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Skyrim, Fallout and Dishonored developer Bethesda has launched a new online merchandise store. Found at store.bethsoft.com, the range includes items such as shirts, hoodies, trainers, lithographs, bags and statues. Speaking of which, the crown of the launch collection is undoubtedly a $299.00 Skyrim Dragonborn statue. It’s 16 inches tall (including …
Read More »Apple lashes out at Android – is the mighty feeling the heat?
Phil Schiller, Apple’s marketing boss, has attacked rival Google’s Android operating software in a rare show of tension for the tech giant. The verbal slamming comes just hours ahead of the unveiling of Samsung’s flagship Android device the Galaxy S4. "With their own data, only 16 per cent of Android …
Read More »Disney Infinity delayed at the request of retail
Upcoming Skylanders rival Disney Infinity has been delayed by one month. The game had been due for release in June but will now arrive in Europe on August 23rd. Furthermore, the move comes not due to development concerns but instead after it was requested by retailers, who wanted to see …
Read More »Xbox 360 trails behind PS3 and Wii in video-on-demand usage
Microsoft may be desperate to position the Xbox 360 as the living room’s multimedia hub, but new stats suggest it lags behind its rival in key areas. A report from Nielsen says that just 13 per cent of the time US users spent with their Xbox 360 in 2012 was …
Read More »Twitch records strong growth, attracts 28m users in February
Justin.tv owned gaming video service Twitch has posted some very impressive numbers for February 2013. Last month the site hosted over 600,000 unique broadcasters that between them attracted 28m unique users. More impressively, each of these users watched an average of over 1.5 hours of video… every day. Twitch launched …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V reveal this Thursday?
Gamers could get their first glimpse of Metal Gear Solid V later this week. That is, of course, if you’re one of the many gamers who firmly believe that mysterious outing The Phantom Pain, developed by the unknown Moby Dick Studio Head, is indeed the next Metal Gear game. And …
Read More »Dev slams focus on game length: "Who cares about value for money?"
Would you rather play an amazing game for one hour or a tedious one for 50? That’s basically the question being asked by Swedish filmmaker Josef Fares, who has teamed up with Syndicate and Chronicles of Riddick creators Starbreeze Studios to make new digital game Brothers: A Tale of Two …
Read More »Xi3 launches war of words with Valve
Valve seems to have ruffled some feathers with its recent assertion that it is not connected in any way with Xi3’s Piston Steam Box. A statement from Valve yesterday claimed that the company began some exploratory work with Xi3 last year, but currently has no involvement in any product of …
Read More »Apple refunds parents whose kid blew £980 on Tapped Out donuts
Haven’t we been here before? The Daily Mail has today run yet another story of a child racking up a overdraft-smashing bill on a free-to-play iOS title. This time it’s The Simpsons Tapped out, in which eight-year-old Theo Rowland-Fry spent 980 on virtual donuts. It was only when my wife …
Read More »GAME confirms Defiance lock-ins
Namco Bandai and Trion Worlds have partnered with GAME to run five Defiance lock-ins. Each event will allow attendees to try the action MMO, which is not due for release in the UK until April 2nd. They will also receive free beta access keys, and get some free food and …
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