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Once again Gamescom became the home of indie development. There were a number of blockbuster game reveals, certainly. And despite the slew of indie titles, not one of them made it on to the shortlist for Gamescom’s official Game of the Show. Nevertheless, it was the range of inventive indie …
Read More »Xbox One vs PlayStation 4: The battle of the exclusives
Microsoft came out fighting at Gamescom this year. If the European team was lacking any confidence after nine months in which PlayStation had dominated, and Microsoft had made wide-sweeping job cuts, there was no sign of it in Cologne. The big blockbusters such as Fable Legends, Halo, Quantum Break, Evolve …
Read More »Amazon UK: FIFA 15 dominates Gamescom
Yesterday, we published a list from Amazon that revealed the games that enjoyed the biggest pre-order spikes during Gamescom. Project CARS and Wii U apparently performed best in terms of percentage increases. Of course, although that shows the latest movers and shakers, it doesn’t really mean anything in terms of …
Read More »Chelsea star Eden Hazard joins Messi for FIFA 15 cover
Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard will join Lionel Messi on the front of FIFA 15. For those that don’t know Hazard, he is probably Chelsea’s best player. He scored 14 goals last season and is a damn good passer of the ball. According to EA, he set up 92 chance and …
Read More »Tearaway stars in new Vita Mega Pack
Sony is getting behind Vita once again this autumn, and has revealed a new bundle featuring Tearaway. The Adventure Mega Pack (which will retail for about 30) features the award-winning platformed, plus Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Gravity Rush, Escape Plan, TxK. All games come on an 8GB memory card. As per …
Read More »Nintendo US giving Disney Infinity away for free
Nintendo has mailed out its latest list of eShop updates for the US…. and it’s giving Disney Infinity away for nothing. Elsewhere, there’s a few bargains to be had. And Mega Man 6 is coming to the machine. But it’s the Disney Infinity element that is most intriguing. Of course, …
Read More »UPDATED: Wii U pre-orders increase the most after Gamescom, says Amazon
UPDATED: It turns out Call of Duty was accidentally left off the list. And it’s made us question all the below information. For an update, click here. Those guys and girls over at Amazon have crunched the number to reveal the impact Gamescom had on its pre-orders. And the results …
Read More »Xbox exploring 24-hour free game trials
Xbox One users taking part in the console’s latest software beta have revealed that Microsoft is testing free game trials. The feature will let gamers download a digital game and play them for 24 hours, for free. Max The Curse of Brotherhood was among the games available to download under …
Read More »PREVIEW: Dovetail Games Fishing
Last year RailSimulator.com made the decision to change its name to Dovetail Games. This was the result of the firm moving away from focusing purely on its Train Simulator series to branch out into new simulation markets. And its first foray into a new world is with fishing. When we …
Read More »Xbox 360 500GB hard drive is coming to UK
The 500GB Xbox 360 hard drive is coming to the UK this month. It looks like it will be replacing the former 320GB model, which is only available while supplies last. The new model will retail for the same price of 79.99, Xbox has told MCV. The news follows yesterday’s …
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