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Blizzard has confirmed a release date for Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition on PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360. It has been pencilled in for August 19th, which could well translate to August 22nd in the UK. The developer has also confirmed that those who already own the current …
Read More »DriveClub WILL offer microtransactions
Sony’s upcoming PS4 racer will employ microtransactions, despite the director previously describing the payment model as a ‘plague’. It’s been a hot topic of late inside gaming, and we’ve been very keen to take on board the feedback from gamers and make sure we don’t upset anyone," DriveClub director Paul …
Read More »Sony reverses DriveClub PS+ upgrade expiry
PlayStation Plus subscribers who pay to upgrade the free PS+ version of DriveClub will be able to access the extra content permanently. If you have DriveClub PS+ Edition and upgrade, we’ll ensure you keep full game access even if your PS Plus runs out,” the PlayStation Europe Twitter account just …
Read More »The Last of Us: Remastered is struggling to fit on a Blu-ray disc
Naughty Dog has said that disc space, as opposed to hardware limitations, are proving the biggest challenge for PS4 title The Last of Us: Remastered. The PS3 original used a host of tricks such as swapping out the high-quality character models used for cut scenes with lower-details versions for gameplay. …
Read More »Lords of the Fallen dev ‘had a really tough time’ dealing with Dark Souls comparisons
Former The Witcher dev Tomasz Gop has admitted that he at one stage struggled to deal with the constant comparisons between his upcoming game Lords of the Fallen and Dark Souls. "I had a really tough time around a year ago, or even beyond that,” the executive producer told Digital …
Read More »Dying Light delayed until 2015
Techland’s Dying light won’t arrive in 2014 after all. PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC title will now arrive in February next year after the developers said they needed a few extra months. After careful consideration, we have decided to release our upcoming game in February 2015,” the …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online console delay confirmed; Character porting from PC/Mac planned
Bethesda has confirmed that the PS4 and Xbox One versions of The Elder Scrolls Online have been delayed by around six months. This follows this morning’s leak, when the same information was posted on the game’s FAQ. We continue to work on the console versions of ESO, and game development …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online FAQ claims six months delay on PS4 and Xbox One
A now-removed update to Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls Online FAQ has claimed that the console version of the MMO has suffered a big delay. The PS4 and Xbox One version of the game had been scheduled to arrive in June. As captured by Reddit, the FAQ post last night read: …
Read More »IDC predicts Kinect-less Xbox One will overtake PS4 in North America
Microsoft will take control of the next-gen race in North America if it releases a cut price Xbox One without Kinect, analyst IDC has claimed. International Data Corporation predicts that while PS4 will have the single biggest share of the market in 2016 with 51m hardware units sold globally, Microsoft …
Read More »DriveClub PS+ £42.99 upgrade comes with a bit of a catch
Sony has detailed exactly how owners of the PS+ edition of DriveClub will be able to access the missing content. DriveClub will release either as a full PS4 game or as a free download for PlayStation Plus users. This latter version, despite being feature rich, skips many of the tracks …
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