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Microsoft has revealed how much Windows 10 will cost when its free upgrade period ends in July. The OS will cease to be offered as a free upgrade to existing Windows users on July 29th, at which point it will be priced at $119 (around 82, although the actual UK …
Read More »OPINION: You can argue the case for PS4.5, but it’s a hell of a risky strategy
What appears to be concrete talk about an updated version of the PlayStation 4 is probably the most interesting thing to have come out of GDC last week. For those who missed it, Kotaku seems to have what sounds like pretty firm inside news on a new version of PS4 …
Read More »Bandai Namco reveals PC discount for Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is out this week on PC, but how much it will cost you will very much depend. In the US the new DirectX 11 version of the game, which includes a re-worked version of the title and all of its DLC, will …
Read More »Microsoft extends Windows 10 free upgrade offer to pirates
Microsoft will offer Windows 10 as a free upgrade to anyone with a copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8, regardless of whether that copy is genuine or otherwise. In an interview with Reuters, Windows chief Terry Myerson explained the free update offer of Microsoft’s upcoming OS would be extended …
Read More »Here’s what you get for upgrading to GTA V on PS4, Xbox One and PC
Rockstar has outlined the extras that will be offered to those who port their Grand Theft Auto Online progress from PS3 and Xbox 360 to the upcoming next-gen version. The headline extra is the Murder Mystery story mode addition, starring Michael, which upon completion rewards players with two Noir filters …
Read More »Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare supports free next-gen upgrades
Activision doesn’t want you to hold back on buying the next Call of Duty should you be hoping for a next-gen console this Christmas. Buyers of either the PS3 or Xbox 360 versions of the game will be able to upgrade to the next-gen SKUs for free. On PlayStation, the …
Read More »Minecraft available now on PS4, on Xbox One this Friday
PS4 owners are now able to download Minecraft. As suggested yesterday, the game is now available to buy on PSN for 15.99, with those who already own it on PS3 able to upgrade for 3.99. Microsoft has already confirmed that the game will be released at the same price on …
Read More »UPDATE: Minecraft arriving on PS4 and Xbox One this week
Smash-hit indie title Minecraft is to make its next-gen debut this week. A listing for the game on PSN seems to suggest that the game will at last be released on PS4 when the store is updated in Europe tomorrow. A Vita release is expected to follow shortly, too. Microsoft …
Read More »Last of Us: Remastered still censored on PS4; No upgrade discount for PS3 owners
The multiplayer component of The Last of Us: Remastered will have the same content alterations in Europe as seen in the PS3 version. The original game featured less gore than the US release in an effort to appease censors in some of Europe’s more sensitive regions. These changes were made …
Read More »Some 360 owners being offered free credit if they buy an Xbox One
Microsoft is dangling an Xbox One shaped carrot in the face of a few select Xbox 360 owners. As spotted by NeoGaf, a promotion seems to have cropped up on the dashboard of a select number of Xbox 360 owners offering $75 worth of free credit if they make the …
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