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Square Enix is bringing Final Fantasy V to PC next week via Steam release. The publisher has set up the game’s Steam store page and is offering a 10 per cent discount for those that purchase before its release on September 24th. The game itself is a port of Final …
Read More »Deadpool arrives on PS4, Xbox One in November
A port of Activision’s Deadpool game is heading to PS4 and Xbox One, GameStop has revealed. In a post onTwitter, the US retailer announced pre-orders are now open for a current-gen console release of the 2013 licensed action title. Activision gave Prototype 2the same treatmentearlier this year, bringing the multi-platform …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII PC re-release heading to PS4 this winter
Square Enix has announced the PC port of Final Fantasy VII’s original Playstation release will arrive on PS4 this holiday season. To clarify, the announcement doesn’t relate to the upcoming Final Fantasy VII remakerevealed at E3– that remains scheduled for a 2017 launch. ThePC re-releasebrought about achievements, the ability to …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII’s PC release heading to PS4
Square Enix is bringing the enhanced PC version of Final Fantasy VII to PlayStation 4 next year, but the news isn’t sitting very well with fans of the franchise. The company announced at Sony’s PlayStation Experience event that Final Fantasy VII will arrive on PS4 in spring 2015, carrying the …
Read More »Evidence mounts for PS4 port of Beyond: Two Souls
It’s looking increasingly likely that Beyond: Two Souls will be the next PS3 game to be ported to PS4. Trophy tracking site Exophase has listed the awards associated with the as of yet announced PS4 SKU. Add that to the fact that in July two Swiss retailers – World of …
Read More »Sounds like Assassin’s Creed: Rogue could be heading to PS4 and Xbox One
"It’s too early to discuss this subject. Right now Unity is our game for new generation consoles." That’s the official line from a Ubisoft developer, speaking to OXM, about the possibility of PS3 and Xbox 360 title Assassin’s Creed: Rogue being ported to PS4 and Xbox One. And in the …
Read More »Ubisoft explains PS3 no-show for The Crew
The fact that PS3 is built in a very different way to PS4 and Xbox One is the reason for The Crew skipping Sony’s last-gen console. "The Crew was originally built for the new generation of consoles, so when we made the decision to port it to the previous generation, …
Read More »VIDEO: BioShock iOS port coming this summer
A full port of cult first person shooter BioShock has been announced for iOS. Despite the fact the long-promised Vita version remains MIA, the game will hit iPhone and iPad this summer. Pocket Gamer reports that it will offer full controller support, too. Senior producer Brian Lowe describes the title …
Read More »Gamers upset over Colin McRae Rally PC port
A host of negative reviews suggest that gamers are unhappy with Codemasters recent Steam release Colin McRae Rally. From the developers of the multi-million selling franchise and based on content from the 90 per cent Metacritic rated Colin McRae Rally 2.0,” the 4.99 game’s listing reads, although it does add: …
Read More »Destiny PC port ‘a heavy point of discussion’ at Activision
Hopes for a PC port of Bungie’s upcoming shooter Destiny appear to be very much alive. "It is [a good fit], and it’s something we’re talking about and looking at very carefully, and obviously it makes a lot of sense with the genre and the type of game it is," …
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