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A new cut-price offer is being made available to those hoping to get started in the world of Hearthstone. Blizzard’s tremendously successful card battler is free to play, and can certainly be played for free, with players working their way through some early challenges to unlock a basic but decent …
Read More »PlayStation VR demo disc packs ten extra games in the US
US PlayStation VR buyers will have far more to sink their teeth into when they get home than their European counterparts. It was revealed last week that the UK version of PSVR will come with eight game demos in the box. In the US, however, the bundled disc will include …
Read More »HDR update hits PS4 today
The much-touted HDR technology will be rolled out to all existing PS4s today. HDR has overnight become one of the big buzzwords of the industry, and was one of the main features with which Microsoft chose to push the Xbox One S. A lot of time was also spent bigging …
Read More »Steam reviews tightened to omit ratings from redeemed games
Customers who have obtained a game by redeeming a key as opposed to buying directly through Steam will no longer be able to attribute a score to their reviews. The move is designed to quash the danger of developers artificially inflating their review scores by handing out keys to players …
Read More »PS4 Pro is designed to counter PC migration
It is the PC, and not the Xbox Scorpio, that’s at the heart of Sony’s decision to abandon the traditional console lifecycle with the generation refreshing PS4 Pro. I saw some data that really influenced me. It suggested that there’s a dip mid-console lifecycle where the players who want the …
Read More »Camo-coloured 1TB Xbox One S confirmed for UK
Two Battlefield 1 Xbox One S bundles have been priced and dated by Microsoft. The 300 1TB bundle is a GAME exclusive. It includes a camo-coloured console, controller and stand, as well as a download code for the Early Enlister Deluxe Edition of EA’s shooter and one month’s EA Access …
Read More »The Last Guardian suffers fresh delay
The perpetually upcoming The Last Guardian will remain upcoming for a little while longer. The game had, at long last, been due out on October 28th. It has now been pushed back to December 9th in the UK and December 7th in Europe. Fumito Ueda, Gen Design and Japan Studio …
Read More »Nesbox emulator blocked on Xbox One
Microsoft has unsurprisingly moved to block the release of a retro games emulator on the Xbox One. Last week the team behind the Nesbox emulator revealed that an Xbox compatible version had passed certification and was due to arrive on the console at the weekend. However, the platform holder subsequently …
Read More »Overwatch tops the charts once again
Blizzard’s Overwatch has claimed its second successive week at No.1 in the UK Top 40, and its fifth since its release earlier this year. That means it now joins the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops III and LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the ‘five 2016 number …
Read More »PS4 Pro ‘could be a final nail in the coffin for Xbox One’
The price and imminent release of Sony’s new high-spec PS4 could spell bad news for Xbox One, some analysts have predicted. PS4 Pro is due out in November priced at just 349. That’s both sooner and cheaper than expected. Xbox Scoprio, however, will not be out until 2017. And the …
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