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Blizzard has settled a trademark dispute with Innovis Labs over the use of the Overwatch name. Polygon reports litigation proceedings were dimissed upon Innovis filing paperwork last month – in which the company stated it was handing the trademark over to Blizzard. What specifically happened for the settlement to take …
Read More »Ono tells Xbox One owning Street Fighter fans that there’s plenty of time to save for a PS4
The producer of Street Fighter V has urged fans of the series who own an Xbox One to start saving for a PS4. The game’s PS4 and PC exclusivity was confirmed last December, and the publisher has subsequently confirmed that no iteration of the game will ever be available on …
Read More »Darkest Dungeon coming to PS4 and Vita
Red Hook Studios’ stylised dungeon crawler Darkest Dungeon is making the jump from PC to consoles. A release on PS4 and Vita has been announced for spring 2016. The title’s twist is that party members are subject to the mental rigours of the peril that confronts them. We’ve always been …
Read More »1TB PS4 Players Mega Pack confirmed by GameStop
A new PS4 bundle including three of Sony’s high-profile remasters is on the way later this month. GameStop is currently taking pre-orders for the PlayStation 4 1TB Players Mega Pack which includes the high-capacity console and copies of last month’s Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection along with The Last of …
Read More »Valkyria Chronicles IV and remaster headed to PS4
Sega’s cult hit RPG Valkyria Chronicles is getting a brand new instalment on PS4 – as well as a remake of the first game in the series. Valkyria Chronicles IV: Valkyria of the Blue Revolution will be the first new instalment in the popular tactical role-playing series since 2011’s Valkyria …
Read More »Sony denies media claims that ISIS is communicating on PS4s
Reports in the aftermath of the recent Paris terror attack have alleged that ISIS is using PS4s to freely communicate. The accusation, which was made by Belgium’s Interior Minister Jan Jambon, centres on the claim that PS4’s player-to-player communications use an encryption method that I harder to crack than other …
Read More »Super Star Wars hurtling onto PSN this week
Sony has said that a port of 1992 SNES platformer Super Star Wars will be released for PS4 and Vita this week. That’s in the US at least – we’ve still not yet had definitive word on whether it will arrive in Europe this week. A November 17th release in …
Read More »Microsoft hits back at Sony’s game-sharing jibe with backwards compatibility video
Xbox One is now backwardly compatible with some Xbox 360 titles, and Microsoft is doing all it can to make the most of the positive PR. As spotted by VG247, a new video from Microsoft explaining how to play Xbox 360 games on the new console seems very much to …
Read More »Darth Vader PS4 controller to be sold standalone
Star Wars fans looking to show their affection for the Dark Side will be able to pick up anew Darth Vader-themed pad for the PS4. The black controller was originally announced as part of the Darth Vader-themed PS4 bundle, which also includes a copy of upcoming shooter Battlefront and four …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2 launches in February
EA and Popcap’s surprise hit Plants vs Zombies shooter spinoff Garden Warfare will receive a sequel release in early 2016. PvZ Garden Warfare 2 will feature the 24-player Herbal Assault mode, 4 player co-op Graveyard Ops mode, a dozen new multiplayer maps, six new character classes, and over 100 unique …
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