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UPDATE: 2K has told MCV that in the UKthe physical game is not coming to PS3, Xbox 360 or PC, and that the PS4 and Xbox One versions are exclusive to GAME. ORIGINAL STORY: Telltale Games has pencilled in a boxed release for former digital-only title Tales from the Borderlands. …
Read More »Retail release confirmed for Killer Instinct on Xbox One
Xbox One fighting outing Killer Instinct is making the switch from digital to retail. The game was a launch title for Microsoft’s machine but has until now only been available digitally. However, a boxed release in the US is confirmed along with a discount $19.99 price and September 23rd release …
Read More »Physical release planned for NES Remix on Wii U
Nintendo is granting its previously digital-only NES Remix titles a boxed physical release. NES Remix and NES Remix 2 are to be spliced together into a single retail SKU for Wii U, having previously been only available on the eShop in the West. The two games have previously been bundled …
Read More »No Bayonetta 1 for digital purchases of Bayonetta 2 on Wii U
Wii U owners who choose to buy Bayonetta 2 digitally will not receive the complimentary copy of the first game. Nintendo revealed yesterday as part of its E3 video presentation that the game – which is due out in October – will include a copy of the 2010 original, which …
Read More »The Last of Us: Remastered is struggling to fit on a Blu-ray disc
Naughty Dog has said that disc space, as opposed to hardware limitations, are proving the biggest challenge for PS4 title The Last of Us: Remastered. The PS3 original used a host of tricks such as swapping out the high-quality character models used for cut scenes with lower-details versions for gameplay. …
Read More »Xbox One’s Amazing Spider-Man 2 swinging to retail this month
Activision has said that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be released physically on Xbox One in the UK some time in early May. In mid April the Xbox One version of the game mysteriously disappeared from release schedules, with Activision simply saying that it was working with Microsoft in an …
Read More »Boxed release inbound for Goat Simulator
Koch Media is getting its bovid love on by stepping up to the plat to publish a physical version of Goat Simulator. Joystiq reports that developer Coffee Stain Studios has team up with the Saints Row, Dead Island and Metro publisher for a boxed release for the game, which until …
Read More »Minecraft: PlayStation Edition hitting Blu-ray next month
A disc version of indie smash-hit Minecraft will arrive on PS3 next month. That’s according to a marketing email sent out to PSN members, as posted on NeoGAF, which dates it for May 14th. Although that’s a Wednesday, so perhaps expect a May 16th arrival in the UK. The game …
Read More »Bleszinski: "I’ll never make another disc-based game"
"The whole ‘old guard’ where you get a Game Informer cover and an E3 reveal is dead." That’s according to former Epic developer and Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, who in an interview with Gamasutra has said that the old market is over. "I’ll never make another disc-based game …
Read More »Now Xbox One gets its own launch fault
As night follows day talk of a hardware problem has accompanied last week’s global Xbox One launch. Whereas PS4 has its now catchily-titled ‘Blinking Blue Light of Death’ fault, online reports suggest that some Xbox One launch units are suffering from a somewhat less catchphrase-friendly disc drive error. Affected users …
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