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We've all been waiting a long time for a new console entry in the Legend of Zelda franchise, and while Hyrule Warriors probably wasn't what the majority of us had in mind, it's in no way a bad thing. It'll offer a fresh look at Zelda's kingdom, and will probably benefit quite a bit from the Dynasty Warriors style. Despite all that, there's still a lot we don't know about the game. This is especially surprising when you realize that it's only a few months away from release.

UK retailer GAME have today announced their intentions to float on the stock market, meaning that just under two years after the company nearly disappeared completely, they're again looking to become publicly funded. This is big news for them, or at least that's how they're trying to frame it. In reality, they're trying to cash in on next-gen excitement while the time is ripe.

Got a gaming PC? Good news then: Ubisoft's upcoming Watch Dogs should run fairly well for you. It's a decent looking game, but you're not going to need a super powerful rig to get it running. No, it's playable on 'ultra' settings with a Geforce 670 - a decent card but hardly high end.

I suppose you think Halo 5 was already announced and official, right? Well, technically it was. Microsoft confirmed that it existed and that there would one day be a Halo game taking advantage of Xbox One features - as if there was ever any doubt - but today they reconfirmed it by announcing it all over again. Halo 5: Guardians will be developed by 343 Industries and will be available for purchase in Fall 2015.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed by how many titles you have in the backlog? Worried that your 250+ games on Steam have never been touched, and yet you keep buying them? Things might be about to get much worse. IGN are reporting that they've been told the PlayStation Now streaming service will contain "hundreds of titles" at launch, an event that's happening this summer for you lucky North Americans.

If there's one thing that sells, it's boobs. Whatever your opinion on using a curvacious figure to push a product, there's no doubt that it works. The MMO genre is particularly heavy with mammary glands, and it's about to get heavier. TERA has just possibly become the first MMO to sell boob jobs for female characters... and they're charging real money to boot.

Nintendo succeeded in impressing an awful lot of people with Mario Kart 8. Not only does the gameplay look strong and original, but the addition of a bonus digital title with every purchase makes it a bargain on any level. Not to waste even a small part of that excitement, they've today released a brand new video showcasing the biggest change coming to the franchise: anti-gravity racing.

Kinect was always going to have a tough time proving itself. The original failed because it was an optional peripheral that didn't do what Microsoft claimed it could and didn't even approach its actual potential, and with the announcement that an Xbox One will be released without Kinect 2.0, the second iteration of the device looks set to go the same way.

One of the biggest problems with Xbox Live Gold was that not subscribing to the service blocked the use of Netflix. Think about that for a moment. You needed to pay an internet bill to make use out of paying for Netflix, but if your only access to the service was through your console, you needed to pay to remove yet another barrier. Thankfully that's something Microsoft are changing in the coming months.

In mid April, news came out that Nintendo had the opportunity to have exclusivity for Skylanders, but decided to pass on that offer. Well, a few years later it appears as if Nintendo's mind has changed when it comes to interactive toys. According to Wire, via a twitpic, Nintendo is set to announce their own game and character collection at E3 this year. Nintendo confirmed that they were working on figurines during an investor call late last week, although didn't announce anything specific.