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The system requirements for the Oculus Rift have been lowered, making VR a little cheaper as a result. Previously the Oculus required an Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics card or better, an Intel i5-4590 CPU or better, and a minimum of 8GB of RAM. However …
Read More »That Dragon, Cancer is now available on iOS
That Dragon, Cancer is now available on iOS devices, costing $4.99 on the US App Store. Having launched earlier this year on PC, Mac and Linux the semi autobiographical game is now available for Apple mobile devices in the US, with a UK release expected soon. The game also has …
Read More »Just a few weeks after launch Persona 5 is already Atlus’ best selling game in Japan
Persona 5 has sold 437,929 copies in Japan, making it Atlus’ best selling game in the country. Having launched on September 15th Persona 5 has already sold more than 400,000 units across both PS4 and PS3 according to the Media Create sales numbers, which were helpfully translated by Persona Central.Earlier …
Read More »Washington State Gambling Commission orders Valve to stop skin gambling
The Washington State Gambling Commission has told Valve that it must put an end to skin gambling otherwise it may face legal action. The commission initially started its investigation into skin gambling in February, but has now come to the conclusion that Valve must put a stop to skin gambling …
Read More »A Gears of War movie is being made at Universal
A Gears of War movie is in the works at Universal and has the people who helped make Ted and Rise of the Planet of the Apes on board. The movie was initially announced during the Gears of War launch celebration live stream last night, but few details were given. …
Read More »Skyrim remaster will launch with mod support and native 4K on PS4
Despite Sony aparently blocking mods on PS4 just a few weeks back, Bethesda has announced that Skyrim Special Edition will launch with mods and native 4K. Skyrim Special Edition, the remaster of Bethesda’s 2011 classic, will feature mod support when it launches on October 28th. Mods will allow you to …
Read More »FACEIT is producing the Capcom Pro Tour event at Milan Games Week
FACEIT will host the Capcom Pro Tour EU Regional Finals at Milan Games Week later this month. The first day of competition, October 15th, will see 256 players compete for one of two remaining slots in the main competition. The next day will see all 14 of the players who …
Read More »UMG Orlando Call of Duty tournament canceled due to Hurricane Matthew
The last major Call of Duty tournament of the Black Ops 3 season has been canceled due to Hurricane Matthew, which is due to hit Florida this week. UMG Orlando was due to take place this weekend between October 7th and 9th, however with Hurricane Matthew also expected to hit …
Read More »Eight Kerbal Space Program devs leave the project, but will be replaced
Eight of the main developers behind Kerbal Space Program have left the studio, but Squad assures fans the game will live on. In a post on Reddit eight developers announced their departure from the Kerbal Space Program team. Mike (Mu), Bill (Taniwha), Nathanael (NathanKell), Sbastien (Sarbian), Jim (Romfarer), Brian (Arsonide), …
Read More »Beyond Good & Evil 2 appears to be in pre production
Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel has seemingly confirmed that a sequel is in development. After weeks of posting images related to the Beyond Good & Evil series to his Instagram with little more than cryptic messages, Ancel posted another image, this time of a Rastafarian rhino, with a …
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