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Activision has released a new teaser video for the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man 2. In it we see the web crawler forming an unlikely alliance with Kraven the Hunter who, according to the trailer’s narration, will help Spidey become what he was meant to be – the ultimate hunter”. The game …
Read More »Windows 9 reveal due in April – rumour
Details of Microsoft’s next major Windows release are rumoured to be unveiled at the firm’s annual Build conference in April this year. According to Microsoft blogger, Paul Thurrot, Windows 9 (codenamed ‘Threshold’) will see a full return of the Start menu and is planned for release in April 2015. The …
Read More »Rockstar confirms Grand Theft Auto Online reveal this Thursday
Some big news from the world of Grand Theft Auto is arriving later this week. Rockstar has sent out a teaser to the press simply stating that Grand Theft Auto Online will be announced on Thursday August 15th. Look for the world premiere of the official GTA Online Gameplay Video …
Read More »Expect more PS4 game reveals at Gamescom
Sony has suggested that some surprises lay in wait for those attending August’s Gamescom 2013. It was revealed at E3 earlier this month that Sony has 30 games in development for PS4, 20 of which are due for release within the console’s first year. 12 of these are new IPs. …
Read More »UPDATED: Microsoft reveals the Xbox One, out this year
Don Mattrick has taken to the stage in America to reveal the brand new Xbox. Called the ‘Xbox One’, the tagline is: "For the first time you and your TV are going to have a relationship." Furthermore, the machine will be launched worldwide later this year. Cloud is to be …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: The 11 secrets of tonight’s Xbox reveal
You’ve undoubtedly read lots of rumours about tonight’s Xbox reveal. Forget them. Forget every one of them. Microsoft’s secretive Next Generation Security Enforcement Team has over the last few years been quietly working in conjunction with a number of national and international law enforcement agencies to suppress the truth. What …
Read More »IHS Screen Digest: What Microsoft needs to do at the New Xbox reveal
Piers Harding-Rolls, the head of games at analyst firm IHS Screen Digest, has set out his demands of what Microsoft must do at the New Xbox reveal tomorrow night… The competitive landscape for games consoles is more complex than ever. Against this background, Microsoft is poised to reveal its next …
Read More »Microsoft finally talks new Xbox
After years of speculation Microsoft has finally gone on record to discuss its new home console. The comments come as part of the latest Major Nelson podcast. Microsoft’s interactive entertainment chief of staff Aaron Greenberg revealed that the company is planning a two-stage console reveal. The first part is tomorrow …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V reveal this Thursday?
Gamers could get their first glimpse of Metal Gear Solid V later this week. That is, of course, if you’re one of the many gamers who firmly believe that mysterious outing The Phantom Pain, developed by the unknown Moby Dick Studio Head, is indeed the next Metal Gear game. And …
Read More »Microsoft to spill Xbox 720 beans this week?
The press could get its first look at the Xbox 720 this Wednesday, it is being claimed. Wait, select press are going to be at the Microsoft fiscal year 2014 event this week?” Superannuation Tweeted. I thought that it was MS partners only. Hmm. There are a bunch of invite-only …
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