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The nod has again been given for PS4 and PlayStation Vita to go on sale in China. The Verge reports that both consoles will be released on March 20th at the price they were originally announced at – CY 2,899 (307) for the PS4 and CY 1,299 (138) for Vita. …
Read More »Second Tales from the Borderlands episode ‘Atlas Mugged’ arrives next week
Tales from the Borderlands’ second episode will arrive next week, Telltale has announced. Dubbed ‘Atlas Mugged,’ the game’s upcoming content drop will launch on Marcy 17th in North America for PC and console platforms – and presumably in Europe around the same time. The episode is in the works for …
Read More »75,000 fans sign petition for Modern Warfare 2 remake
A significant number of Call of Duty fans are calling for a remake of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 for PS4 and Xbox One. VG247 reports on a the growing petition being hosted on Change.org, which currently carries more than 75,000 signatures. The petition is seeking 150,000 total signatures before …
Read More »Kickstarter alum Among the Sleep surpasses 100,000 sales
First-person horror game Among the Sleep has surpassed 100,000 copies sold, developer Krillbite Studios has revealed. The indie studio informed Eurogamer of the milestone at GDC this past week. The game got its start through a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013, earning $248k on a $200k goal from more than …
Read More »Helldivers is wiping save data if your controller runs out of power
The PS4 and PS3 versions of Helldivers suffer from a bug that wipes a user’s save data should their controller run out of battery mid-game. Fortunately, developer Arrowhead has identified the cause and is working on a fix for the quite unique bug. We found an issue related to the …
Read More »Street Fighter V scheduled for spring 2016 release on PS4, PC
Capcom appears to have let slip the release window for Street Fighter V, with the company posting and then pulling word that the game is set for spring 2016. Over the weekend, the following statement could be found at the bottom of this Capcom Unity post – though it’s since …
Read More »Wasteland 2 also coming to PS4
Apocalyptic crowdfunded RPG Wasteland 2 is headed to PlayStation 4. The version hitting Sony’s hardware is a Game of the Year Edition. Developer InXile Entertainment took to the PlayStation Blog yesterday to break the news. The game is coming to PlayStation 4 thanks to Unity 5, which was released earlier …
Read More »PC sci-fi horror game Caffeine announced for Xbox One
Unreal Engine 4-based sci-fi horror game Caffeine is expanding its launch platforms beyond Windows PC. Creator Dylan Browne has announced PS4 and Xbox One editions of the game will release alongside the PC version. The Xbox One version will be published via Microsoft’s Indie Program, ID@Xbox. Browne touched on wanting …
Read More »Capcom adds local co-op to Resident Evil: Revelations 2 on PC
Capcom has announced the addition of local co-op play to the PC release of Resident Evil: Revelations 2. As reported last month, fans were not pleased at Capcom’s post-launch confirmation that the Steam release of Revelations 2 would not include local co-op like its console counterparts. The backlash eventually led …
Read More »Dragon Quest Heroes helps keep PS4 and Vita on top of the Japanese hardware charts for a second week
Square Enix’s new Dragon Quest spin-off has helped Sony’s PS4 and Vita place top of Japan’s hardware rankings once again. Dragon Quest Heroes: Yamiryu to Sekaiju no Shiro, the first action-RPG in the long-running RPG series, debuted at the top of the software chart, with the PS3 edition of the …
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