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Sonic Generations owners can now get the Casino Nights DLC for free off Steam. The addon features a giant pinball table modelled after the famous level from Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Casino Nights had originally cost $21.99, which is rather expensive for such a short expansion. So it’s quite a good deal. Sonic Generations first…
Dishonored 2 is serving up more brutal, and supernatural, assassinations in the latest gameplay trailer. Emily Kaldwin visits the Clockwork Mansion to put an end to inventor Kirin Jindosh. I’m not normally a fan of steal games, but this looks like it could be bloody good fun. Dishonored 2 will be available on Windows PC, Xbox One,…
The Advertising Standards Authority confirmed that it has launched an investigation into No Man’s Sky. Regulators told Eurogamer they have received “several complaints about the game. The ASA can pull any ads that it feels violate its code of conduct. Advertisers who refuse to comply can be subject to sanctions. The investigation is ongoing, but a post…
Quantum Break is finally out on Steam. Though if you’re looking to play with the latest graphical enhancements, you may feel a bit left out. Reddit users noticed that the Steam version only runs in DirectX 11 mode. Meanwhile, the version on the Windows Store is still a DirectX 12 exclusive. This may or may…
UK retailer Tesco’s may have leaked the price of the upcoming Nintendo NX. Eagle eyed gamers spotted a placeholder on the store’s website, showing a price £349.99. Tesco has since taken the page down. My Nintendo News points out that retailers had recently visited Nintendo’s German headquarters last week for “unspecified reasons”. It’s entirely possible that they’ve got a…
No Man’s Sky creator Sean Murray seems to have disappeared off the face of the Earth since the release of the critically panned game. It has now been over a month and a half since the Hello Games team and Murray have communicated with their customers. “We’re totally focused on customer support right now. Then…
Oh boy, it’s been a fun week for Microsoft gaming news. None of it particularly good. Today, we have Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney speaking out against Redmond’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP) monopolizing and closing off the PC gaming eco-system. “With its new Universal Windows Platform initiative, Microsoft has built a closed platform-within-a-platform into Windows 10,…
Lithium batteries have completely revolutionized the way we build and use our gadgets. They’re small and light, but pack a big energy wallop. They can also spontaneously explode, like when this this poor chap’s e-cigarette set his pants on fire. What’s going on here? What are lithium batteries? Lithium is the lightest metal. It packs the highest energy…
I’ve tried a few times to write an article about YouTube’s current copyright issues and Doug “Nostalgia Critic” Walker’s #WTFU (Where’s the Fair Use) campaign. I’ll bang something out, then come across an excellent counterpoint that makes me completely re-evaluate my position. My knee jerk reaction was to be gung ho in favour of it, but the reality…
Rumour has it that Apple will be ditching the 3.5mm audio jack in favour of Lightning connected headphones in the iPhone 7. This particular rumour has been running across the web for a few years now. So far, Apple has failed to follow through. After all, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Why…