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Mike Bithell’s Thomas Was Alone is to add two additional formats to its stable of platforms. Alongside the game’s already announced PS4 release, the game will also now arrive on Xbox One and Wii U. It will hit all three platform in the same week in November, although a concrete …
Read More »Sony confirms steering wheel compatibility for DriveClub
Only two steering wheels will be compatible with DriveClub when it launches on PS4 next week. The PlayStation Blog reports that Sony has been working with Thrustmaster to ensure that both the T80 and T300RS will work with Evolution’s racer from the off. These wheels typically retail at around 70 …
Read More »Retail version of Minecraft landing on Xbox One one month after PS4
It seems that Microsoft’s $2.5bn acquisition of Minecraft creator Mojang doesn’t mean the retail version of the brick-building game will launch on Xbox One ahead of its rival, the PS4. Microsoft’s Xbox News Wire has dated the release of the massively popular title on Xbox One for November 18th, priced …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare ‘Legends of the Lawn’ out this week
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare is set to receive a batch of free content with the impending arrival of the game’s new Legends of the Lawn update. Publisher EA and developer PopCap Games have announced the update will launch tomorrow – Tuesday, September 30th – as a free download across …
Read More »Sony and Taco Bell team up for PS4 Destiny Bundle promotion
Sony and Taco Bell have partnered again for a new PlayStation giveaway promotion, offering customers of the fast food chain a chance to win limited edition PS4 Destiny bundles. Starting October 9th, Taco Bell patrons who purchase a Big Box product will get a unique code to text to enter …
Read More »Xbox One sales push past PS4 in UK after FIFA 15 and price cut sales spike
Sales of Microsoft’s Xbox One edged past PS4 this week as the machine enjoyed a massive sales spike on the back of FIFA 15. An anonymous retail source has told MCV that Xbox One hardware sales jumped 155 per cent week-on-week, presumably thanks to a combination of Microsoft’s recent price …
Read More »FIFA 15 sold more on PS4 and Xbox 360 than Xbox One in UK, report claims
Both the PS4 and Xbox 360 versions of FIFA 15 outsold the Xbox One SKU in the UK, according to numbers reported online. Metro claims that the PS4 release outsold the Xbox One version by 100,000 in the UK across Friday and Saturday, winning a 32 per cent share of …
Read More »VIDEO: Far Cry 4 will be bundled with both PS4 and PS3
Sony has announced another third party PS4 hardware bundle. Having already bundled Watch Dogs with both PS4 and PS3, the publisher has now stepped forward to present hardware bundles for upcoming shooter Far Cry 4. Activision’s Destiny was another third party title to receive the bundle treatment, leading to record …
Read More »Where is the real next-gen revolution?
Once upon a time a new generation of consoles brought with it a major step forward in game content. From Super Mario World to Super Mario 64 and Grand Theft Auto III to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, each generation has brought with it something that has forever transformed …
Read More »Sony matches Xbox One’s price ‘promotion’ with £329 FIFA 15 PS4 bundle
Despite already enjoying a commanding position in the next-gen race, Sony has responded to recent Xbox One retail activity by launching a 329 PS4 hardware SKU. The platform holder has today announced a FIFA 15 console bundle available for just 329 on Amazon – that’s 20 cheaper than the machine’s …
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