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A new PS3 firmware update has extended the ability to enable automatic downloads to non-subscribers of PlayStation Plus. Previously PS+ members were able to have their consoles automatically download both system updates and software purchases made in the online version of the Sony Entertainment Network website. Now all PS3 owners …
Read More »Valve ‘leak’ lists Half-Life 3 development team
An undoubtedly completely innocent tech mishap has seemingly named a number of Valve developers currently working on Half-Life 3. As posted on Reddit, Valve’s internal User Picker software became available to the public briefly last night – just long enough, it transpires, for sleuths to extract from it a list …
Read More »Rockstar "working around the clock" to fix Grand Theft Auto Online
Grand Theft Auto Online doesn’t work very well, and Rockstar says it is doing all it can to fix it. We are continuing to look into these issues and are working around the clock on resolving them as quickly as possible,” a statement read. This includes close monitoring of our …
Read More »Zynga’s Pincus: I’m bored with games
The founder and chairman of troubled social games giant Zynga has made a startling admission. Speaking to journalists at an informal rooftop talk” in Israel, Mark Pincus admitted that right now, I’m pretty bored with all games” when asked what his favourite game was, The Wall Street Journal reports. Pincus …
Read More »VIDEO: Battlefield 4 compared on current and next-gen
Thanks to yesterday’s release of the Battlefield 4 beta, we’ve now got a better idea than ever about how the next-gen and current-gen versions of Battlefield 4 compare. A video comparison from Videogamer shows the same sections in both releases, including some side-by-side footage. The differences are actually fairly significant, …
Read More »Microsoft unlocks Xbox Live Gold for Grand Theft Auto Online
Non-paying members of Xbox Live will this weekend be able to access all the benefits normally reserved for paying Gold members. The promotion will run from this Friday (October 4th) until Sunday (October 6th) and includes a number of countries, one of which is the UK. This means free multiplayer …
Read More »Ginx expands European presence with Player acquisition
Games-centric TV platform Ginx has acquired Player Channel. The moves means that as of 6:00am this morning Ginx is now available to an estimated 13m French homes and a further 3.5m in Germany. The company will also expand its advertising operations to provide for specific ad opportunities for UK, French …
Read More »HMV hosting F1 2013 launch event this Friday
A real-life F1 car will be the star attraction at the official F1 2013 launch event at HMV Oxford Street this Friday (October 4th). Kicking off at 11am, attendees will have the chance to try their hand at a real F1 tyre change like you see dem dere folks on …
Read More »Two new Transformers bundles on the way this Christmas
Activision is to release two Transformers game bundles this Q4. The first, for Nintendo Wii, is called the Transformers: Ultimate Battle Edition while the second, due out on DS, is called the Transformers: Ultimate Autobots Edition. The Wii release contains two games – Transformers: Cybertron Adventures (based on the War …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Online reportedly corrupting single-player saves
Oh dear. Problems accessing the hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto Online were always to be expected. But fresh reports suggest an altogether more troubling issue is materialising. Some users are claiming that not only are they unable to access the game’s new online functions, but that doing so is corrupting …
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