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The first monitor to include Nvidia’s G-Sync technology as standard is due to hit UK shelves in the next few weeks. The AOC g2460Pg is said by AOC to be the first monitor to integrate Nvidia’s long-touted G-Sync technology into its design, rather than requiring aretrofitted kit. Demonstrating the technology …
Read More »VIDEO: Sunset Overdrive gameplay footage arrives
Insomniac’s Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive has been shown off in a new gameplay video. The four minute trailer looks at how players will navigate the game’s colourful setting, quickly hopping between rooftops, walls and zip lines. It also gives us a closer look at the hordes of enemies you’re …
Read More »Dying Light delayed until 2015
Techland’s Dying light won’t arrive in 2014 after all. PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC title will now arrive in February next year after the developers said they needed a few extra months. After careful consideration, we have decided to release our upcoming game in February 2015,” the …
Read More »Bayonetta 2 still on track for 2014
Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 is still due out in 2014. As part of its investor presentation Nintendo named both Bayonetta 2 and Monolith Soft’s X as part of Wii U’s 2014 release schedule for Europe, America and Japan. The Nintendo published title was announced in 2012. In June last …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online console delay confirmed; Character porting from PC/Mac planned
Bethesda has confirmed that the PS4 and Xbox One versions of The Elder Scrolls Online have been delayed by around six months. This follows this morning’s leak, when the same information was posted on the game’s FAQ. We continue to work on the console versions of ESO, and game development …
Read More »Nintendo unveils NFP Platform for both Wii U and 3DS
A range of Mario-themed figures will use near field communication have been unveiled by Nintendo. Going under the name NFP (NFC Featured Platform or Nintendo Figurine Platform), the range will use a base station peripheral that is compatible with both Wii U and 3DS. It will use infra-red to talk …
Read More »EA says it won’t release a Need for Speed game this year
For the first time since 1996, there will be no new Need for Speed game on shelves this year. A new game is in development, however, and speaking to Kotaku Need for Speed’s executive producer Marcus Nilsson assured fans that the brand is alive and kicking. "It’s not like the …
Read More »Xbox One’s Amazing Spider-Man 2 swinging to retail this month
Activision has said that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be released physically on Xbox One in the UK some time in early May. In mid April the Xbox One version of the game mysteriously disappeared from release schedules, with Activision simply saying that it was working with Microsoft in an …
Read More »Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare platforms confirmed; Sledgehammer not making PS3 and 360 versions
The next Call of Duty won’t be released on Wii U, it seems. Amazon listings confirm Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC but not for Nintendo’s machine. We already knew the game will be released on November 4th. "Call of Duty: Advanced …
Read More »VIDEO: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare revealed, stars Kevin Spacey
Hollywood bigwig Kevin Spacey will feature in the next COD, which is called Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. As the name may suggest, visually things do look a little Ghost Recon (and Metal Gear Solid, for that matter), focusing on near-future tech. Spacey fronts some sort of renegade mercenary group …
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