The Semi-Often Greenman Gaming Spotlight 27/01
Greenman Gaming are back yet again with more deals to help save you money. This week is SEGA week so if you're a fan of the company you should definitely keep your eyes on the Greenman Gaming store over the coming week. Y2OZM7-MJ3VHD-0AVTI1 First off we have the usual suspect,…
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Now On Windows 8 Phones
Rockstar have released the mobile version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas onto Windows 8 phones. The third 3D GTA title was released onto Android and iOS December last year, and now the oft-forgotten Windows phones can experience thug-life in Los Santos old-school style. You can purchase Grand Theft Auto:…
Candy Crush dev responds to copycat accusation
Candy Crush developer King.com has responded to the recent criticisms after trademarking ‘Candy’ and ‘Saga’ and an indie developer’s claim that they stole his game. CEO Riccard Zacconi has published an open letter on the King.com website defending the company’s position. “At its simplest, our policy is to protect our…
inFamous: Second Son Will Not Feature Any Form Of Multiplayer
Not so long ago rumors were circulating that Sucker Punch's PS4 debut title, inFamous: Second Son, would feature a dedicated multiplayer component. This has now come out to be false, with the original story being a case of mis-translation, or poor wording, on a Japanese website. Clarifying the story, Brand…
Microsoft Studios Now Own the Rights to the Gears of War Franchise
As of today, Microsoft now own the full rights to the Gears of War franchise. According to the post on Xbox Wire, Black Tusk Studios in Vancouver are going to be taking over development of the series and Rod Fergusson, a former Director of Production at Epic Games (specifically for…
Titanfall’s Beta Dates Have Been Confirmed
The French gaming website xboxgen have reported that one of there sources has confirmed that the Titanfall Beta will be available from February 14th to the 19th. This was further backed up via some pictures of in store advertisements the source had obtained. "Prepare for the beta coming the 14/02"…
New Starbound Patch Marks the End of Resets
The latest patch for Indie sensation Starbound has been released, and it's the one everyone's been waiting for. This update promises to eliminate the need to wipe players or ships again, and tentatively adds that worlds should also be here to stay. However, your progress will need to be wiped…
The Dead Linger gets a new update that fixes frame rate issues
The Dead Linger, a Zombie survival game by Sandswept Studios, recently had a new patch implemented that has cleared up a lot of optimization issues. Due to the movement code for the zombies, large amounts of dead heads on screen at any one time could cause frame rate drops and…
Tales of Phantasia now available for iOS
Tales of Phantasia is now available as a free-to-play game for iOS devices on the iTunes App Store. Tales of Phantasia originally launched in 1995. The RPG has since been ported to other platform, including Game Boy Advance and PSP. Tales of Phantasia follows the story of Cress, a young…
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Announced for the West
Today Capcom have confirmed that Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will be making its way to Western shores in early 2015. This reveal was made following the announcement of Monster Hunter 4G at Monster Hunter Festa 13, which will be available in Japan later this year. Both Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate…
Sony Online Entertainment offer All Access plan
Sony Online Entertainment has announced a new subscription plan for its MMO PC players that will start in April. The All Access plan will give one subscription model which provides access to certain titles for $14.99 per month. The monthly fee provides access to Dragon’s Prophet, DC Universe Online, Planetside…
VVVVVV Creator’s Copyright Claim Rejected By Youtube
Terry Cavanagn, creator of indie platformer VVVVVV, was subject to a copyright claim on one of his own trailers when Youtube implemented their Content ID system late last year. He disputed the claim, appealing to Youtube as he owns the right to the musical track used in the VVVVVV trailer,…
Justin ‘Jew Wario’ Carmical dies aged 42
It has been revealed today that internet celebrity and well known YouTube Justin 'Jew Wario' Carmical has died at the age of 42. The news came about earlier today via different Twitter posts but was disregarded as a hack or troll. However once Justin's fellow reviewers and friends, particularly those…
The Semi-Often Greenman Gaming Spotlight 25/01
Greenman Gaming are back with more deals to wish you all a happy weekend, in this wet and cold season. We have a whole bunch of offers to get through today, so let's not waste time and dive right into the first fresh batch. DE1PDN-CS6BOF-PR9AVM The first of the world…
Thief To Contain “Nudity” and “Strong Sexual Content”
In the rating for upcoming stealth title, Thief 4, the Entertainment Software Rating Board have 'awarded' Eidos-Montreal's game a "mature" rating for containing a few naughty sections which suggest some in-game nudity. The spoiler-free ESRB synopsis gave Thief this rating due to "Blood, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of…
Strike Vector Ready to Launch Later This Month
Strike Vector, the futuristic flying fighter (Flyter?), will be launching January 28 after spending a few weeks in beta, according to VG247. Giving itself a few weeks to work out the kinks, those who want to play Rage Quit Corporation's sci-fi fighter won't have to wait long. Launching on steam…
Kairosoft’s Ninja Village Now Available on iOS
Ninja Village has finally made the migration from Android and is now available on iOS. Released a week ahead of schedule by the folks at Kairosoft, Ninja Village sneaked under the radar this week but be sure you don't miss out. The latest addition to the huge Kairosoft family, Ninja…
Nintendo’s Shares Recover After Slump
After a stock market scare last week, shares in Nintendo appear to have recovered, reports GaminRealm. A fluctuating stock market coupled with a damning report published by the company on their projections for the fiscal year caused an almost knee-jerk slump in share prices. Nintendo have been the subject of…
New screenshots from upcoming horror survival, The Forest
Currently in development by Endnight Games, The Forest is looking to be a very interesting game. New screenshots identify that it appears that fire spreads across The Forest. As seen with game before, such as Far Cry 2 and so on, the use of fire can be very tactically helpful…
PlayStation Network Offline For Six Hours on Monday
Sony has announced via the PlayStation Blog that PSN will be going down for six hours on Monday January 27 for maintenance. In Europe the maintenance will take place between 5.20pm and 11.30pm GMT, whilst North America will have PSN down between 9.30am PT/12pm ET and 3.30pm PT/6.30pm ET. If…
Indie Dev accuses Candy Crush Stuido of stealing their game
Matthew Cox from indie studio Stolen Goose has claimed the Candy Crush developer, King, of “blatantly” copying their game Scamperghost in 2009 after publishing negotiations fell through. "It's ironic that King.com is concerned about intellectual property when they so blatantly copied our game Scamperghost with their game 'Pac-Avoid' in late…