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Former Wii U exclusive LEGO City Undercover is to be freed from its shackles for a remastered re-release on a number of new consoles. Not only is it coming to Nintendo Switch, but it’s also due out on PS4, Xbox One and Steam. The current release date is spring 2017. …
Read More »Watch Dogs 2 genitalia snaps lead to player ban and Ubisoft patch
There’s no reason why PEGI 18 rated Watch Dogs 2 shouldn’t include some genitals here and there, we suppose, but the news did admittedly take us by surprise. Among the many wonders to be found in Ubisoft’s recently released action title are in fact some characters models sporting fully visible …
Read More »PS4 Pro may give players an advantage in some online games
It seems that PS4 owners may be getting a helping hand compared to vanilla PS4 players in some online titles. Digital Foundry found that in EA shooter Battlefield 1, on PS4 Pro the game at times was running at a framerate nearly 50 per cent higher than on older hardware, …
Read More »Several titles are performing worse for the PS4 Pro than the PS4
Eurogamer's Digital Foundry reveals the bad news
Read More »PS4 console sales up 204% following Pro launch
Sony’s new powerful Pro console is in stores and has helped PS4 console sales triple in the UK. That’s according to GfK hardware data seen by MCV for the week ending Saturday, November 12th, which says that overall PlayStation 4 sales rose 204 per cent week-on-week. Of total PS4 sales …
Read More »Razer’s eSports focused PS4 pad costs £150 and is a GAME exclusive
A few weeks back eSports fans who play on the PS4 got excited when both Razer and Nacon announced new officially licensed controllers for the console that are design for pro players. Now more information on Razer’s offering has been revealed and it may put some people off. The Razer …
Read More »PS4 Pro: Are consumers 4K and HDR ready?
So the PS4 Pro is here and the traditional hardware cycle has been smashed. Thanks to modern development tools and a PC-related architecture, Sony has evolved a truly backward-compatible console, one that plays the same games as its sibling but with enhanced graphical capabilities. It’s a fantastic achievement and a …
Read More »Sony update PS4 ShareFactory for higher resolution capture, GIFs
It'll export quicker, too
Read More »What is PS4 Pro? Supported games, price and what’s in the box
Announced on-stage at an event in New York in September, Sony’s PlayStation 4 Pro is the platform holder’s hardware for serious gamers. Previously known under the codename of ‘Neo’, the new console has double the graphical power of a ‘regular’ PlayStation 4. That amounts to an impressive 4.2 teraflops. Next …
Read More »Darkest Dungeon passes 1 million sales
Cult indie hit Darkest Dungeon is celebrating an important milestone in its successful story. The game, which came out on Steam Early Access last year before getting a full release in January, and hit PS4 and Vita in September, has now sold over 1m copies worldwide. Despite the console arrival, …
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