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Warner Bros has released its 50-second TV clip for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins. The stylish short shows a young Bruce Wayne falling victims of school bullies throughout his childhood before one day, metaphorically liberated by the Dark Knight himself, he chooses to fight back. Youth is a theme seen …
Read More »Coinstar machines to start dishing out Xbox Live codes
Gamers will soon be able to convert all their loose change into Xbox Live credit in the US. Polygon reports that digital payment company Rixty is working with Microsoft to allow consumers to use Coinstar vending machines to receive credit for Microsoft’s console marketplace. Users will be able to claim …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts Collector’s Edition detailed
Another version of Call of Duty: Ghosts has been revealed by publisher Activision. This time it’s the Call of Duty: Ghosts Hardened Edition which includes the following: Call of Duty: Ghosts Hardened Edition comes complete with an assortment of collectible physical items and exclusive digital content to customise your multiplayer …
Read More »ShopTo resolves Call of Duty: Ghosts dispute, but will Royal Mail strike scupper plans?
Call of Duty: Ghosts is now available from ShopTo.net after the retailer and Activision settled their differences regarding the title. It was revealed in May that ShopTo would not be stocking the game after a disagreement with the publisher regarding the day on which it was able to post orders …
Read More »Blackberry releases open letter as it tries to calm the nerves
With a dark cloud of uncertainty hanging over it, Blackberry has released an open letter in which it has tried to reassure the world that everything will be fine. You can continue to count on BlackBerry,” it insists. How do we know? We have substantial cash on hand and a …
Read More »Battlefield 4 needs a 14.4GB install for ‘best experience’ on Xbox 360
Xbox 360 owners wanting to get the best possible experience from Battlefield 4 are going to need plenty of spare hard drive space. EA has revealed that the game will kick off with a mandatory 2GB install, regardless of whether the multiplayer or single player disc is inserted. As well …
Read More »UPDATE: UK gaming’s Simon Byron is doing something brilliant on Kickstarter
Now this is what Kickstarter is really meant to be used for. Tired of millionaires taking to crowdfunding sites to launch products that they themselves are unwilling to back? Well this won’t be of any interest then because Simon Byron works in PR and we all know that’s where the …
Read More »VIDEO: Angry Birds Go gameplay shown, release date announced
Rovio’s latest entry in the Angry Birds franchise has been dated. The game will be released on December 11th and to coincide with the announcement Rovio has released its first gameplay footage. The kart racer was announced in August, with Rovio’s Kalle Kaivola stating: We’ve been playing around with a …
Read More »Candy Crush Saga is heading to Amazon’s Kindle Fire
King.com’s massively popular match-3 title Candy Crush Saga is to make its debut on Kindle Fire devices later this week. The game will be available from the Amazon Appstore from Thursday (October 17th), although it will appear in some unspecified ‘selected territories’ today. The game has some 53m+ active daily …
Read More »Pokemon X & Y sell 4m in opening weekend
Nintendo has revealed some impressive sales numbers for Pokemon X & Y’s opening weekend. The games – the first entries in the Pokemon series on 3DS – sold 4m units between them on Saturday October 12th and Sunday October 13th. And Friday October 11th in the UK. The impressive number …
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