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Gearbox has announced that the games once referred to as Homeworld HD and Homeworld 2 HD have now become Homeworld Remastered. The SKU includes both games, which have received a significant HD/Ultra HD/4K-friendly graphics overhaul, as well as the original unaltered versions. Previously, we’d been referring to this effort as …
Read More »Titanfall Season Pass detailed
EA has outlined exactly what gamers will be getting if they shell out for Titanfall’s Season Pass. It costs 19.99 in the UK (that’s via Origin on PC – presumably it will be the same on consoles), although premium versions of the game including the Pass will also be available. …
Read More »RadioShack closing up to 1,100 stores in US
Electronics and games retailer RadioShack has announced significant US store closures. The news follows a 20 per cent sales decline in the last quarter and the company’s eighth straight quarterly loss. Net losses tripled in the period to $191.4m. The closures equate to around 1,100 stores (20 per cent of …
Read More »Goat Simulator gets PC release date
Coffee Stain Studios’ deliciously bizarre Goat Simulator has now got a release date. The game will be released on April 1st – and yes, we realise that’s April Fools’ Day. The PC-only game will offer Steam Workshop support so players can make their own goats, missions, levels and more” although …
Read More »Namco Bandai signs three indie publishing deals
Three indie games have signed digital publishing deals with Namco Bandai Europe. The first is team-based space combat simulator GoD Factory: Wingmen from Nine Dots Studio, which will be released on PC, Mac and Linux. Then there’s Magiko Soft’s retro outing Platformines. That will be released for PC on Steam …
Read More »Free Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo hitting Xbox One and 360
Activision is taking the unprecedented step of allowing free multiplayer Call of Duty access to those who don’t own the game. Starting this Friday (March 7th) and running until Monday (March 10th) a free demo of Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer will be available on Xbox Live to all Xbox …
Read More »Japanese hardware market up 179.1% as PS4 arrives
The games console hardware market enjoyed a sharp year-on-year increase in Japan thanks to the launch of PS4, Famitsu has revealed. Data supplied to MCV shows that for February hardware sales were up 179.1 per cent year-on-year at 189.5m (1.11m). The software market climbed 113.8 per cent to 192.5m (1.12m). …
Read More »German and Austrian delay for South Park: The Stick of Truth
South Park: The Stick of Truth will miss its March 7th release date in Germany and Austria. Videogamer reports that numerous users on Steam and NeoGaf have received messages from Ubisoft apologising for the delay. "The German and Austrian version of South Park: The Stick of Truth contains an unconstitutional …
Read More »Titanfall Season Pass confirmed; 360 port ‘lagging behind’
Upcoming Xbox and PC shooter Titanfall will employ the Season Pass DLC model. Speaking to GameSpot, Respawn’s Vince Zampella confirmed the plans, stating: We’re not going to do microtransactions. You just buy it up front, and you get a better price. We’re going to do a Season Pass just because …
Read More »Writer Amy Hennig leaves Naughty Dog
The creative director and writer for Sony’s Uncharted series has left developer Naughty Dog. Amy Hennig had been at the studio for a decade and overseen the huge success of the Uncharted brand. Sony confirmed the move in a statement to IGN which said: "We can confirm that Amy Hennig …
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