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Graphics card manufacturer AMD spent between $5m and $8m to secure its Battlefield 4 partnership, a new report has claimed. Fudzilla claims to have word from multiple sources” that the company spent the huge sum to not only secure the game’s bundling with its new range of graphics cards but …
Read More »Middle Eastern PS4 release date confirmed
PS4 will be released in the Middle Eastern just before Christmas. IGN reports that the console will be released in the territory on December 13th, as revealed at the GAMES13 conference. It will retail for 1,699 United Arab Emirates Dirham. PS4 will be released in North America on November 15th …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins gets discount on Wii U
Warner Bros has confirmed that the Wii U versions of Batman: Arkham Origins will retail for less than it does on other consoles. The game has a US RRP of $60 on Xbox 360 and PS3 but will cost just $50 on Wii U. Kotaku reports that the difference stems …
Read More »Shadow of the Eternals is finally put to rest
The long and rocky road trodden by Shadow of the Eternals seems to have finally come to an end. After two failed attempts to crowdfund the game, Precursor Games’ Denis Dyack has stated in the game’s forums that the project has been taken offline. It is with a heavy heart …
Read More »PS4 tops Xbox One in Reuters consumer poll
More US consumers intend to buy a PS4 this Christmas than an Xbox One, according to a poll conducted by Reuters and Ipsos. Of the 1,297 people surveyed between September 23rd-27th some 26 per cent said they are likely to purchase a PS4 compared to just 15 per cent who …
Read More »FIFA 14 knocks Grand Theft Auto V off the top of the charts
Grand Theft Auto V has been knocked off the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 in only its second week. The reason? EA’s FIFA 14, which debuts in first place… although the fact that GTA V stock is pretty hard to come by in the UK …
Read More »Digital-only PC special edition for Thief
Square Enix has announced the digital-only Thief: Master Thief Edition for PC in Europe. The SKU includes an official digital artbook, a digital comic and digital soundtrack. There’s some in-game content, too. The Booster Pack gives players access to an exclusive bundle of optional in-game consumables that can empower you” …
Read More »Beyond: Two Souls can be played using only an iPhone
A DualShock controller is not needed to play the entirety of upcoming PS3 exclusive Beyond: Two Souls. Players will be able to play the full game from start to finish using only their Apple or Android smartphone and the free Beyond Touch app. "It connects to the console via Wi-Fi, …
Read More »Watch Dogs will run at 30fps on Xbox One and PS4
The developers of Ubisoft’s open-world title Watch Dogs have admitted that the game will not run at 60 frames per second on next-gen consoles. Creative director Jonathan Morin told VideoGamer that his studio is currently focussing on a steady 30fps” for both the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the …
Read More »China to lift console sales ban
The console video game market is about to get a hell of a lot bigger. The Chinese government is reportedly on the verge of lifting its 13-year ban on the sale of video games consoles by opening up the market in Shanghai’s new free trade zone, The Verge reports. A …
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