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Rabbids Rayman spin-off getting own TV show

A television show based off of the Rayman spin off characters, Rabbids, is set to debut next month on American Television. Called, Rabbids Invasion, it's a cartoon series that will begin airing on Nickelodeon in the Saturday morning timeslot and the series is set to run for 26, 30 minute …

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Microsoft slashes US Surface tablet pricing

Update: Eagle eyed reader Martyn Hall has furnished us with a link to better UK pricing. Don't go direct if you want one of these, as Curry's looks to have slashed the pricing on its Surface stock too. Get it here for under £280. Microsoft has shown favouritism to our …

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Microsoft: we need to do more work to talk

Microsoft's chief product officer for the Xbox One, Marc Whitten, has spoken out in an interview with IGN, about how he feels Microsoft failed to communicate the real message of its next-gen console and that that's the reason for the flip-flopping behaviour of the company. ““I think it’s pretty simple. …

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Microsoft let the NSA record Skype video calls

We all know companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook and others, have been sharing information with the authorities in the US for quite some time, but now it's come to light that Microsoft even allowed the NSA to record video conversations people were having using the VOIP service, Skype. This …

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Americans are less enamoured with Apple and Google

You'd be forgiven for not really taking this research about Apple and Google seriously, considering how many smartphones and other devices each company has sold in the last year, but apparently it is the case. According to YouGov BrandIndex, Americans really aren't as fond of both firms as they were …

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Personal information exposed in ARMA website attack

ARMA I, II and III, developer Bohemia Interactive, has announced that its website was hit by hackers and that some personal information may have been copied out from its user database. As a safety precaution, it has announced that all passwords will be reset. “We have unfortunately discovered that an …

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The GTA V trailer bummed out Hideo Kojima

Poor Hideo, he's all excited about the release of the Metal Gear Solid Legacy edition (his legacy, if you think about it) and then he goes and watches the trailer for Rockstar's next instalment in the GTA series and it looked so good it got him all depressed. “GTA V” …

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Desura distribution platform bought by Second Life dev

Desura might often find itself playing second fiddle to Steam and second fiddle to GoG and second fiddle to Origin and second fiddle to GameStop's Impulse… which I suppose makes it fifth fiddle, but that doesn't mean it's not important or valuable. Why else would the developer of Second Life, …

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Humble ebook Bundle II adds XKCD and more

The Humble ebook Bundle II is still going apace, despite not selling quite as many as the average gaming bundle. However now, if you pay above the average, you'll get a few extra ebooks added to your library, including volume 0 of the XKCD comics. The basic stack of ebooks …

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The PS4 lets you play your games from anywhere

With all that focus on the Xbox One's connectivity and features recently, it's not surprising that Sony is playing a bit of “look-at-me,” right now. However, this newly announced feature should capture gamers' imaginations, since it's one of the ones that Microsoft initially promised but then withdrew – playing your …

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Xbox 360 real money changeup increases game prices

Microsoft has today changed over all of its Xbox Live prices, from the traditional Microsoft point system, to dollars and pounds – depending which part of the world you reside in. However, this has resulted in some countries – the UK specifically – being hit with price rises for everything. …

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Some Xbox One fans want Microsoft to flip flop again

Remember when Microsoft announced all those features earlier this year for the Xbox One? TV viewing, cloud saves, cloud computing, game lending, family sharing – and a little thing called every-24-hour activations? Of course you do, because you screamed in the software giant's face to have it ditch all of …

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Sony teasing When World’s Collide

Sony has updated both its Facebook and Twitter accounts, with the image below and text that reads, “When World's Collide.” Much speculation and guessing has taken place in the hours since its release, but what do you guys think? Some have pointed to a similar looking image in the PS3 …

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Sega suing defunct THQ

Poor THQ. It struggles to stay afloat throughout 2012, finally announcing at the close of the year that it'll be shutting up shop for good, and it can't even rest peacefully in the grave. Along with several other creditors, Sega has announced its intention to sue the bankrupt publisher for …

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Someone just bought a 300 strong Amiga game library

No this isn't some car-boot sale where someone just got lucky with some carts, but a genuine company rights purchase of over 300 different Amiga games, which could see some of the systems' classics being re-released to a contemporary audience. The company with the now impressive library, is Writers' Group …

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Another US federal agency destroys modern tech

While there have been a lot of relatively unbelievable stories about United States federal authorities as of late, with the revelation of PRISM's tech privacy destroying policies, today we have a similarly ridiculous tale to tell, though this time it's more about costing the tax payer money than it is …

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Here’s how the Last of Us story could come to life

While there are plenty of articles out there about whether zombie outbreaks could happen, or why they would fail immediately, there's not many kicking around that specifically address recent PS3 exclusive, The Last of Us and its particular brand of zombification: the cordyceps fungus. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baOlT-1yY4A'] That's what Vsauce3 looks …

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Console wars the musical

You know what's great for making it obvious how silly the whole console wars thing is? Singing about it, like we're gangs from some sort of camp street war – and that's exactly what the guys at AVbyte have done. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_xHueP7bQ0′] They catch a lot of the different arguments …

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Who wants cheap games?

Hey man, you looking for some cheap games? You are? That's good man, that's real good. You come to the right place, or at least, you will have once you head over to Green Man Gaming, which for the next day or so, is offering all of its previous 666 …

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LoL pro warns of shady managers

League of Legends is exploding in the world of esports. In just a few short years, it's easily eclipsed its Warcraft III map inspiration and has become not only the most popular esports title, but one of the highest earning games for professional players the world over. Unfortunately though, when …

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Sony registers PlayStation TV trademark

While we might all be aware of Microsoft's efforts to take over the living room viewing experience and Apple's plans are all too obvious with the AppleTV, no one quite expected Sony to be doing something similar – or at least that's how it appears, since the Japanese firm just registered …

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Average gamers are still getting older

Well who'd have thunk it? The average gamer isn't a young homophobic teen, but someone in their mid 30s, with a job and a steady relationship. It wasn't long ago that the world was shocked to learn that the average gamer was 31 years old, now they're 35. What's going …

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