition of PS4 title DriveClub is still on track for PlayStation Plus subscribers, Sony has said. The game was finally given a second release date yesterday – October 10th in the UK – after slipping from the console’s launch line-up last November. And Sony has insisted to CVG …
Read More »Free Wii U game offered with Mario Kart 8
Nintendo is offering a free game from a selection of ten to anyone who buys and registers a copy of Mario Kart 8 Limited Edition. The ten available titles are: – Nintendo Land– New Super Mario Bros. U– Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U version)– Game & Wario– Pikmin 3– …
Read More »Sword Art and Theatrhythm send handheld sales soaring in Japan
Both 3DS and Vita saw decent upturns in unit sales last week thanks to two big new Top Ten releases, the latest Japanese sales data from Famitsu reveals. Bandai Namco’s new Vita title Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment debuted at No.1 in the Top Ten for the week ending April …
Read More »Zenimax urges Elder Scrolls Online players to break the rules, name and shame gold spammers
Naming and shaming is normally prohibited on The Elder Scrolls Online’s boards. But rules are made to be broken. Bethesda owner Zenimax has taken the unusual step of urging users to actively name and shame anyone who they suspect of trying to proliferate the growing black market for the game’s …
Read More »Amazing Spider-Man 2 here to stay on Xbox One and 360
Microsoft has confirmed that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is now officially available on both Xbox consoles in the US. The game appeared digitally on Xbox Live yesterday – that’s despite being delayed indefinitely earlier this month for reasons that were never revealed. Activision said at the time that it was …
Read More »Xbox One wins Chinese console race – September launch confirmed
Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One will launch in China this September. It looks like it will be the first console from ‘the big three’ to arrive in the potentially lucrative territory since the Chinese government lifted its ban on foreign made game consoles. BesTV New Media is the …
Read More »Driveclub release date confirmed for PS4
Sony has finally nailed down a release date for former PS4 launch title Driveclub. The game will be out on October 10th in the UK, October 8th in Europe and October 7th in North America. That means it’s due to arrive the same week as big-hitting rivals such as Alien: …
Read More »VIDEO: No Nintendo E3 press conference, will air a Direct-style video instead
Nintendo will for the second year running not hold a press conference at E3. Instead, it will air an E3 video news broadcast that will further detail about the gaming experiences on the way for Nintendo platforms in 2014 and beyond”. The video will go out at 5pm UK time …
Read More »Watch Dogs bundled with some Nvidia graphics cards
Nvidia and Ubisoft’s close relationship has led to another graphics card bundle offer. As of today anyone who buys a Nvidia GeForce GTX TITAN, 780 Ti, 780, 770, 760, 690, 680, 670, 660 Ti or 660 graphics card will get a free PC download code for Watch Dogs, which it …
Read More »THE DAILY MAIL FILES: Paper links Leeds teacher stabbing to Dark Souls
UK paper The Daily Mail has inevitably linked the tragic stabbing of a Leeds schoolteacher to video games. 61-year-old Spanish teacher Ann Maguire was yesterday killed in front of pupils yesterday by a still unnamed 15 year old male student. Police trawling social media accounts of schoolboy, 15, accused of …
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