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Don’t expect PS4 and Xbox One to hand around as long as their predecessors. That’s according to components supplier AMD which says that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are already planning their successors. The life cycle of the products are probably going to be shorter,” AMD’s senior VRP and CFO Devinder …
Read More »Forza 5 getting the ‘Racing Game of the Year’ treatment next month
Microsoft has unveiled a new version of Xbox One racer Forza 5. IGN reports that Forza Motorsport 5: Racing Game of the Year will be released in the US on July 22nd. That probably means July 25th in the UK. It will cost 50. The SKU includes an additional 18 …
Read More »NBA Live 15 heading to Xbox One and PS4
EA’s basketball series is the latest release added to an already busy October for games retailers. NBA Live 15 will launch on PS4 and Xbox One on October 7th. It’s also the same day that 2K Games’ NBA 2K15 is dated to launch. The announcement was made by executive producer …
Read More »FIFA 15 confirmed, PC version to run on Ignite Engine
EA has officially announced FIFA 15, with a full trailer to be released on June 9th. In the interim there’s a short Suarez-themed video, which you can see here. Confirmation comes courtesy of a press release discussing, of all things, the PC version of the game which this year will …
Read More »VIDEO: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt dated, new trailer
CDProjekt has announced the release date for The Witcher 3. The polish developer revealed at its pre-E3 conference last night that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will launch on February 24th 2015 for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Studio co-founder Markin Iwinski also detailed the pre-order only Collector’s Edition, which …
Read More »Hitman: Sniper sets sights on mobile and tablet
Square Enix has announced a new Hitman game for mobiles. It’s called Hitman: Sniper and is being made by Square Enix Montreal – whose debut title Hitman Go is now out on Android for 2.99, incidentally. We’ve designed Hitman: Sniper to be a massively competitive sniping game that will focus …
Read More »VIDEO: Release date set for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
2K Games has nailed down a release date for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC shooter Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. The game will arrive in Europe and the UK on October 17th, a few days after its North American debut on October 14th. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel takes place between the events of …
Read More »Ubisoft bringing Tetris to PS4 and Xbox One this summer
Tetris is coming to both PS4 and Xbox One some time this summer, thanks to new publisher Ubisoft. The company acquired the Tetris license back in January. The new game is called Tetris Ultimate. It offers solo or multiplayer play for up to four gamers. Confirmed game modes include Marathon, …
Read More »New Super Mario Bros 2DS bundle arriving next month
Nintendo will release a new 2DS hardware SKU in Europe next month. The bundle will include the red and white variant of the 2DS, a 4GB memory card as well as a digital copy of New Super Mario Bros 2. It will also include all of the game’s ten post-release …
Read More »Is Sony preparing a ‘Last of Us: Remastered is available now! E3 surprise?
While all the announcements of this last week or so mean there’s likely little surprise left for E3, Sony at least could be readying a cheeky announcement for its press conference in the early hours of Tuesday morning. NeoGAF spotted a tweet from the Barnsley branch of GAME claiming that …
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