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Ian Morris Editor of family gaming website Everybody Plays, discusses the challenge for parents buying games their kids can actually play… What do Harvest Moon, Brain Training, and Mario and Luigi: Dream Team Bros have in common? They all carry a shiny PEGI 3+ rating on the box, despite being …
Read More »Retail release confirmed for Killer Instinct on Xbox One
Xbox One fighting outing Killer Instinct is making the switch from digital to retail. The game was a launch title for Microsoft’s machine but has until now only been available digitally. However, a boxed release in the US is confirmed along with a discount $19.99 price and September 23rd release …
Read More »inFamous: First Light DLC coming to boxed retail
The first standalone DLC for inFamous: Second Son will be released as a boxed product as well as a download, Sony has confirmed. PlayStation Europe tweeted that inFamous: First Light will be available on disc in UK stores from September 10th. The date means that the expansion’s physical edition will …
Read More »"A prominent YouTuber suggested we pay them £10,000 to ‘like’ a video"
YouTubers ARE being asked to cover games for money without disclosing the deals, a new report has claimed. Eurogamer reports that John ‘TotalBiscuit’ Bain admits that he has previously been offered money by publishers to cover their titles on the condition that the agreement is not disclosed. They agreed to …
Read More »GameStop wants in on development to improve pre-order exclusives
Retailer GameStop wans to increase the amount of exclusive content it can offer customers who use it to pre-order games. VentureBeat reports that to do this it has embarked on a strategy of buddying up with publishers and developers – ideally early on in the development process. GamesStop indicated that …
Read More »Destiny’s PlayStation exclusives detailed
The exclusive content offered to PS4 and PS3 owners who play Bungie’s Destiny has been listed. At launch, PS4 and PS3 owners will get exclusive access to a unique co-op Strike located on Mars, an exclusive competitive map, and a slew of exclusive guns, gear, and ships,” PlayStation Blog reports. …
Read More »FIFA 14 World Cup expansion delayed
EA’s free FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup DLC will not be released today as planned. The PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3 and 360 content had been due to arrive today alongside the World Cup Kick-Off mode on PS4 and Xbox One. Knowing that our players have been so excited …
Read More »The Witcher 3 dev rules out platform exclusive content
CD Projekt Red will not offer different exclusive content on different platforms in The Witcher 3. Games such as Watch Dogs have recently come in for criticism for releasing a huge number of SKUs (specifically, ten) with certain content locked away for owners of specific partner platforms. This isn’t a …
Read More »Sony reverses DriveClub PS+ upgrade expiry
PlayStation Plus subscribers who pay to upgrade the free PS+ version of DriveClub will be able to access the extra content permanently. If you have DriveClub PS+ Edition and upgrade, we’ll ensure you keep full game access even if your PS Plus runs out,” the PlayStation Europe Twitter account just …
Read More »DriveClub PS+ £42.99 upgrade comes with a bit of a catch
Sony has detailed exactly how owners of the PS+ edition of DriveClub will be able to access the missing content. DriveClub will release either as a full PS4 game or as a free download for PlayStation Plus users. This latter version, despite being feature rich, skips many of the tracks …
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