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Frontier Developments has at last confirmed a release date for the PC version of Elite: Dangerous. Eurogamer reports that the launch version of the game will be made available on December 16th. The game has of course been available for some time now in assorted alpha and beta forms, but …
Read More »Splatoon due Q2 2015 while Kirby’s Wii U game gets a new name
Nintendo has issued a slightly more definitive release date for one Wii U game and confirmed a new title for another. Colourful shooter Splatoon will be released on the console in the second quarter of 2015. It features kids battling squids with ink guns. Really. Also confirmed in the name …
Read More »Sony remains ‘committed’ to Driveclub PS Plus Edition
The PlayStation Plus Edition of Evolution’s racer DriveClub has not been cancelled, Sony has said. We understand many of you are waiting for Driveclub PS Plus Edition to be added to the Instant Game Collection, and we apologise that the game is not yet ready to launch,” PSN content manager …
Read More »Super Smash Bros arriving a week earlier on Wii U in the UK
Nintendo has edged forward the release of Super Smash Bros in the UK. The Wii U game will now be released on November 28th and now, as was previously the case, December 5th. Also now arriving on November 28th will be the game and GameCube controller adapter bundle, the Smash …
Read More »No New 3DS in the West this year as 3DS has not yet reached its potential, Nintendo argues
Nintendo has offered an explanation for its decision to withhold the New 3DS and New 3DS XL from Western markets this year. The reason, boss Satoru Iwata says, is that the company does not yet believe that the current 3DS has achieved its full sales potential outside of Japan and …
Read More »Lords of the Fallen release date brought forward to tomorrow
Square Enix had made the surprise decision to bring forward the release date of Lords of the Fallen to tomorrow. The action RPG was due out this Friday (October 31st) in the UK but will now be available both digitally and on the High Street first thing tomorrow (October 28th). …
Read More »Still no ‘concrete info’ on Driveclub PS+ Edition as server problems persist
Two weeks on from its planned release in the US, Evolution is still unable to say when the free PlayStation Plus Edition of Driveclub is going to be released. Furthermore, while there does appear to have been some improvements to the game’s online features, significant problems persist. PS Plus Edition …
Read More »Halo: The Master Chief Collection release date edges forward
Microsoft has ever so slightly brought forward the release date of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One in the UK. The game had been listed by retailers such as Amazon and GAME for a UK release on November 14th but will now arrive in the UK at the …
Read More »UPDATE: Project Cars delayed to 2015
Bandai Namco’s Project Cars will not be released until March 2015. NowGamer reports that while the delay has yet to be officially announced a post on the game’s backer forums (for those who contributed to the game’s crowdfunding) alludes to an upcoming release delay. The site adds that having spoken …
Read More »Standalone white PS4 dated for UK
Sony has confirmed a release date for the standalone version of its white PS4 console. GameSpot says that the machine will be released this Friday (October 17th) in the UK. It will include a 500GB hard drive and retail for 350. That’s the official RRP of the console although there’s …
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