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Juventus and Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo has confessed his love for PlayStation in his new autobiography. After the wheel, the PlayStation is the best invention of all time,” he wrote, according to an extract printed by The Guardian. I can’t say with any certainty how many virtual matches I’ve played …
Read More »Xbox One release for Amazing Spider-Man 2 ‘TBD’
UPDATE:Activision has said that it still hopes to release the Xbox One version. It hasn’t specified the reason for the delay/cancellation. We are working with Microsoft in an effort to release The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game on Xbox One," it told Eurogamer. "Currently, the game will be available on …
Read More »Sony might discount PS4’s The Last of Us for game’s existing owners
Those who purchased The Last of Us on PS3 might get the chance to pick up the PS4 version at a discounted price. The Last of Us: Remastered was revealed earlier this month. The 1080p reworking of the game will retail for 49.99 when it arrives this summer – just …
Read More »Sony has now sold over 7m PS4s
Global PS4 sales have, as of April 6th, passed the 7m unit milestone, Sony has announced. In-store and digital PS4 software sales have exceeded 20.5m – meaning an attach rate of just under 3:1. Sony reckons 120 games will be available by the end of 2014. Sony adds that over …
Read More »Square Enix: DRM boosts profit, will be essential for the foreseeable future
An American Square Enix exec has insisted that the consumer backlash against DRM will not prevent its ongoing implementation. The primary benefit to us is the same as with any business: profit,” Square Enix America’s senior manager of business and legal affairs told Torrent Freak. I think DRM will be …
Read More »Twitch is now a games retailer, is selling Nuclear Throne
Streaming giant Twitch has for the first time offered users the chance to purchase a game via the service. Super Crate Box, Ridiculous Fishing and Luftrausers developer Vlambeer is allowing gamers to purchase the Steam version of its next title, Nuclear Throne, through Twitch. You can now buy access to …
Read More »Vita back on top as Titanfall makes Famitsu’s Japanese Top Ten
Sony’s PlayStation Vita was the best selling console in Japan last week according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. The machine relegated last week’s chart-topper 3DS LL into second place with PS4 in third, although all hardware suffered week-on-week declines. The Wii U slipped one place to sixth, having …
Read More »Now Luckey says VR could make wasting time on real life ‘irresponsible’
Virtual reality may not just mean the end of TVs – it might actually mean the end of ever interacting with actual flesh and blood people altogether. Having predicted the end for television yesterday, GameSpot has spotted some even more audacious claims from Oculus founder Palmer Luckey in an interview …
Read More »Snoop Dogg voice and marijuana-themed personalisation pack hitting Call of Duty: Ghosts
US hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg – or Snoop dee oh double gee, as he refers to himself in the video below – is heading to Call of Duty. The rapper is lending his voice to a new $2.99 voice pack DLC release which adds a number of his sound bites …
Read More »Minecraft: PlayStation Edition hitting Blu-ray next month
A disc version of indie smash-hit Minecraft will arrive on PS3 next month. That’s according to a marketing email sent out to PSN members, as posted on NeoGAF, which dates it for May 14th. Although that’s a Wednesday, so perhaps expect a May 16th arrival in the UK. The game …
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