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Sony’s PS3 action title The Last of Us was the big winner at last night’s BAFTA Games Awards. The Naughty Dog game won five awards, including Game of the Year. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 5 claimed three gongs, including best British Game. Creators Dan and Sam Houser also put in …
Read More »Ubisoft "forced" Montreal studio into Watch Dogs E3 2012 reveal
The studio developing Watch Dogs didn’t want to reveal Watch Dogs way back at E3 2012. Speaking to Edge magazine, as reported by Videogamer, creative director Jonathan Morin said Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot was the mean pushing for the early reveal. "They forced us to go at E3 2012," Morin …
Read More »Molyneux apologises as Godus 2.0 arrives on Steam
A significant update to 22Cans’ Godus has gone live on Steam. It was announced by creator Peter Molyneux on Twitter, along with an apology for what the developer now sees were imperfections with the game’s initial build. We collated all your feedback and realised we needed to make these vast …
Read More »Free Peace Walker for digital Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes pre-orders
Konami has offered an extra incentive for PS3 owners to pre-order the digital version of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. As detailed on the PlayStation Blog, European consumers who pre-order the game on PSN will receive a free digital copy of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD. Note the …
Read More »UPDATED: Now Titanfall suffers problems on PC
Having been unplayable for a period overnight on Xbox Live, now the PC version of Titanfall is experiencing issues. Many users are reportedly experiencing a code 503” disconnection error message when trying to play. Titanfall is currently experiencing connection problems, which means you may not be able to connect to …
Read More »PICTURES: Nintendo confirms Happy Meal sponsorship in UK
Mario will be adorning McDonalds’ Happy Meal boxes in the UK later this month. As discovered in February, the partnership kicks off on March 19th and will be called The Run, Jump and Power-Up with Super Mario promotion. A McDonald’s produced in-store ad run will stretch until April 29th. One …
Read More »Xbox Live could host digital midnight launch events
Microsoft has said it wants to introduce digital midnight launch events for games on Xbox Live. Consumers are accustomed to glitzy High Street retail midnight launches, but it’s a different story online – although perhaps not for long. A Twitter user said the following to Microsoft Studios VP Phil Spencer: …
Read More »Watch Dogs gets a new set of minimum PC requirements
The creative director of Watch Dogs has revealed a new set of minimum required PC specs for upcoming title Watch Dogs. Creative director Jonathan Morin confirmed on Twitter that the game will require an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0Ghz CPU, a 1024 …
Read More »Nguyen pondering Flappy Bird return, will release new game this month
The creator of Flappy Bird has said that he is considering re-releasing the title. Shy Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen famously pulled surprise hit Flappy Bird from app stores last month after saying that its success was too much to bear. However, in an interview with Rolling Stone he says that …
Read More »Xbox Live downtime brings Titanfall to a temporary halt
Titanfall’s US launch was last night disrupted after a short stint of Xbox Live downtime. Microsoft’s console network experienced what the platform holder described as limited” service for around five hours last night, leaving many gamers unable to take EA’s new multiplayer shooter online. Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb confirmed on …
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