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UK video games charity GamesAid has a very special item on auction for those pondering an Xbox One Purchase. The Xbox One White Exclusive Launch Team Commemorative Special Edition is normally only available to members of the console’s launch team. It comes with an exclusive Launch Team Achievement and has …
Read More »VIDEO: Sony’s live-action Killzone Shadow Fall trailer
The next-gen is so very nearly upon us, so expect plenty more along these lines in the coming days and weeks. Sony has released a live-action trailer for PS4 launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall. It’s kind of like a recruitment video encouraging humans to join the ranks of the Shadow …
Read More »EA admits ‘Worst Company in America’ gong hurt
Being labelled as the Worst Company in America two years on the trot caused EA to alter the way it operated. Although Peter Moore’s public tte–tte with The Consumerist in April was probably ill advised, head of console and PC games development Patrick Soderlund told Kotaku that it has led …
Read More »VIDEO: Current and next-gen versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts compared
IGN has compiled a video comparison showing how Call of Duty: Ghosts performs on current-gen and next-gen consoles. It will come as no surprise that the game certainly packs some additional visual flourishes on PS4, although truth be told the gap is less pronounced than in titles such as Battlefield …
Read More »William Hill slashes odds on Call of Duty: Ghosts for Christmas No.1
Call of Duty: Ghosts has been installed as the odds-on favourite to be this year’s UKIE GfK Chart-Track UK Christmas No.1. William Hill is offering 1/5 on the game, which arrives in the UK today but will be boosted by next-gen launches on Xbox One and PS4 on November 22nd …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 780Ti and Radeon R9 290 benchmarked, priced
The two latest competitors into what has turned out to be a very ‘heated’ battle in the PC graphics card market have at last been detailed. Firstly, Nvidia’s long-awaited GTX 780Ti has been specced by VideoCardz which shows that the card is not only a Titan-killer, but also the better …
Read More »VIDEO: Gran Turismo 6 lets you drive a Lunar Rover on the moon
Sony’s PS3 racer is bravely going where no driving simulator has gone before. A new trailer for the game, which can be seen below, offers a glimpse of what the official car list reveals to be the Lunar Roving Vehicle LEV-001 ’71. That’s just one of the 120 new cars …
Read More »Sony reveals final PS4 UK launch line-up
A total of 19 games will be available on day one for PS4 when it’s released in the UK on November 29th. The list includes seven first party Sony titles and 12 from third parties, two of which are indie games. The headliners? Killzone: Shadow Fall, Call of Duty: Ghosts, …
Read More »Eidos Montreal and Star Citizen pledge AMD Mantle support
AMD’s new PC graphics API Mantle has received the backing of two new game developers. Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Thief creator Eidos Montreal and Star Citizen creator Cloud Imperium Games have both said they will utlilise the software in future titles. Mantle is a new API that will supposedly …
Read More »Infinity Ward had Call of Duty: Ghosts running at 1080p on Xbox One
Call of Duty: Ghosts developer Infinity Ward has at last explained the reason for the resolution discrepancy of the game between PS4 and Xbox One. It was revealed last week that the game will output in full HD 1080p on PS4 but in HD ready 720p on Xbox One. The …
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