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Mojang has promised some significant new functionality for the mobile version of its hit title. Minecraft Pocket Edition will soon be updated to offer larger-scale worlds more in line with what users of the PC and console versions are accustomed to. We’re working on restructuring a lot of code to …
Read More »Nvidia’s 750Ti offers next-gen power for £115
Graphics card maker Nvidia has unveiled the new GTX 750Ti – and the headline is it can outperform an Xbox One. Nvidia says that it now leads performance per watt revolution with Maxwell graphics architecture” thanks to both the 114.99 GTX 750Ti 2GB and 90 GTX 750 1GB. GameSpot put …
Read More »More games added to Microsoft’s Xbox Live sale
Microsoft is currently offering a host of significant discounts to digital Xbox 360 games. 75 per cent or more has been cut off the price of games such as Mass Effect, Batman: Arkham City, The Guardian of Middle Earth, Asura’s Wrath and Dust while two thirds have been lopped off …
Read More »Deep Down gender criticisms addressed by Capcom
Capcom has responded to concerns surrounding the lack of playable female characters in upcoming RPG Deep Down. The game found itself the subject of strong criticism from VG247 earlier this week after the site published a furious editorial about the game’s perceived gender inequality. Capcom has responded by explaining that …
Read More »VIDEO: Konami releases Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes comparison
The various versions of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes have been compared in a new official video from Konami. The short show the PS4, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions in action and the additional details afforded by the next-gen power boost. It was confirmed earlier this week …
Read More »Titanfall beta extended for one day as PC opens to all
The much-hyped Titanfall beta will remain open for 24 hours longer than previously planned. The game will now remain playable until 6pm PST on February 19th – that’s 2am in the morning of February 20th for UK gamers. The beat has for two days been available to all Xbox One …
Read More »Thief runs at 900p on Xbox One, 1080p on PS4
Square Enix’s Thief is the latest game to run at a lower resolution on Xbox One than it does on PS4. Eurogamer has had confirmation that the game runs at 900p on Xbox One and 1080p on PS4. But releases run at 30fps. "You really need good eyes to see …
Read More »VIDEO: Harmonix reveals F2P musical shooter Chroma
Rock Band and Dance Central developer Harmonix is to try its hand at the shooter genre. The studio has announced a new free-to-play musical themed shooter called Chroma for the PC which is being co-developed with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive studio Hidden Path Entertainment. Player movement and weapons will generate music, …
Read More »Candy Crush Saga’s King files for IPO
Free-to-play specialist King has filed for an IPO as it plans to go public. It will list on the New York Stock Exchange as King Digital Entertainment using the ticker symbol ‘KING’. The filing also revealed that King’s 2013 revenues hit $1.88bn with net profit reaching $567.6m. That’s up a …
Read More »100 exclusive GAME Thief lock-ins up for grabs
GAME and Sony have teamed up to offer 100 exclusive store lock-ins with upcoming release Thief. These differ from GAME’s regular lock-ins in that the events, which will take place on the day before the game’s release on Thursday February 27th, are only for the winners and their mates. Those …
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