July, 2015

• 6 July

  The Vanishing of Ethan Carter follows the trail to PS4 next week

  

  The Vanishing of Ethan Carter will appear on PS4 next week, according to the UK PlayStation Store (opens in new tab). The supernatural crime thriller, which first hit PC in September, is set to release on PlayStation Network on July 15. The game lets players explore the unfamiliar countryside of …

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• 6 July

  Future Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC will only land on Xbox One, PS4 and PC

  

  Future Dragon Age: Inquisition (opens in new tab) DLC will be found only on Xbox One, PS4 and PC, BioWare and EA revealed (opens in new tab) today. It’s unfortunate news for those playing on Xbox 360 or PS3, but there’s also a silver lining here. To help ease the …

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• 6 July

  Why Im proud to say Im part of the Call of Duty community

  

  Anyone who’s been following UK politics over the past few months will be familiar with the concept of the ‘shy Tory’. It’s a term used to explain why the Conservative Party often performs better in elections than polls suggests it will. Essentially, what’s happening is that voters who agree with …

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• 3 July

  The new Hitman is a modern twist on the classic world of murder

  

  IO had a very controlled message for the new Hitman (opens in new tab) game revealed at E3: “We had a chance to look at, and discuss: what is the best possible Hitman experience we can build?” studio creative director Christian Elverdam told me at the show. I later found …

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• 3 July

  Batman Arkham Knights Batgirl DLC drops July 14th, developed by Origins team

  

  It’s only been gliding around Gotham for just over a week but Batman Arkham Knight (opens in new tab) is dropping the first DLC of its season pass on July 14th. Batgirl: A Matter Of Family is a prequel to the events of Arkham Knight, following Barbara Gordon prior to …

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• 3 July

  Orphan looks like Limbo meets aliens but is so much more

  

  The end of the world is nigh. Again. Humanity is under attack once more, and unfortunately Orphan doesn’t put you in the boots of a muscular gunman, or even a wise-cracking idiot with a baseball bat. Instead you’re tasked with looking after a young boy who might just be the …

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• 2 July

  Yes, its still ok to play your PS3 and Xbox 360

  

  Everyone owns a PS4 or Xbox One now, right? The previous generation feels old and stuffy, like penny farthings and people who call each other ‘old bean’. Haha, can you actually believe we used to play games on DVDs instead of Blu-rays, like savages? Who can even remember what an …

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• 1 July

  Yes, Black Ops 3 is still running the old COD engine. No, its not that simple

  

  You’ve probably heard mention before about Call Of Duty running on an old Quake 3 Arena id Tech 3 engine. And it is in a way, but with revisions and upgrades for almost every game in the series, the idea of a ‘COD engine’ is hard to pin down. “Engines …

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June, 2015

• 30 June

  Shovel Knight getting a physical release – can you dig it?

  

  Shovel Knight (opens in new tab) has conquered many foes on his journey, and now we can add “retail shelves” to the list. The retro platformer from Yacht Club Games is getting a physical release for PS4, Xbox One, Wii U and 3DS on October 13, 2015, and will sell …

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• 30 June

  Extra game discounts added for Amazon Prime members

  

  Amazon just made its Prime subscription service way more attractive for price-conscious gamers. The online retail giant has quietly enabled extra discounts on “certain video game consoles, accessories, and games when sold by Amazon.com” for Prime subscribers. You might notice that games like Star Wars Battlefront (opens in new tab) …

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