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Lots of you seem to want a new Timesplitters game. Well happy days then, as a new one is now in development. It’s called Timesplitters Rewind and its creators are making it for PS4. That’s the last of the concrete information, however, with everything becoming a little hopeful and speculative …
Read More »Square extends Final Fantasy XIV free play time
Free access to Square Enix MMO Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has been extended by a week. FFXIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida confirmed the news after many gamers have been unable to login to the title following an extended period of server problems that have plagued the game …
Read More »Rayman Legends missing some content on Vita
It appears that the PlayStation Vita version of Rayman Legends lack some content found in the other releases. Legends is already available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC but will not hit Vita until later this month following a recently announced delay. Now CVG reports that the Vita …
Read More »55 let go as part of Future restructuring
Future CEO Mark Wood has confirmed in an internal memo this morning that the company is to cut approximately 55 jobs. The company’s video games editorial and art teams are among those affected by the changes. Impacted staff are being informed by email this morning. Why do we need to …
Read More »European broadband issues delaying PS4 Gaikai streaming rollout
There’s currently no timeline as to when European PS4 owners will be able to stream PS3 content onto their machines. SCEE president and CEO Jim Ryan told Edge that the service is expected to arrive in North America in early 2014. But he’s not able to date a European rollout …
Read More »Microsoft considered calling new console Xbox Infinity
Xbox Infinity was a strong possibility for Microsoft’s next-gen branding, the company admitted. The Xbox Infinity branding (or Xbox ∞) was first mentioned as long ago as July 2012 after Microsoft was spotted fighting to win the rights to the Xbox8 URL. Infinity then reared its head again shortly before …
Read More »GamesAid 2013 charity voting now open
The six charities in with a shot of grabbing GamesAid funding this year have been named. Voting is now open for GamesAid members and will remain so until just before midnight on the night of Saturday September 14th. Votes can be registered here. All eligible organisations must have a turnover …
Read More »GAME reveals next-gen game trade-in program for UK
UK gamers have finally got their own next-gen game trade-in program. Retailer GAME is offering a guaranteed 40 trade-in value for a range of PS3 and Xbox 360 titles when gamers hand them over in order to upgrade to either the PS4 or Xbox One version. The titles confirmed so …
Read More »Wii U version of Rayman Legends outperforms rivals
Rayman Legends may have dropped its Wii U exclusivity, but Ubisoft’s title has still been a success for Nintendo’s machine. The Wii U SKU accounted for 45 per cent of the UK’s total week one sales of the game. It was also released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, with …
Read More »Microsoft re-launches Xbox Live Rewards
The ditching of Microsoft Points has led to a re-launch for Microsoft’s Xbox Live Rewards offer. OXM reports that players will now earn what are called Reward Credits by completing an array of tasks. These include renewing your Xbox Live subscription, completing surveys or playing a new game for at …
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