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Oddworld developers encouraging Youtubers
Abe creators Oddworld have publically given permission for anyone to use their content in any video, including trailers, cutscenes and music from their games.
12 Deals Of Christmas #6
The latest update to the 12 Deals Of Christmas has been announced. Deal 6 brings with it a couple great deals for both PS3 and PSV. Remember, these deals will only be available for 48 hours so get them while they're hot.
Double Fine Announces Puzzle Game ‘Hack ‘N’ Slash’
Double Fine has announced that the game Hack ‘N’ Slash from their 2012 Amnesia Fortnight Game Jam will be released in 2014. The premise of the game is that you play as an elf that uses their computer hacking skills to cheat at a computer game she’s playing. Here’s more from the press release posted on the company blog: Double Fine Productions today announced that Hack ‘n’ Slash, a hacking themed puzzle action game for Windows, Mac, and Linux, will…
Fallout 4 Leaked, For Real This Time
An anonymous tipster sent in the documents to Kotaku a couple of weeks ago, most of them supposedly used for a casting-call project called "Institute". The word Fallout is never mentioned in any of the papers, but the dialogue contains the requisite Fallout phrase, "War. War never changes", and the casting director has worked on other Bethesda properties, including Skyrim.
Elder Scrolls Online Still Angers Fans
In a case of stuck between a rock and a hard place, Bethesda's latest trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online, released to YouTube today, has been attacked by both fans of MMOs and fans of The Elder Scrolls.
Elder Scrolls Online gets a Release Date
Bethesda has today announced the release date for The Elder Scrolls Online. The fantasy MMO was supposed to be released earlier this year, but was delayed around the same time that next-gen versions of each were announced at E3.
Xbox One Sells Two Million Units
Microsoft have today announced that their Xbox One console has sold two million units in the fortnight since it came out. That's an amazing achievement and one that puts it almost neck and neck with the PlayStation 4. Fanboys might not have ammo for their pointless online arguments, but one thing is certain: it's a good time to be a gamer.
PS4 Firmware 1.52 Released
The first post-release firmware update has been released for the PlayStation 4, and it's a little underwhelming. While you'd hope the switch to next-gen might encourage Sony to open up a little bit about what's changed between firmware versions, the explanation for 1.52 is simply that it "improves system stability."
Xbox One Wins the Console War… On South Park
Last week's episode of South Park gave a brutal conclusion to the console war, and one that many PlayStation fans would no doubt be ready to contest. In one of the final scenes, Microsoft's Bill Gates savagely beat Sony's Kaz Hirai to death over which console the kids should pick up on Black Friday. If only it were that simple to shut up the internet and stop the silly arguments...
Telltale Announces “Tales from the Borderlands”
Borderlands has a pretty rich world, completed by recognisable and memorable characters. The only downside is all that distracting shooting. That's why it's pretty amazing (and just a little surprising) that Telltale are working on a new set of episodic content based in the world of Borderlands.