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Ubisoft’s Far Cry Classic is available now on Xbox Live for Xbox 360. The game is an HD re-working of the cult PC shooter. It’s priced at 7.99 on Xbox Live, and will cost the same when it hits PSN for PS3 tomorrow. Ubisoft has also nailed down a February …
Read More »Project Cars dev Slightly Mad reveals racing MMO World of Speed
The studio behind in-development hardcore racing sim Project Cars has revealed an altogether more light-hearted title. World of Speed, from UK developer Slightly Mad Studios, is described by the studio as a triple-A massively multiplayer online arcade racing video game” that will be released as a free-to-play PC title this …
Read More »Child of Light dated for April release
Ubisoft has confirmed a launch date for its upcoming 2D RPG Child of Light. It will debut on April 30th across PS3, PS4, Xbox One, 360, Wii U and PC with a price tag of 11.99. The turn-based RPG revolves around protagonist Aurora, as players are able to unlock over …
Read More »VIDEO: Transformers Universe transforms from MMO to MOTA
No, that’s not a typo. Transformers Universe is not a MOBA. It’s a MOTA. For those not in the know, MOBA is a common term and means Massively Online Battle Arena, the best known examples of which are League of Legends and DOTA II. MOTA, meanwhile, stands for Massively Online …
Read More »Strider release date confirmed
Capcom’s Strider reboot will be with us very shortly. The digital-only sci-fi ninja romp will arrive on February 19th across PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. It’s made by Double Helix, the studio behind Xbox One exclusive Killer Instinct that was this morning acquired by Amazon as part …
Read More »Konami says Phantom Pain may not arrive until 2016, it cannot bridge PES quality divide
Konami’s gaming arm has reported a 62 per cent decline in operating income to 70.6bn (427m) for the nine months ending December 31st. Sales for the period fell 11 per cent to 6bn (36m). Analyst David Gibson reported on Twitter that Konami acknowledged concerns about the length of Metal Gear …
Read More »Murdered: Souls Suspect confirmed for Xbox One and PS4
Square Enix has said that supernatural thriller Murdered: Soul Suspect will be released on both Xbox One and PS4 alongside current-gen (last-gen?) machines. The game, developed by Quantum Conundrum developer Airtight Games, was recently confirmed by Microsoft for Xbox One but is now nailed on for a release on Sony’s …
Read More »World of Tanks storms Xbox 360 next week
Wargaming has finally nailed down a release date for free-to-play title War of Tanks on Xbox 360. The game will be made available for download on Xbox Live on Wednesday February 12th. Note however that unlike F2P titles such as DC Universe Online on PS4, those wishing to play will …
Read More »Pokemon Bank arrives in Europe at last
Nintendo has released Pokemon Bank in Europe following its festive delay. The service was originally announced way back in September and was supposed to launch worldwide over Christmas but was delayed following the technical problems that plagued eShop over the period. It finally arrived in a few Asian territories late …
Read More »Don Bradman Cricket 14 gets console release date
Don Bradman Cricket 14 will release at the end of March for Xbox 360 and PS3, developer Big Ant Studios has announced. No specific date has been announced but the March releases is designed to coincide with the ICC World Twenty20 championship, which takes place in Bangladesh between 16thMarch and …
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