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Xbox Live Arcade and PSN title Skullgirls looks likely to be removed from sale in the near future. Polygon reports that Lab Zero Games design director Mike Zaimont confirmed via a Twitch stream that Sony had informed him of a request to remove the game (which was made without the …
Read More »VIDEO: The Division looks to put the ‘next’ in ‘next-gen’
A new video demonstrating the tech powering Ubisoft’s The Division points to a very exciting looking next-gen release. The footage, which can be seen below, was shown over the weekend at the VGX Awards. It details the huge advances promised by the game’s Snowdrop engine – if it delivers on …
Read More »Xbox Live and World of Warcraft targeted by NSA spy activities
America’s National Security Agency has been spying on users of Xbox Live and World of Warcraft, according to new documents. The revelation is the latest in along line of leaks stemming from Edward Snowden and published by, amongst others, The Guardian. A new document published today entitled ‘Exploiting Terrorist Use …
Read More »VIDEO: First Quantum Break gameplay footage shown
The weekend’s VGX Awards offered up the first gameplay footage from upcoming Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break. The Remedy-developed title revolves around an experiment that has effectively ‘broken’ time, effectively paving the way for a number of set-pieces in which the game takes place. Players will as a result be …
Read More »Man who paid £450 for a photo of an Xbox One is given a real one
Did you read about that lad who paid 450 for a photo of an Xbox One? The story was big news last week after Nottingham Post reported that 19 year-old Peter Clatworthy had paid 450 for a picture of an Xbox One on eBay. He thought he’d paid for an …
Read More »Alien Isolation artwork leaks online
What appears to be the first glimpse of Creative Assembly’s Alien game has appeared online. As spotted by the super-sleuths at NeoGaf, the artwork is believed to link to the Alien game first revealed by Kotaku in October. It says Alien Isolation will hit both current and next-gen consoles some …
Read More »Is Criterion, or Visceral, making the next Battlefield game?
DICE may no longer be the sole developer of EA’s Battlefield series. Analyst Michael Pachter said in an investor note last Friday that his company believes Criterion Games is working on a military shooter that may become a brand extension for the Battlefield franchise in FY15”. However, Pachter followed up …
Read More »Tomb Raider to hit PS4 and Xbox One next month
Square Enix will release Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on next-gen consoles on January 31st in Europe. The SKU will bundle all of the original title’s post-release DLC as well as a number of other digital extras such as costumes and the like. There will also be some consoles-specific functionality. On …
Read More »Telltale confirms episodic Game of Thrones series
Epic TV drama Game of Thrones is next in line for the Telltale Games treatment. The news was first rumoured last month but was officially confirmed at the weekend’s VGX Awards in the US. There’s not really much extra info, although we do know that the game will follow the …
Read More »Call of Duty still top as Gran Turismo 6 stalls at the green light
Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts has claimed the Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 for the third time in four weeks. The upper reaches of the chart are beginning to form a regular pattern as we approach Christmas, with FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Grand Theft …
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