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Scenes involving abortion and anal probes have been cut from the European version of South Park: The Stick of Truth. That’s according to BT.com which reports that the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has had seven 20-second scenes removed – a decision made by publisher Ubisoft. These consist of …
Read More »Twitch streaming arriving on Xbox One alongside Titanfall next month
Xbox One will offer integrated Twitch video streaming from next month. It will arrive alongside Titanfall on March 11th and is described by Twitch CEO and co-founder Emmett Shear as a complete integration”. "It’s exciting because we’ve never had the ability to broadcast from a console like this with such …
Read More »Samsung unveils the Galaxy S5
What is likely to be the year’s biggest selling smartphone across the globe has been announced by Samsung. The Galaxy S5 is the latest in Samsung’s market-leading Android smartphone range and is due for release on April 11th priced at around 550. The handset is probably best described as a …
Read More »PS4 sells 322k in opening weekend in Japan
The PS4 arrived in Japan on Saturday and has already sold in excess of a quarter of a million units. Famitsu, according to a Siliconera translation, reports that Sony’s new console sold 322,083 units in its first weekend in Japan. That’s far more than PS3’s opening weekend sales of 88,443. …
Read More »UPDATE: Xbox One Titanfall bundle cut to under £370
GameStop is offering a significant discount on the new Xbox One Titanfall bundle. Microsoft yesterday confirmed an upcoming cut-price SKU that includes an Xbox One console and a digital download of Titanfall for 399.99 – that’s 30 off the machine’s current RRP. Now GameStop is taking pre-orders on the bundle …
Read More »Elop handed keys to Xbox division at Microsoft
Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has been appointed as head of Microsoft’s devices and studios business. The appointment was expected following rumours earlier this month. Current devices and studios boss Julie Larson-Green is to assume the new role of chief experience officer for the applications and services group. You are …
Read More »Oculus Rift production put on hold
Oculus has said that it is not currently manufacturing its Rift virtual reality headsets. A component shortage has forced everything to grind to a halt as for the time being Oculus is only supplying a limited number of countries – the US, Canada, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Switzerland …
Read More »Xbox One PAL TV stutter fix on the way
Microsoft has said a fix to the Xbox One’s TV video stutter in Europe is just weeks away. It was revealed in November that users attempting to watch PAL TV through their consoles were experiencing judder caused by the difference between the machine’s 60Hz output and the 50Hz picture broadcast …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 DLC is being removed from PSN
Sony will remove all available digital content for Gran Turismo 5 in April. It had already been confirmed that the online servers for Polyphony Digital’s racer will be deactivated on May 20th. However, Sony has now confirmed that ahead of this it will be pulling all of the game’s DLC …
Read More »Duke Nukem sparks fresh court battle between Gearbox and 3D Realms
Gearbox is suing 3D Realms over its decision to announce a new Duke Nukem game. The IP was acquired by Gearbox in 2010 as part of the deal that saw Randy Pitchford’s studio rescue the game from its unprecedented stint of development hell. However, Kotaku reports that 3D Realms earlier …
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