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One analyst is predicting that a PlayStation 4 Slim console is on the way. According to the Wall Street Journal, Macquarie Securities’ Damian Thong said that Sony may be introducing a slimmer version of the PS4. Thong also said that this new bit of kit could be released as early …
Read More »UPDATED: Dragon’s Crown pulled from PSN amid NIS America and Atlus fall out
UPDATE: Dragon’s Crown will be returning to the PSN store. In a statement provided to MCV, NIS America said that the RPG title will be back on PlayStation’s online store shortly via publisher Atlus. Below is the firm’s full statement on the matter: "With regards to our previous statements on …
Read More »Fallout 4 mods for PlayStation 4 delayed
Sony gamers looking forward to the addition of mods to Fallout 4 are going to disappointed. Publisher Bethesda has announced via Twitter (below) that the beta for Fallout 4 mods on PS4 has been delayed. No reason was given for pushing back this release, but the firm says it will …
Read More »BioShock: The Collection appears on 2K’s website
The long-rumoured HD BioShock compilation has resurfaced once again, this time on publisher 2K’s website. A logo, cover art as well as screens for HD versions of BioShock and BioShock Infinite were spotted and recorded by AllGamesDeltabefore they were promptly removed from 2K’s site. These pics give an indication of …
Read More »Miyamoto explains Nintendo NX E3 no-show
Nintendo’s famed designer Shigeru Miyamoto has shed some light on why its new console was not shown at E3 2016. Speaking to investors, Miyamoto said – as translated by Twitter user Cheesemeister3K (below) – that the firm was worried about giving away too much information early for fear of imitators. …
Read More »‘Brexit’ usurps ‘Trump’ as most common disease name in Plague Inc
‘Brexit is the most popular disease name in NdemicCreation’s Plague Inc at the moment. This was announced by the game’s official Twitter account (below), which also pointed out that ‘Trump’ has been pushed to second place. Meanwhile, ‘Death’ holds the No.3 spot. Polygon reports that developer James Vaughan has said …
Read More »Xbox has shipped 1m Elite controllers
Microsoft’s premium, pricey and customisable Xbox One Elite gamepad appears to be doing well for itself. Xbox boss Phil Spencer tweeted (below) that the company has shipped one million of these controllers. While, of course, this does not mean that Microsoft has sold one million of the Elite gamepads, it …
Read More »New Harvest Moon takes No.1 in Japan, Minecraft Wii U debuts in third place
A brand new entry in the Harvest Moon series has shot to the top spot in Japan, according to date from Famitsu. The 3DS title shifted 110,597 units in its first week, with New 3DS LL hardware sales rising six per cent week-on-week. Meanwhile, the Wii U version of Minecraft …
Read More »Burnout creator Fiona Sperry on leaving EA, going indie and Dangerous Golf
In 1999, PC-focused Criterion Studios asked Fiona Sperry to set up a new development arm within the company. The result was Criterion Games, a step into the brave new world of console. Its first title was TrickStyle, a Dreamcast game published by Acclaim. The project was signed by one Alex …
Read More »Number of PlayStation Plus subscribers doubles to reach 20.8m
The number of subscribers to Sony’s PlayStation Plus online mode has nearly doubled in the last year. In January 2015, the company boasted of 10.9m paid users on the service; that figure has now risen to 20.8m, according to a presentation by Sony Interactive Entertainment chief Andrew House at Sony’s …
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