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Recent FPS release Metro Last Light has smashed the commercial performance of its predecessor Metro 2033. The game has in one week of release already matched what the last game achieved in its first three months and the PC version managed triple the sales that 2033 managed in its first …
Read More »Oculus Rift co-founder Andrew Scott killed by speeding car
A car driven by a suspect being pursued by police has struck and killed Oculus Rift’s co-founder Andrew Scott. The 33 year-old was hit in Santa Ana, California where he had lived for a year. The car, a Dodge Charger, was being driven by 21 year old Victor Sanchez who …
Read More »Grid 2 claims UK chart No.1 in first week
Codemasters racer Grid 2 is this week’s UK no.1. It’s the publisher’s first UK chart topper since F1 2010. The first Grid achieved only second place in its first week, although its sales were 29 per cent stronger than the new sequel. You have to go all the way down …
Read More »Dishonored dev Arkane Austin working on Prey 2 – rumour
Prey 2 has been resurrected once again and is now in the hands of Dishonored creators Arkane Austin, it is being claimed. Kotaku reports that the game, which has been in limbo since losing developer Human Head Studios, has been forced onto Arkane by Bethesda despite that facts that some …
Read More »Eternal Darkness successor may never be released
The makers of Shadow of the Eternals have confessed that the game is in danger of not making it to market. The game currently stands at $115,304 on Kickstarter – that’s well short of its $1.35m goal with 18 days left to run. Precursor Games’ own crowdfunding efforts have raised …
Read More »GameStop grabs exclusive McFarlane Assassin’s Creed Gauntlet
A replica Assassin’s Creed Gauntlet will be offered in the US exclusively through GameStop. Kotaku got some hands-on time with the Edward Kenway’s Hidden Blade Gauntlet, which is made by collectibles specialist McFarlane. As seen in the game series, the device straps to a user’s wrist and produces a hidden …
Read More »William Hill offering 8/11 on £500+ RRP for Xbox One
A lot of people got very exciting earlier when MCV reported that FIFA 14 on Xbox One is up for pre-order for 90 on Amazon. The same article also pointed out that Xbox One pre-orders are currently priced at 599. Now, in no way was this article saying that MCV …
Read More »Hirai: PS4 is first and foremost a video game console
PS4 may be a multimedia device, but Sony is keen to highlight that gaming remains very much at the forefront of its offer. "The most important thing we need to do is agree and understand that the PS4 is a great video game console that appeals to video gamers," Sony …
Read More »Amazon lists FIFA 14 on Xbox One and PS4 for £89.99
It’s an error. It has to be an error, right? Amazon.co.uk has put up listings for upcoming EA release FIFA for both Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PS4. Both of which are priced at 89.99. There has so far been no official word on software pricing for next-gen machines, although …
Read More »Surprise – Radeon HD 8000 series PC GPUs tipped for Q3 release
It looks like the PC graphics card battle of 2013 is far from over. Yesterday’s release of Nvidia’s GTX 770 (and last week’s release of the GTX 780) had seemingly signalled an end to the PC GPU wars for the foreseeable future, but talk now suggests AMD is rallying a …
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