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Online auction giant eBay has acquired UK courier business Shutl. The London firm specialises in same-day delivery, which has made a name for itself via its ‘within the hour’ delivery service. Its record delivery time is a somewhat bewildering 15 minutes. Shutl opened its doors in 2009 and has since …
Read More »DC Universe Online getting visual upgrade for PS4
Sony Online Entertainment is planning a significant upgrade to DC Universe Online in preparation for the launch of PS4 next month. ‘Game Update 31′ will offer a sweeping, game-wide graphical upgrade, a massive design effort to polish and re-master the core levelling game, and a host of technical work that …
Read More »Dark Matter is pulled from Steam and GOG after gamer unrest
Digital retailers Steam and GOG have pulled recent release Dark Matter from sale. Enraged buyers took to the internet shortly after the game’s release, disgruntled that it ends with a rather abrupt ‘to be continued’ message. The full story is indeed not complete yet because originally we wanted a longer …
Read More »2DS drops below £100 at UK retail
Nintendo’s handheld console 2DS has dropped below the 100 barrier at several UK retailers. Having arrived in the UK on October 12th at 109.99, a drop to below 100 was always inevitable as Christmas approached, although perhaps some would have thought retail would have waited longer than ten days. Sainsbury’s …
Read More »T-Mobile CEO tweets about his love for the Samsung Note 3… from his iPhone
In a delightful corporate faux pas, the CEO of T-Mobile has been caught seemingly ‘exaggerating’ his love for Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 3. John Legere took to Twitter to explain that he was "Glad @SamsungMobile decided to bring phablets to the states. I don’t know what I’d do without my …
Read More »The DualShock 4 works on PS3… sort of
Is it exciting that you’re going to be able to use the PS4’s new DualShock 4 controller with your PS3? The internet seems to think so. As discovered in a Computer Spiele video below, the DualShock 4 seems to work on PS3 providing it’s plugged in. There are some caveats, …
Read More »Microsoft pulls Windows RT 8.1 update after BSOD issues
The Windows 8.1 update designed for Microsoft’s RT tablet PCs has been pulled from the Windows Store. TechSpot reports that Microsoft has confirmed an issue that affects roughly one in every thousand users that results in Windows tablets displaying the infamous ‘blue screen of death’ (BSOD) after updating. A workaround …
Read More »Simon Maxwell becomes Gamer Network COO
There’s been a reshuffle at Eurogamer parent Gamer Network. Former group publishing director Simon Maxwell has become chief operating officer having been at the company for less than a year. David Lilley has become MD of Gamer Events while John Benyamine is now VP of US content, taking on responsibility …
Read More »Sega’s Alien: Isolation to star Ripley’s daughter – report
Creative Assembly is making a first person Alien shooter for Sega. That’s according to Kotaku, which claims to have it on good authority that Aliens: Isolation will be released for both current and next-gen consoles in 2014. It is apparently inspired by games like Dishonored and Bioshock” and uses both …
Read More »VIDEO: Call of Duty: Ghosts gameplay trailer arrives
Ready for another trailer? Good. Hot on the heels of the Battlefield 4 TV ad, now Activision has released a gameplay trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts. It may appear much like EA’s trailer on the surface – listen out for the Eminem track so you can remember which video …
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