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Valve has released a picture of the latest iteration of its upcoming Steam Controller. It had already been confirmed that the joypad’s central touchscreen has been ditched. What we now see, however, is that in its place we have not only a four-button dpad and four Xbox-like XYAB face buttons …
Read More »Pikachu is Japan’s World Cup mascot
The Pokemon Company has secured am amazing branding coup by placing Pikachu as Japan’s official World Cup 2014 mascot. The deal was announced in conjunction with Japan’s national kit sponsor Adidas. While Pikachu is the official sponsor he’ll also be joined by ten other Pokemon including G1 favourites Squirtle, Charmander …
Read More »Share price tumbles as Future issues profit warning
Media group Future has seen its share price tumble following its recent profits warning. On Friday it warned shareholders that profits will be significantly below” expectations once again in its next report, leading to 30 per cent of its value being slashed on the markets. At the end of the …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes delayed in Australia and New Zealand
Gamers in Australia and New Zealand will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on Metal Gear’s next-gen debut. NZGamer has received confirmation from Konami that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has been held up by a week, meaning it won’t arrive in the region until …
Read More »Race the Sun heading for PS4, PS3 and Vita this summer
Flippfly’s minimalistic endless runner Race the Sun is getting the PlayStation treatment. Having been released on PC last year and more recently on Steam, the game is now due for release on PS4, PS3 and Vita this summer. It will be a cross-but title and also support cross-save. There’s just …
Read More »Exclusive Skylanders Enchanted Lightcore Star Strike heading to GAME
Retailer GAME has been named as the exclusive stockist of a new Skylanders figure. The Enchanted Lightcore Star Strike is available in GAME stores from today (March 14th) priced at 11.99. GAME is also offering consumers the chance to buy any two Swapforce characters – including Star Strike – and …
Read More »Hit puzzler Threes arrives on Android
Having become one of the most discussed games this month on iOS, Threes has now arrived on Android. It works by seeing players combine 1 and 2 numbered cards into a single 3 card. These can then be combined together to form a 6 and the 6s to make a …
Read More »Microsoft confirms PC compatibility for existing Xbox One controllers
Drivers that allow current Xbox One controllers to work on PC WILL be released, Microsoft has insisted. OXM reports that rumours were doing the rounds suggesting a PC-specific version of the hardware was in the works that would ship with a dongle. PC owners, it alleged, would need to purchase …
Read More »PICTURES: Amazon console controller images leaked
The first images of Amazon’s dedicated under-the-TV gaming hardware have seemingly arrived online. As reported by TechCrunch, the images from Dave Zatz – which are included below – apparently show an optional additional controller peripheral that will not actually ship with the final console. The device is largely what you …
Read More »Gamers launch campaign over alleged Dark Souls II graphics downgrade
Namco Bandai has found itself the subject of an internet campaign regarding complaints about the visual state of Dark Souls II. Following plenty of noise of NeoGaf, an online drive using the hashtags #DarkSoulsDowngrade and #YOULIED is targeting Namco Bandai’s US and UK offices alleging that the graphics offered by …
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