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Fans of Bethesda’s steampunk-flavoured RPG will be able to experience the revamped version of the game at a significant discount. That’s according to the digital pre-orders for the title on Sony’s PlayStation Store in the US, which featured a cut-price ‘Definitive Edition upgrade’ alongside the full game. Although the page …
Read More »The Last of Us soundtrack is coming to vinyl
Music lovers, gamers and hipsters alike rejoice – one of the most celebrated video game soundtracks in recent years is landing on wax. Thanks to Mondo, which has brought a number of movie and game OSTs to vinyl over the past few years, The Last of Us’ soundtrack has been …
Read More »Apple makes $11bn profit in Q3, but stays quiet on Apple Watch sales
Consumers might be buying fewer iPads, but Apple’s unlikely to run out of money anytime soon. The tech titan has released its financials for its Q3 period, revealing that it generated nearly $11 billion in profit over the last three months. This is a good third higher than the same …
Read More »Mod DB and Indie DB join Eurogamer parent Gamer Network
Gamer Network, the firm behind Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun and EGX, has added two sizable new brands to its portfolio. Mod DB and Indie DB will be familiar names to anyone involved in the PC gaming scene, with the former serving as one of the largest mod-focused outlets still in …
Read More »Limited edition Metal Gear Solid 5 PS4 is exclusive to GAME, costs £365
GAME is hoping that that the special edition Metal Gear Solid 5 PS4 won’t cost you a (bionic) arm and a leg to pick up this September. Inspired by the next instalment in Hideo Kojima’s iconic stealth franchise, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the console is outfitted with …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes hints at future difficulties between Kojima and Konami
Hideo Kojima may have predicted his clash with Konami more than a year before the publisher erased the Metal Gear Solid creator’s name from his next game. That’s the theory put forward by YouTube user timesplitter88, who revisited last year’s bite-sized prequel to Metal Gear Solid 5, Ground Zeroes, and …
Read More »Rory McIlroy PGA Tour scores a UK chart hole in one, first PGA game No.1 since 2008
After seven years of bogies, Rory McIlroy has helped 2015’s instalment in the PGA Tour series straight to the UK retail chart top spot. Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is a big shake-up for the golfing franchise – it’s both the first PGA Tour to drop a year from its title …
Read More »GamesAid industry poker tournament raises nearly £7k for charity
Save the Children’s Maral Moghadasi beats Jon Hare and Samuel Rantaeskola to win
Read More »Last year’s big hits top the digital console chart for June in the UK
The boxed charts might all be about Batman and Elder Scrolls, but 2014’s success stories continue to reign in the UK digital rankings. SuperData Research has published its latest Top Ten for digital sales on console in June, finding that retail chart-toppers Batman Arkham Knight and The Elder Scrolls Online’s …
Read More »Amazon’s Prime Day sale a success, outsells biggest-ever Black Friday
Despite accusations of poor deals, Amazon’s Prime Day promotion proved the haters wrong and out-sold the retailer’s best Black Friday event. The sale, which was only available to subscribers of Amazon’s eponymous 79/year service (which provides free next-day delivery and instant video streaming among other benefits), ran for just one …
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