News Of The Week – April 7th

News Of The Week is a brand new feature here at Press Start. We will highlight the biggest news of the week in a shortened version. Full story can be accessed by clicking the picture or heading. 

NEW MARIO KART 8 DETAILS REVEALED 

The game will feature brand new items in the form of the Pirahna Plant and the Boomerang Flower. Game will feature 16 new tracks and 16 classic tracks. Will feature a Rainbow Road, A few of the remixed courses named were Moo Moo Meadows from MK Wii, Toad’s Turnpike from MK64, Donut Plains from SMK.

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METRO REDUX CONFIRMED FOR PS4 & XBOX ONE

Rumours were swirling about Metro rereleasing on X1 and PS2 last week and Publisher Deep Silver have come out and confirmed these rumours. They have said that the leaked photo was from an old internal planning presentation so not all of it is true. They said that they’d confirm more details before E3.

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AMAZON FIRE TV ANNOUNCED

Amazon have announced a new gaming and streaming console. It’s available now in the US for $99 with the controller being an extra $39. It will launch with around 100 games.

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FOXTEL PLAY RELEASED ON PS3

Sony launched Foxtel Play on the PS3 this week. They stated that it would come to the PS4 shortly. Foxtel has been on the Xbox 360 for years but is yet to launch on the Xbox One.

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PLAYSTATION SURVEY HINTS AT NEW PS4 FEATURES

The Playstation 4 is set to receive a reputation feature and also the ability to finally change your PSN id if a recent survey submitted to PS4 owners is to be believed. Both of these features have been on Microsoft consoles for some time.

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