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Here’s How to Try the Final Fantasy XV Demo

The only way to get the Final Fantasy XV demo is to buy upcoming role-playing game Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Square Enix has revealed. Not only will you need to buy Type-0 HD, but you’ll need to pick up one of the first-run copies, the Japanese publisher added in a post on the PlayStation Blog. […]

Just Cause 3 Screens Showcase Car Surfing and Freefall Theatrics

Developer Avalanche Studios has released a new collection of Just Cause 3 images that flaunt the game’s berserk action sequences. In the gallery below, hero Rico Rodriguez can be seen surfing airborne sports cars, as well as firing rockets whilst balancing on the wings on an airplane, along with grapple-hooking himself onto a propane gas […]

This Disturbing Game Concept is Not Fiction

In a bid to raise awareness for quality of life in the South Sudan, UNICEF recently published a concept for a disturbing game where you play a seven-year-old girl facing all manner of hardship and trials. The premise for the fake game, Elika’s Escape, sees players control a little girl whose mother dies of cholera […]

Wii U Sales Jump Amid Strong Start for Amiibo

Nintendo’s Wii U has recorded its best ever sales week in the US since the system launched in 2012, the company has announced. Buoyed by the release of Super Smash Bros., Nintendo’s embattled next-gen console managed to finally outperform its previous best sales week, which was recorded during the Wii U launch in November 2012. […]

PC FPS Block N Load Enters Closed Beta

Block N Load, the rad-looking PC multiplayer game announced last month that combines FPS and block-building, is now in closed beta. Need a key? You’re in luck, as we’re running a giveaway right now. The game is scheduled to launch through Steam in early 2015. Since the game’s announcement in November, Block N Load’s David […]

Borderlands Remastered Listing Hints at Xbox One and PS4 Port

Borderlands, the RPG-like shooter which went on to sell more than 5 million units, is likely coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as a deluxe remastered edition. Publishing label 2K Games has yet to officially announce the next-gen update, but a listing on the Australian Classification Board appears to have revealed the publisher’s plans […]

Bitcoin Can Now Be Traded for Xbox One Games

Image: Flickr Microsoft has updated its marketplace to allow users to purchase games and content with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows games, along with other media and content, can now be bought with the digital currency. Those who use Bitcoin can visit the Microsoft Billing webpage and add the currency to […]

Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire Sell 1.5 Million Copies in 10 Days

Following the NPD report today that laid out the top consoles for November as well as the top-selling games, Nintendo reported that Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have sold “nearly 1.5 million combined units in first 10 days in the US.” Sales of 3DS software increased by “more than 40 percent” over November 2013. […]

Valve Suspends Holiday Auction Following Gem Exploit

Valve has closed its Holiday Auction just hours after the promotion went live, after it quickly emerged that some users were exploiting the system. Some 100 copies of two thousand Steam games were due to go up for auction from December 15, meaning there were 200,000 games ready to bid on. What made this promotion […]

GS News Update: Xbox One Outsells PS4 in November

It was a long-time coming, but for the first time since the system’s launch, the Xbox One has finally outsold Sony’s PlayStation 4.