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Nintendo will allow Wii U and 3DS developers to implement cross-platform multiplayer with other consoles and devices, according to indie developer Ripstone. Ripstone’s co-founder Phil Gaskell told Eurogamerthat Nintendo recently agreed to the studio’s request to include cross-play for its title Pure Chess – which is already out on PS3 …

Two weeks after the game was released in the UK owners of PES 2014 on Xbox 360 are still unable to access the game’s multiplayer modes. Users are presented with the error message ‘Download File is Broken’ when trying to install the required day one Data Pack. Konami promises that …

Non-paying members of Xbox Live will this weekend be able to access all the benefits normally reserved for paying Gold members. The promotion will run from this Friday (October 4th) until Sunday (October 6th) and includes a number of countries, one of which is the UK. This means free multiplayer …

Warner Bros has confirmed that the Wii U versions of Batman: Arkham Origins will retail for less than it does on other consoles. The game has a US RRP of $60 on Xbox 360 and PS3 but will cost just $50 on Wii U. Kotaku reports that the difference stems …

A day one match is needed before PES 2014 is able to offer online multiplayer, Konami as confirmed. That’s not a problem, of course, as one would not intend to take the game online were they not to have an internet connection. The patch unlocks the Friendly Match Lobby, Ranking …

Deal with Miniclip brings over 1 million DAUs to San Francisco startup's network.

Analyst firm IHS Electronics and Media has praised Sony’s decision to lock multiplayer behind a PlayStation Plus paywall. Sony confirmed at E3 that PS4 owners will have to subscribe to PS+ if they wish to access online multiplayer – a function that is currently free for PS3 owners. Sony has …

Activision has just sent out an infographic detailing a history of the Call of Duty series’ multiplayer mode. It says that a total of 100m people have played Call of Duty – which, as it handily points out is more than the populations of EU nations such as the UK, …

Elements of the multiplayer component of The Last of Us were censored in the European release, it has been discovered. Eurogamer reports that the European version lacks some of the gore found in the US release – specifically, weapons that lead to exploding heads have been calmed to avoid the …

Fresh evidence suggests that Microsoft is indeed planning to release some sort of head-mounted display for Xbox One. A patent called ‘Multiplayer gaming with head-mounted display’ has been spotted by Engadget. The tech combines facial recognition, eye-tracking and depth analysis along with voice recognition and activation. Much of the patent …