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Sony will not be offering the option to switch off the DualShock 4’s rear LED in a future update. Sony’s president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida simply replied no” when asked about the possibility on Twitter, adding that the LEDs do not use much battery”. Some users have complained not …
Read More »Iwata’s Wii U and 3DS statement in full
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has released a lengthy statement clarifying the events that led up today’s damaging sales forecast reductions. Nintendo this morning reduced its Wii U unit sales forecast for the current financial year from 9m units to just 2.8m units. It also cut its 3DS sales prediction from …
Read More »Nintendo slashes Wii U sales forecast from 9m to 2.8m
The reality of the challenge confronting Wii U has finally struck Nintendo. Having throughout 2013 steadfastly stuck to its 9m unit sales forecast for the console for the current financial year, the platform holder has at last reduced that prediction. It now says it will likely sell just 2.8m Wii …
Read More »Rockstar fights back against Grand Theft Auto Online cheaters
Cheating in Grand Theft Auto Online will not be tolerated, developer Rockstar has warned. Furthermore, those found guilty of deliberately cheating the system face a possible ban from the game. The assertions come following issues concerning the creation and sharing of what it describes as game-breaking” amounts of in-game currency …
Read More »Delay for Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare on Xbox One
PopCap has revised its release date for Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare on Xbox One. The game, which lands first on Xbox before migrating to other platforms, had initially been pencilled in for a February 20th release in Europe. That date has now changed to February 27th. The American date …
Read More »Physical share of movie and TV market tumbles in US
Only 64 per cent of the movie and TV market in the US last year was spent on physical DVDs and Blu-rays. That’s down from the 96 per cent share physical formats claimed in 2004, IHS Technology reports. While spending on movies and TV shows in the home entertainment market …
Read More »Io says triple-A Hitman game will ‘fulfil core Hitman fantasy’
Keen to dispel recent rumours, Io Interactive has released a number of details concerning its next-gen Hitman game. Reports last week suggested the Hitman franchise had been abandoned on consoles but nothing could be further from the truth. In the next game you will experience a globetrotting Agent 47 at …
Read More »Dev warns that Steam sales "screw your fans"
With very exceptions, gamers are used to new titles launching at their highest price point and then gradually decreasing over time. But one developer has argued that the entire games pricing model needs revising, particularly when it comes to digital titles. A bargain rack for physical retail makes perfect sense …
Read More »No Man’s Sky won’t be delayed by festive flood
UK developer Hello Games has said that the flooding of its office last month won’t delay the hugely promising No Man’s Sky. Its Guilford office was hit with what the studio described as a biblical amount” of water over the Christmas period as rain and storms hit many parts of …
Read More »Plastic Surgery kids’ game removed from App Store
A game that saw players practicing plastic surgery on overweight patients has been removed from both the Apple and Google app stores. The BBC reports that the game, which went under the titles Plastic Surgery for Barbie and simply Plastic Surgery, was rated as suitable for nine year olds and …
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