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PC gamers are able, should they choose, to buy today’s new Call of Duty from the Windows Store instead of Steam, but doing so comes at a price. Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 10 version of the game’s multiplayer will only connect with others who have purchased from Microsoft’s …

PS4 Pro is released next week (November 10th), and Sony has confirmed the complete lineup of titles that will be ready to make use of the extra processing power from the off. The selection includes the likes of Skyrim: Special Edition, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Mafia III, …

EA’s FIFA 17 most definitely HAS improved upon the performance of last year’s title FIFA 16. There was an element of confusion surrounding the game’s launch, with GfK contacting the press to specify that changes to its sales tracking meant it couldn’t be sure if FIFA 17 had enjoyed a …

Long-term publisher and developer SNK has officially dropped the Playmore moniker from its titles. The company quietly began omitting the Playmore name from its logo earlier this year, but it has now been confirmed that the name change will be made official from December 1st, after which point it will …

Take Two has revealed that Mafia III has become the fastest selling game in publishing label 2K Games’ history. The company shipped 4.5m units of the title in its first week. Eyes are now set on passing the total sales of 2K’s overall best-selling title, Borderlands, which stand at 10m …

The Wii U lives on, Nintendo has claimed. Earlier this week reports suggested that production of the struggling console would come to an end this Friday (November 4th). However, Kotaku reports that Nintendo has told Japanese site IT Media that these claims are incorrect, insisting that: There is no change …

The latest creation from Katamari Damacy mastermind Keita Takahashi is now available for a very specific group of owners. Woorld, which is an augmented reality title, is designed for Google’s Tango AR platform. And to date only one handset supports it – Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro. Basically, this is about …

Titanfall 2 may yet achieve sales to match its critical popularity, EA has argued. The game debuted last week but indicators suggest sales will fall far short of predictions. Conversely, Battlefield 1 is performing stronger than expected. With the game launching just days apart, the natural conclusion is that Battlefield …

A new version of Minecraft targeted and schools and educators is now available to buy. Minecraft: Education Edition isn’t radically different to the vanilla game, but does come with some extra tools for teachers, such as student positional tracking, the easier allocation of resources and some additional in-game items. However, …

Yet another VR competitor will be arriving on the scene next week in the UK, US, Germany, Australia and Canada. Google’s Daydream VR headset will go on sale on November 10th and will cost 69 in the UK. It can be had either directly from Google itself, or alternatively from …