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50 worth of in-game currency is to be given away with Nvidia graphics cards throughout the rest of the year. Those who buy a GeForce 700M series equipped notebook or a GTX 650 series desktop GPU will get free in-game cash spread across Warframe, Marvel Heroes and Neverwinter. The deal …
Read More »Ghostlight’s Devil Survivor 2 campaign hits target
Devil Survivor 2 will be released on DS in Europe. That’s because Ghostlight’s campaign to attract enough pre-orders to make its release in Europe financially viable has been a success. After a herculean push over the last week, I am delighted to say that Devil Survivor 2 has reached its …
Read More »Only Day One Edition Xbox One’s get free FIFA 14
Microsoft has seemingly altered its position on free copies of FIFA 14 with the Xbox One. The platform holder had previously stated that all pre-orders for the console would include a digital version of EA’s football game. Indeed, the official Xbox Twitter account categorically stated that both standard and Day …
Read More »Molyneux’s Godus gets release date
Players will be able to get their hands on Peter Molyneux’s Godus from next week. Studio 22cans is to be given a beta release for PC and Mac via Steam early access on September 13th. It will go on sale for 14.99. Godus has been pitched a reinvention of the …
Read More »Deadline nears for Game Connection marketing accolades
There’s one week left to vote for the Game Connection Marketing Awards. It’s the third time the Marketing Awards have taken place and are designed to recognise and reward outstanding work in marketing and communications from across the breadth of the video game industry worldwide”. The event has also confirmed …
Read More »Apple trade-in plan is real, but not coming to the UK
iPhone owners are now able to trade-in their handsets in exchange for store credit at Apple stores. Talk of the plans first appeared online last week. The amounts offered will range between $125-$250 depending on the model and condition. The scheme has been rolled out nationwide across the US – …
Read More »Whore of the Orient comes under political attack, accused of racism
Having already endured a troubled development, KMM’s Whore of the Orient has hit fresh controversy. The Age reports that Australian City of Monash councillor Jieh-Yung Lo has labelled the game as an attempt to disgrace Chinese culture, history and traditions”, adding that: It’s the use of the word ‘Orient’, more …
Read More »Illumiroom unlikely to feature in Xbox One’s future
The prohibitive cost and requirements of Microsoft’s Illumiroom technology have seemingly seen it phased out of Xbox One’s future. Illumoriim uses projectors and cameras to extend a game’s visual area beyond the confines of the TV. This has many uses – the screen itself can be extended to cover an …
Read More »Competition alleges "late November launch" for Xbox One
The small print of a Mountain Dew and Doritos competition has pointed to a late November release date for Microsoft’s Xbox One. PepsiCo and Microsoft are running a competition in the US to give away one of the new consoles every two minutes”. It officially kicks off on November 5th, …
Read More »PS4 to feature some sort of voice command functionality
Sony seems intent on replicating what Microsoft believes is one of its key USPs on Xbox One. The platform holder has confirmed to Polygon that PS4’s optional PlayStation Camera allows for voice recognition”, although it’s not yet ready to share any more details. That the PS4 would offer such functionality …
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