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It appears that the upcoming God of War 3 Remastered will be getting its own PlayStation 4 hardware bundle. That’s according to Videogamer, who spotted a listing for the aforementioned bundle on Amazon France. The bundle includes a 500GB PS4, as well as a physical copy of God of War …
Read More »Iwata: NX is not a replacement for Wii U or 3DS
Although details about the system remains sparse, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has stated that the new NX should not simply be considered as a replacement for its current machines. Though I cannot confirm when it will be launched or any other details of the system, since I have confirmed that …
Read More »Nintendo abandons plans to release consoles in China, report claims
Wii U and 3DS platform holder Nintendo will not follow Sony and Microsoft into the Chinese market, it has been claimed. Tokyo based games consultant Serkan Toto has said Nikkei has reported that Nintendo will not execute prior plan to manufacture consoles for the Chinese market”. A year ago Nintendo …
Read More »AMD to release its next-gen x86 CPU in 2016
A brand new PC processor will be released by AMD in 2016, the component company has revealed. The x86 Zen architecture will boast something called Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT), which is very similar to Intel’s existing Hyperthreading tech that allows the CPU’s cores to split tasks. In AMD’s case, this apparently …
Read More »Nintendo reverses three years of losses to get back in the black
A fourth year of losses has been avoided at Nintendo, despite the Wii U and 3DS failing to meet sales expectations. Net income for the year ended March 2015 reached 41,843m, up from last year’s 23,222m loss. Operating income reached 24,770m, up on last year’s 46,425m operating loss. Net sales …
Read More »EA estimates 22m PS4 and Xbox One sales in 2015
EA anticipates 22m Xbox One and PS4 consoles will be sold during 2015. To date, thePS4 has sold 22.3m unitsworldwide, with2m of those sales in the UK. As of November 2014, Microsoft announced it had shipped 10m Xbox One consoles globally. According to EA, 27 million new-gen consoles had been …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS region free exploit available to Cubic Ninja owners
Ubisoft platformer Cubic Ninja has again found itself at the centre of a 3DS hacking controversy. Eurogamer reports that a new exploit using the game allows 3DS owners to remove the region restrictions on their hardware, allowing the handheld to run games purchased in other countries. The trick requires only …
Read More »UPDATED: Logitech to move away from PC mouse production
One of the most recognisable computer mice producers is to move away from the sector, citing declining demand for PC accessories. Reuters reports that Logitech has recorded a 34 per cent drop in operating profits for the year quarter ending March, falling to $14.5m. Net sales were down 4.7 per …
Read More »Retailers cut PS4 to £290 as console price wars continue
UPDATE: Argos is offering the same 289.99 deal as GAME. Sony has seemingly reacted to the recent Xbox One price cut by reducing the PS4’s UK price yet further. As spotted by GameSpot, a number of retailers are currently offering the machine for under 290. Tesco, Amazon and Argos are …
Read More »Splatoon Wii U bundle confirmed for Europe
Nintendo has confirmed that there will be a Splatoon and Wii U hardware bundle in the PAL regions. The platform holder announced this on Twitter yesterday, and said that the bundle would be launching on June 19th. This is three weeks after Splatoon’s launch in the Wii U. In Australia …
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