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Will there definitely be a PC version of No Man’s Sky? Comments from creator Sean Murray suggest perhaps not. The game was announced for both PC and PS4 but having already expressed his delight at being part of Sony’s E3 2014 conference Murray now says he would like” the game …
Read More »Football Manager 2014 breaks PC record
Sports Interactive’s hugely successful Football Manager series has claimed another PC milestone. Football Manager 2014 has now broken the record for the most weeks spent at number one in the UK PC game chart, with 22 weeks at number one – 18 of those consecutively. The news comes as Sega’s …
Read More »Day one HD texture pack confirmed for Grid Autosport on PC
PC gamers will have the option of significantly ramping up Grid Autosport’s visuals compared to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. If you play on PC you’ll have access to the first piece of additional content the moment GRID Autosport launches; an HD texture pack that will increase the visual …
Read More »Microsoft: Games for Windows Live will live on
Microsoft has officially stated it does not intend to shut down its much maligned Games for Windows Live PC games service – a reveal that flies in the face of several rumours, reports and at least one internal leak. Last week, a Microsoft representative told Game Informer that the firm …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 15-21
The annual summer sale has invaded Steam this week, meaning that a host of past chart toppers have burst back onto the top ten thanks to major discounts. Skyrim’s Legendary Edition on special leads the pack, with a discounted Payday 2 taking the runner-up spot. DayZ was able to climb …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms deactivated graphics options in PC Watch Dogs
Claims from modders that graphical tweaks for the PC version of Watch Dogs were deactivated prior to release ARE true, Ubisoft has admitted. The options were uncovered by modders earlier this week. The PC version does indeed contain some old, unused render settings that were deactivated for a variety of …
Read More »Guacamelee heading to PS4, Wii U, Xbox consoles next month
Indie developer Drinkbox Studios has announced a new version of its platformer Guacamelee is heading to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U next month. Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition will arrive on PlayStation 4 July 1st, and launch July 2nd on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii …
Read More »Steam Summer Sale 2014 kicks off
Valve’s Steam Summer Sale is officially underway, offering a variety of specials and discounts on the distributor’s vast PC games library for the next ten days. An announcement post on Steam’s News section states that more than a hundred products will be featured as Daily Deals. The sale also includes …
Read More »GOG: Gamers are not criminals and do not need DRM
The video games industry should follow in the footsteps of the music sector and rid itself of digital rights management (DRM). That’s according to GOG North America boss Guillaume Rambourg who told Eurogamer that DRM does nothing other than punish loyal gamers. "We totally believe that distributing games without DRM …
Read More »PC Watch Dogs patch ‘in the coming days’
Ubisoft has said that a patch for the troubled PC version of Watch Dogs will be released in the coming days”. The game has had a troubled start to life, with modders claiming to have unlocked some allegedly deliberately blocked features and a promised patch to fix the numerous performance …
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