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Accessories specialist PDP has revealed a custom controller for upcoming fighting title Mortal Kombat X. The firm, which was previously behind the GameCube controller-like Fight Pads for Wii U, showed CNET’s Brian Tong the new peripheral. The controller will be released for both PS4 and Xbox One, with additional support …
Read More »Evolve goes gold, Turtle Rock and 2K donate $22,000 to charity
Turtle Rock’s upcoming multiplayer shooter Evolve has gone gold, and to celebrate both the studio and the game’s publisher 2K Games are making substantial donations to charity. A post on the Evolve’s official website announces that the game is ready for release, as well as details a charitable agreement made …
Read More »Ninja Theory game Hellblade coming to PC; open beta and mod support teased
The latest title from DmC and Enslaved developer Ninja Theory is headed to PC. Originally announced for PS4 at Gamescom, Hellblade is a third-person hack and slash adventure based on a dark interpretation of Celtic mythology. Confirming the game would land on PC, creative chief Tameem Antoniades told PC Gamer: …
Read More »Sniper Elite Nazi Zombie getting spin-off trilogy release on PS4 and Xbox One
Rebellion’s Zombie Army series is the latest to be remastered for a release on PS4, Xbox One and PC. The SKU will include three games – Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 1 and 2 and well as, for the first time, Zombie Army 3. The games will apparently run in …
Read More »PS4 players spend more on DC Universe Online than PC counterparts
Can F2P be as successful on consoles as it has on smartphones? There’s every chance, Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley has argued. The exec told Gamasutra that the PS4 version of free-to-play MMO DC Universe Online has been monetising amazingly well” and is making between 3-3.5 times as much …
Read More »PS4 release delayed in China
Sony will not release the PS4 in China on January 11th, as planned. In a statement provided to Reuters the company said the last minute decision was made due to various factors”, none of which have been specified although it is claimed that prolonged negotiations with Chinese authorities” played a …
Read More »PornHub breaks down usage from console owners
Pornhub has released a detailed 2014 report on the habits of its visitors, including a chart detailing which game consoles brought in the most traffic for the adult entertainment website. The unquestionably thorough Game Politics reports on the adult entertainment site’s research, which takes a look at dozens of different …
Read More »PSN hit by more service trouble
PlayStation owners are once again today experiencing trouble accessing PSN. We’re aware that some players are seeing drops on PSN,” the official PlayStation Twitter feed said. Engineers are on the case and investigating.” Both PSN and Xbox Live were rocked by a prolonged stint of downtime over Christmas, leading to …
Read More »Nyko PS4 expansion allows for the use of larger 3.5-inch hard drives
A new hardware add-on for PS4 allows users to install high-capacity larger 3.5-inch hard drives into their consoles. The Nyko Data Bank plugs into the left hand side of the console and, for the price of some aesthetically bulkier but still stylistically consistent heft, lets owners insert a hard drive …
Read More »The future of game graphics
As hardware advances, so the challenge of pushing game graphics increase. Develop speaks to the experts looking at the future of looking
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