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It looks like the PC graphics card battle of 2013 is far from over. Yesterday’s release of Nvidia’s GTX 770 (and last week’s release of the GTX 780) had seemingly signalled an end to the PC GPU wars for the foreseeable future, but talk now suggests AMD is rallying a …
Read More »Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic makes shock arrival on iPad
BioWare’s classic RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is now available on iPad. No-one even knew the port was in the works until IGN went live with a shock review for the title on Wednesday. The game has since become available on the Apple App Store for 6.99. …
Read More »The Nvidia GTX 770 arrives today, costs £329
Nvidia has today released the long-rumoured GTX 770 PC graphics card. It will retail for just 329 and is based on the company’s Keplar architecture, which also powers the likes of the GTX 650, 660, 670, 680 and 690. It comes with either 2GB or 4GB or DDR5 RAM that …
Read More »Sony promises no delay for Gran Turismo 6
Gran turismo 5 was famously dogged by delays, but the newly announced GT6 shouldn’t suffer the same fate, says Sony. The firm is confident Gran Turismo 6 will arrive on time this Christmas. There is no reason to think the proposed release window for GT6 will not be achieved,” product …
Read More »Mirror’s Edge + zombies = new next-gen title Dying Light
Warner has lifted the lid on a brand new zombie game scheduled for release on next-gen consoles in 2014. Called Dying Light, the game instantly harks back to the parkour-focused gameplay of Mirror’s Edge. It’s being developed by Dead Island studio Techland. Players will by day scavenge the gameworld for …
Read More »UK PS4 launch confirmed for 2013 by ad
A Sony ad for the PS4 in today’s issue of Metro confirms a 2013 release for the machine. The ad, pictured by Future’s James Jarvis, carries a simple Coming 2013” line at the bottom. Until now all signs had pointed to Sony being very, very keen on getting the console …
Read More »Nvidia officially announces the GTX 780; Out now for £549
The new breed of Nvidia graphics cards have arrived. Having briefed the media yesterday Nvidia has officially announced the GeForce GTX 780, which has just gone on sale in the UK for 549. The card’s base clock comes in at 863 Mhz although this boosts to 900 Mhz. 3GB of …
Read More »Microsoft reasserts its commitment to Japan
Despite two generations of failure in the Far East, Xbox One will be launched in Japan. "We’re committed to Japan," Don Mattrick said in a roundtable attended by OXM. "We continue to build on our partnerships, we continue to build on our offerings for consumers inside of that space. "We …
Read More »Far Cry tipped for HD re-release
A listing on the ratings website of the Brazilian ratings board suggests that Ubisoft will shortly announce an HD re-release for Far Cry. CVG spotted that the listing mentions versions for both the PS3 and Xbox 360. There’s no mention of a release date, and as the application was filed …
Read More »GeForce GTX 780 tipped for May 23rd launch
Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 780 PC graphics card looks set to be launched next week. As has been widely reported, the GTX 780 is understood to be based on the same architecture powering Nvidia’s flagship Titan GPU, although its performance is unlikely to drastically outdo its predecessor the GTX 680. Fudzilla …
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