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Sega’s Football Manager Classic 2014 for Vita will also be available in a hardware bundle. The SKU includes a slim Vita 2000, a 4GB memory card and a voucher code to download the game from PSN. Those already playing Football Manager Classic on PC can continue playing their current career …
Read More »GAME launches Skylanders Swap Force Club
Skylanders fans now have a place to gather thanks to a new social initiative from GAME. The retailer has today launched its Skylanders Swap Force Club. Members will be invited to meet at scheduled in-store events to not only mingle with fellow players but also get their hands on extra …
Read More »Xbox One is NOT closing PS4 performance gap, Oddworld publisher claims
Microsoft’s ongoing work with Xbox One’s development tools is NOT helping its machine catch up with the apparently still superior technical performance of PS4, it is now being said. MCV this morning reported on claims from Lorne Lanning, co-founder of Oddworld developer Oddworld Inhabitants, that the gap between Xbox One …
Read More »LEGO Hobbit to add third film content through DLC – report
Upcoming title LEGO The Hobbit will expand to encompass all three of Peter Jackson’s films, a new report claims. The Warner title arrives in the UK on April 11th with content from both the first film An Unexpected Journey and last year’s The Desolation of Smaug. Brick Fanatics, however, reckons …
Read More »Xbox One is closing PS4 performance gap, Oddworld dev claims
Microsoft’s ongoing work with Xbox One’s development tools is helping its machine catch up with the until now superior technical performance of PS4. That’s according to Oddworld Inhabitants co-founder Lorne Lanning, who told Xbox Achievements that: So I would say, months ago, there was a wider gap. But I don’t …
Read More »Jobs lost at Murdered: Soul Suspect developer Airtight
14 employees have lost their jobs at developer Airtight Games. The studio is currently working on Square Enix title Murdered: Souls Suspect. Its previous games include Quantum Conundrum and Dark Void. "We regret to confirm that we have laid off 14 staff members yesterday afternoon as part of a necessary …
Read More »PS4 and PC horror title Daylight delayed
Zombie Studios has delayed PS4 and PC horror title Daylight, although it’s still due out before the end of the month. The game was scheduled to hit on April 8th but will now instead arrive on April 29th. Daylight is also going to be discounted on PSN for PS Plus …
Read More »Microsoft Studios hit with layoffs
Although the numbers remain unspecified, Microsoft has let go some of its Studios developers. Microsoft Studios artist Patrick Loughman and technical producer Elbert Perez have confirmed that they have lost their jobs on Twitter. "At Xbox, our goal is to constantly create new fun, social and interactive entertainment experiences,” a …
Read More »Diablo III: Reaper of Souls sells through 2.7m in week one
Blizzard has confirmed week one sales numbers for Diablo III expansion Reaper of Souls. The expansion ‘sold through’ 2.7m copies to retail between now and its release on March 25th. The studio adds that players have between them stopped Death over 1.5m times and that Diablo III views on Twitch …
Read More »There are already 133 games available for Amazon’s FireTV
It has been out for less than a day and already Amazon’s FireTV has a game library over 100 strong. At the time of writing there are 133 games available for the device, the most expensive of which is the $9.99 Alphadia Genesis from Kotobuki. Other higher-price titles include NBA …
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