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New Xbox shown in final issue of Xbox World
A couple of weeks ago we reported that PlayStation: The Official Magazine would see its last issue roll off the presses this holiday season. Publishing house Future wasn’t done there, however, as they also axed a few more gaming magazines in the process including British-based Xbox World and PSM3. Not wanting to…
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41 Comet stores to close by end of the Month
High street electronics retailer Comet has earmarked 41 locations for closure by the end of November, unless a buyer can be found for the troubled company. The company, which currently has 236 stores around the UK, collapsed earlier this month with administrators Deloitte announcing closing down sales in order to move stock inventory. “Regrettably……
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GTA V could still be coming to PC
Grand Theft Auto V, the expansive single-player, multi-character game due out next year, may find a parking spot outside its already confirmed consoles. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are the currently known homes for the Los Santos-set gameplay, but according to a recent report, PCs and the Nintendo Wii U could see GTA V’s characters…
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Huge Assassin’s Creed III Patch detailed
Ubisoft has unveiled an enormous new patch for Assassin’s Creed 3 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 3 The update is scheduled to go live “by the end of next week”, the developer wrote on60. the game’s official forum. Around a hundred fixes are included, encompassing the game’s main story quests, side…
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Wii U goes on sale in the US
The long-awaited Nintendo Wii U console is now on sale in the United States, following a midnight launch on Sunday. Crowds of eager gamers descended upon on the Nintendo World store in New York City, where Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Amie excitedly counted down to the launch. The midnight launch at…
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Black Ops 2 is highest earning Call of Duty game ever
Black Ops 2 is the highest earning Call of Duty game in the space of 24 hours, Activision has announced. But actual sales figures weren’t revealed. Black Ops 2, released Tuesday, earned anestimated $500 million worldwide in one day. Modern Warfare 3 made $400 million from 6.5 million day-one sales. Black…
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New iMacs to be delayed due to manufacturing complications
According to a “commercial source”, the updated iMac may not hit shelves until early next year due to manufacturing complications related to the 5mm edge thickness of the mounted display/chassis — 80% thinner than previous generation models. This reduction is partly achieved through a friction-stir welding process that uses heat and pressure…
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Spire announce X2.9883 CPU cooler
The X2.9883 is the newest CPU cooler in the gaming branded series X2 by Spire. Built on the technology of HDT (Heat-pipe Direct Touch) with an increased number of total six (6) heat-pipes. Combined with a high number and density of fins, crowned with one Nano-Tech silent and PWM controlled…
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Researchers boost WiFi hotspots by 700%
A team of researchers at NC State University believe they’ve found a way to greatly boost WiFi. Dubbed WiFox, their solution is purely software-based, meaning it could be rolled out to existing WiFi networks. Specific details are still under wraps as they will be presented at the ACM CoNEXT conference in…
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OnLive appears on Google TV’s via update
OnLive appears on Google TV Owners of LG’s G2 Google TVs were treated to a surprise today, as cloud game streaming service OnLive arrived via a software update. The app was originally announced for LG’s G2 series televisions back at June’s E3 conference, and now it appears the series is…
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Music streaming is up 700% this year
The growing popularity of internet music services likeSpotify has sent the number of streamed tracks up by almost 700 per cent in the UK. In an interview with The Guardian, David Joseph, chairman and chief executive of Universal Music UK and Ireland revealed that over 7.5 billion tracks have been streamed this…
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New GTA V Trailer released
The brand new trailer for Grand Theft Auto V has hit giving us our longest glimpse at the game so far. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzue74y7A84[/youtube] It’s the second trailer of the game, which is expected in spring next year. The graphics look awesome, a real step-on from GTA IV. And fans won’t be disappointed, as there are…
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New Rainbow 6 Game “likely to be next gen”
Rainbow 6: Patriots may be released for next-generation consoles, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot has suggested. The squad-based FPS was announced last year for release on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. At that time it had a vague “2013” launch date attached. “The only thing I can say is that we…
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Comet Liquidation Sale has started
Comet’s closing down ‘fire sale’ has begun, with everything in stock being reduced. The only downside is you’ll have to head down to the store itself, as the discounts won’t apply online. “Massive stock liquidation,” reads the huge note on theComet website. “Everything reduced. Now on. In-store only.” There’s no word…
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Mass Effect 2 found on Black Ops 2 Disks
Some people who bought the PC version of Black Ops 2, have found it’s actually a very different game. They have found that, instead, it is home to BioWare’s science fiction role-playing shooter Mass Effect 2. Gamers on Reddit, the Steam forum and the Call of Duty forum have reported the issue and complained that…
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