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Read More »EVE cash for cards deal sold out
So how long did CCP’s PLEX for graphics cards deal last? Less than two minutes. The EVE Online developer teamed up with nVidia to offer players the chance to buy GeForce GTX 560 graphics cards with PLEX, the game’s in-game currency. The 100 cards made available were completely sold out …
Read More »The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings review roundup
The first UK reviews for Namco Bandai’s The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings have gone live, and critics are delighted with what the former PC-only title has to offer. While it runs on what would have been medium graphics on the PC version, this is a very small cross to …
Read More »Dark Souls gets PC date; Fans protest against GFWL support
Namco Bandai has confirmed that the PC version of Dark Souls will be released on August 24th. The SKU – called Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition – will utilise Microsoft’s Games for Windows Live. And it seems that the move has already proved unpopular with fans. In fact, a …
Read More »NCsoft lets Guild Wars 2 fans play early
Guild Wars 2’s biggest fans can play the game early by buying the title in advance. Fans who pre-purchase one of the upcoming MMO’s three editions (Standard, Digital Deluxe or Collector’s) from today, will be able to access all Beta weekends and will gain access to the product three days …
Read More »John Romero discusses upcoming shooter
Former id Software designer and current Loot Drop CEO John Romero has provided new info regarding his upcoming FPS. Romero gave Eurogamer a few details to chew on, including that the title will likely be an ‘MMO-ish’ persistent world game that will be developed for PC first. "Yes, I’m definitely …
Read More »Report: PlayStation 4 specs leaked
Next-Gen console to feature custom Radeon HD 7670 and AMD quad core processor with integrated graphics chip
Read More »Amazon selling signed Witcher 2 copies for Xbox 360
Namco Bandai has announced an interesting launch exclusive with Amazon for upcoming RPG The Witcher 2. The online retail giant has confirmed that its entire Xbox 360 launch stock of the The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – Enhanced Edition has been signed by members of the CD Projekt development …
Read More »Rumour: PS4 to employ anti-pre-owned tech
PlayStation 4 allegedly codenamed Orbis; System to use AMD GPU and CPU combo
Read More »iPad 3 already jailbroken by hackers
Apple’s brand new iPad 3 has been jailbroken by the Apple hacking community just hours after its release. ZDNet reports that no less than three separate jailbreaking methods are now publically available, with custom code already up and running on iOS 5.1. Once ‘jailbroken’, an Apple device is able to …
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