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• Mirror's Edge 2 listed on Amazon Germany

• patch 24/05/2013

  This is the announcement of the week for me :D Reply 0

• Overwatch is Valve handing ban power to the Counter-Strike: GO community

• patch 23/05/2013

  I'll be happy to participate as soon as I can play it on my PS3. Reply 0

• Phil Harrison tries (again) to clarify game ownership, second-hand sales and always-online in Xbox One

• patch 22/05/2013

  From Kotaku:
  

  "The bits that are on that disc, you can give it to your friend and they can install it on an Xbox One," he said. "They would then have to purchase the right to play that game through Xbox Live."
  
  "They would be paying the same price we paid, or less?" we asked.
  
  "Let’s assume it’s a new game, so the answer is yes, it will be the same price," Harrison said.

  So it sounds like all that buying a second hand disk will do is save you having to download it, otherwise the price will as likely as not be the same as a full price purchase from the market place. Reply +3

• Next Xbox Reveal: live report and live video

• patch 21/05/2013

  How about the things we won't hear today? I'm thinking Milo, HD DVD and Always Online definitely WON'T be mentioned :P Reply 0

• New video teases the PlayStation 4 box

• patch 20/05/2013

  @skunkfish How big do you think GDDR5 chips are? If they can fit 8gb on a Tesla K10 I doubt the PS4 will need to be that big. Reply +1

• The next Xbox: everything we know so far

• patch 20/05/2013

  I think the hardware differences between the two will be slim, so it'll come down to exclusives and (more important to me) what Microsoft end up doing with Live. Hopefully we'll see the back of being charged to go on-line and something to rival PS+ Reply +2

• Sony Japan's mysterious Panopticon revealed in stylish new trailer

• patch 16/05/2013

  It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong.

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• There's an RPG sale on PSN that includes Ni No Kuni for £20

• patch 08/05/2013

  @anders190
  
  You should be able to use the web store. Every time I try to access the Swedish store I get redirected to the UK store (too clever Sony, too clever). Try going here and following the link. Reply +1

• patch 08/05/2013

  @Cinaclov
  
  You might be able to buy PS+ without having a PS3 or Vita. You can sign up to a SEN account and I'd have thought purchase stuff... maybe ask on the blog and see what they say? Reply +6

• Kojima: Xbox 360 disc size to blame for lack of Metal Gear Solid: Legacy Collection

• patch 02/05/2013

  @cloudskipa
  
  Part of LA Noire is on Games On Demand, the rest has to be downloaded via the in-game market place. Reply +7

• Kaz Hirai and his executives will sacrifice chunky annual bonuses to boost Sony's balance

• patch 02/05/2013

  @geox30
  
  Sony are a diversified company, if one part is struggling they spread the risk across the other divisions. Reply +1

• patch 02/05/2013

  The Yen isn't that weak, it's been returning to pre-2009 levels but is still relatively strong. Reply +2

• Hitman Absolution, Catherine free for PlayStation Plus subscribers

• patch 01/05/2013

  Actually, I have to 'fess up, my last comment was BS. I actually have a PS+ subscription but the day before the IGC games come out I go online and buy them at full price. I also go on Amazon and buy physical copies where I can, just can't resist p*ssing my money away! Reply +5

• patch 01/05/2013

  I'm really poor and I love PS+. Fantastic service for gaming on the cheap. They just won't shut up about it down the jobcenter. Reply +19

• patch 01/05/2013

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• Thomas Was Alone review

• patch 01/05/2013

  @chubster2010
  
  Yep, I (perhaps naively) assumed the question was referring to the PS3 / Vita release.
  
  Pretty interesting interview with Mike Bithell here.
  
  As to Danny Wallace, he's not everyone's cup of tea, but he's a fellow gamer and is prepared to support small indie projects like this, so he gets a thumbs up from me. Reply +7

• patch 01/05/2013

  The rather beautiful soundtrack is available to download. Reply 0

• patch 01/05/2013

  anyone else getting a wee bit sick of comments with little forethought and no knowledge of the subject matter?
  
  For me, making a comment with points like that is not "improving the discussion" it's masking a lack of basic intelligence.
  
  I appreciate this comment is a shambling, poorly thought out waste of space, but I'll finish it off with a statement that shows I'm aware of this, maybe "inb4 tidal wave of negs" would do. Reply +5

• patch 01/05/2013

  @MisterPGibson
  
  It was released last week and it really is very good. There's a lot more to the game than it would appear on the surface, to be able to give true personality to rectangles is an achievement in itself. Reply 0

• Terraria finally gets European PS3 release date

• patch 30/04/2013

  Almost hate myself for asking, but any word on CS:GO? Could you give Gabe a nudge for us? :) Reply +7

• Game Dev Tycoon forces those who pirate the game to unwittingly fail from piracy

• patch 29/04/2013

  @Crosshash
  
  This has been discussed on Reddit with comments from the Developer:
  

  dev here: that's hardly a fair comparison. Zynga pretty much copied the game mechanics of Tiny Tower to the point where entire screens look and work the same, added their own graphics and used their power in the market to promote the game. We were inspired by GDS but then invented our own gameplay and mechanics. We developed our game from scratch. Sure, it might seem similar (it's a game dev simulator!) but the inner workings on how to make a game and what creates a hit-game are entirely different. Anyway, a lot of GDS players who have played the full game enjoyed our take on the genre.

  Zynga are mentioned because the previous comment in the thread gives them as an example of ripping off someone else's game. Reply +21

• Sony adds ability to queue PlayStation downloads from your browser

• patch 26/04/2013

  @DeViells
  
  Sadly Sony don't price the games on the store, that's all governed by the publishers. You'd be surprised how many people still pay full retail price for games. I've had numerous discussions with friends on where to get games cheap, pointed them at Gamestracker etc. but I'd say 75% of them still pay full whack (or whatever price Asda are charging that day). Reply +3

• patch 26/04/2013

  @DAN.E.B
  
  Soon.
  
  Edit: If you don't have it already, get it now before the excellent Okami leaves the store to make way for the new IGC games. Reply +3

• New PlayStation 4 video shows off DualShock 4

• patch 25/04/2013

  @arcam I'm glad it's not a touch screen; controllers cost a fortune as it is, god knows how much a replacement touch screen controller would cost :eek: Reply +5

• Molyneux adds option to re-grow Curiosity cube

• patch 19/04/2013

  Sorry, but is this the same Peter Molyneux who designed Populous, Powermonger and Syndicate? It's like finding out Van Gogh's just taken a dump on the floor of the Tate modern and is charging £20 a time to sniff it. Reply +28