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The cinematic adaptation of animated adventure game Dragon’s Lair has rebooted its crowdfunding campaign – despite being halfway to its funding goal. The iconic laserdisc title is being revived by movie director and original Dragon’s Lair creator Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, who were seeking $550,000 on Kickstarter. That money …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege beta postponed days before launch
The open beta for the new Rainbow Six has been delayed due to technical problems. Rainbow Six Siege was granted a lengthy closed beta period, which was extended multiple times across September and October. A beta open to all PS4, Xbox One or PC users was planned to go live …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront stays on target at top of Japanese charts
The latest Star Wars game has unsurprisingly shot to the top of the Japanese retail rankings in its debut week. EA’s return to the Battlefront series sold in excess of 100,000 units on PS4 during its first week on sale, outpacing the combined efforts of fellow newcomer Atelier Sophie: Fushigi …
Read More »Nasty players won’t be able to get new League of Legends loot
Toxic League of Legends players will be locked out of new content for the MOBA thanks to a new update. Included as part of Riot Games’ 2016 additions to the title – said to be the biggest in six years – the new loot system provides players with chests and …
Read More »Dirt Rally could be coming to boxed retail
Codemaster’s Early Access racing title Dirt Rally may be set for a physical release early next month. The PC game, which launched into Steam’s in-development platform earlier this year, was listed by Amazon Germany. According to the retailer, a boxed version will be released on December 8th. Last week, Dirt …
Read More »PS4 Remote Play (unofficially) coming to PC this week
If you’ve ever wanted to play PS4 games on your PC, as of this week, you’ll be able to. Before you start scanning the Steam store for Infamous, The Last of Us or God of War, there’s a catch: you’ll still still need to own Sony’s latest console. Developer Twisted …
Read More »Donkey Kong record holder’s lawsuit against Cartoon Network dismissed
Former Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell’s attempt to sue a cartoon show he claims stole his likeness has been thrown out of court. Mitchell, who was the first person to pass one million points in the Nintendo classic – the subject of the 2007 documentary ‘The King of Kong’ – …
Read More »Nintendo launches official eBay store
Gamers looking for a cheaper Wii U or 3DS now have an official route to score a cheaper console. Nintendo has opened its own eBay storefront, featuring a range of software and hardware deals. Among the current offering is 2DS consoles, new NFC readers for Amiibo figurines, controllers, games and …
Read More »PS4 will get PS2 emulation, Sony confirms
It’s not just Xbox One owners that will be able to play older games – Sony has plans for its own backwards compatibility. Both the PS4 and Xbox One launched without the ability to play older games, though a recent update has seen the latter console gain support for Xbox …
Read More »Kinect director Kudo Tsunoda exits Xbox division
The former creative director for Kinect is to take on a role at Microsoft outside of the firm’s Xbox group. Kudo Tsunoda took on the responsibility of heading up a number of Xbox developers earlier this year, including Rare, Lionhead, Twisted Pixel and Lift London, plus the teams behind Scalebound,Quantum …
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