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Nintendo have issued a statement via Facebook addressing the rarity of certain amiibo figures. Since the release of the first wave in November 2014, demand for the toys has continually and drastically outweighed the supply from the Japanese company. Scalping has become a major issue as a result, with some amiibo being listed on eBay at extortionate prices just hours ...

According to a press release on Mojang’s site, as of Saturday, Minecraft: 360 edition is officially three years old. To celebrate, Mojang is offering Xbox 360 and Xbox One fans three packs of downloadable skins. So, if you play on either of the consoles, sign in before the 17th of May to download the free content. These packs are available from the ...

It seems Ubisoft is ready to announce their next yearly installment of the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Ubisoft has released on their twitter page today an image teaser for their newest game in the series. With this teaser they have also announced the date for the World Premiere for their official reveal on May 12th, at 9am PST. So, fans of the series should ...

If you love Blizzard’s ever-growing MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, but you’re slightly bummed about the apparent lack of diversity in terms of heroes (HotS has much to do in this regard if it is to catch up with Riot Games’ League of Legends or Valve’s Dota 2), you’re in for a treat. It seems that Blizzard’s new arena game ...

It feels as if Xbox One has been playing catch-up with the PS4 ever since Microsoft shot themselves in the foot in 2013 with their announcement of DRM security and anti-piracy policies for the console. They declared that they would prevent lending or trading-in games and would disable offline play-before backpedalling due to a humungous gamer uproar.  The consumer response ...

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a goat, then you’re probably familiar with Goat Simulator. It’s the only game that I’m aware of that allows you to experience things from the perspective of a goat. So, after sampling the game and experiencing what I can only assume to be an accurate depiction of an average day in ...

A countdown clock on the page of Half-Life fan remake Black Mesa expired with the announcement of a Steam Early Access version of the Source Engine mod. The Early Access version of Black Mesa, billed as “85 percent complete”, is available for $20 through the online retailer.  It features the majority of the single player campaign (minus the end-game Xen portion) ...

Today, CD Projekt Red, the developers behind the much anticipated, Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (due for release later this month), released their beta alternative to Valve’s Steam. Named GOG Galaxy it plans to offer PC gamers an alternative platform to purchase games, and best yet, they are all DRM-free. PC gaming is monopolised by Steam, with EA’s Origin and Ubisoft’s uPlay offering little competition over the ...

Child of Light gained a lot of popularity because of its charming and beautiful atmosphere. And to capture this wonderful setting, Patrick Plourde, the game’s creative director, realized during the game’s creation that “we were actually creating a universe that we should explore in various mediums.” So, in the early stages of development it was decided to create a children’s ...

The recent announcement of Total War: Warhammer has caused quite a stir among fans of the series; personally, I’m quite excited despite my misgivings after Rome 2’s release. If you haven’t yet, check out the trailer below. Its got a whole load of goodies that are totally atypical of the TW series like: orcs, flying mounted units, and magical fireballs being hurled at said orcs. And ...