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A hostile takeover is not on the cards for Polish games giant CD Projekt Red, the company has insisted. Talk of such a possibility has emerged in recent days after a Polish documented was translated online that appeared to suggest the company was taking steps to protect itself. Said document …
Read More »Need for Speed Arena registered by EA
A new trademark application suggests something Need for Speed related is on the horizon. VG247 reports that EA has filed a trademark registration for Need for Speed Arena with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. The filing pertains to computer game software; downloadable computer game software via a global computer …
Read More »Xbox Streaming device was real, report claims
Microsoft was ready to announce and release a streaming Xbox device intended to launch shortly after E3. That’s the claim in a new report from Windows Central. Shortly before E3 this year reports suggested that Microsoft would announce three devices at the trade event – a slim Xbox One, a …
Read More »The Mega Drive is being re-released in Brazil
Did you know that the Sega Mega Drive still, to this day, sells around 150,000 units every year in Brazil? No, nor did we. To put this into context, this is around as many units as the PS4 sells in the region. Not bad for a quarter century old bit …
Read More »Call of Duty’s Steam numbers are struggling
It isn’t only Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s boxed sales numbers that are lagging. Steam tracking site GitHyp reveals that the latest installment in the FPS series peaked at just 15,280 players during its launch weekend. That made it only the 27th most played game on Steam in the period. …
Read More »Microsoft cuts price of original Xbox One
The original Xbox One has been significantly discounted on Microsoft’s UK online store. A number of 500GB Xbox One bundles have been reduced to just 179.99. The Gears of War 4, Halo 5 and Quantum Break bundles are included in the offer, each of which cost 249.99 prior to the …
Read More »Valve has redesigned the Steam Store front page
Shopping on Steam has been given a facelift thanks to what Steam is calling ‘The Discovery Update 2.0′. On the face of it things don’t appear wildly different. Titles are presented slightly differently, with screenshots that enlarge when rolled over, while the sidebar provides faster and clearer access to a …
Read More »YouTube introduces HDR support
Streaming video giant YouTube has for some time supported 4K video, and now HDR output has been added to the mix. Both the recently released Xbox One S and the PS4 – both in original and PS4 Pro flavours – support the tech, which ups the contrast and lighting range …
Read More »Patrick Bach is leaving DICE after 14 years
The general manager of EA-owned developer DICE, Patrick Bach, is to quit the studio after nearly a decade and a half. PlayStation LifeStyle has confirmed the change, although does not yet know if Bach is heading to another developer. It’s understood that the noises are he’s leaving to spend more …
Read More »Vivendi again ups Ubisoft stake
Very nearly a quarter of Ubisoft is now owned by Vivendi. As of the weekend, Vivendi has a 24.06 per cent stake in the French publisher, giving it voting rights of 21.3 per cent. Presumably it still wishes, as it has stated previously, to gain a seat on the board. …
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