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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil game released today for PS3/Xbox 360

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EA Sports 2014 FIFA World Cup

EA Sports’ 2014 FIFA World Cup game is released today for the Xbox 360/PS3, featuring gameplay innovations and new features to make the game look and feel authentic to the tournament.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup game features a brand new soundtrack complete with 34 tracks and provides the opportunity for you to bring World Cup success to your country as you work your way through gameplay modes such as Road to the FIFA World Cup and Captain your Country.

Mat Prior, Lead Producer of EA Sports’ 2014 FIFA World Cup had the following to say about the game:

This summer’s tournament in Brazil promises to be one of the most colorful and exciting FIFA World Cups we’ve ever seen. The game we’ve created will give fans a chance to feel the excitement, drama, and flare of the tournament whether they choose to play offline against friends or online against people from all over the world.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Xbox One release postponed

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Game

With the game’s release only 2 weeks away, Activision has confirmed that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has been indefinitely postponed for release on Xbox One.

The game will still be released on May 2nd for PC, Wii U, 3DS, PS3, PS4, and Xbox 360, if/when the game is to appear on Xbox One is yet to be determined though, and it could be a while before further news materialises on exactly what is to become of the title on this platform.

Dance stage line-up announced for Slam Dunk Festival 2014

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Slam Dunk Festival 2014

The Uprawr DJ stage line-up has now been confirmed for Slam Dunk Festival 2014, complete with a headline slot for DJ Yoda. Tek-One has also been confirmed to provide a DJ set at the festival, and two more bands have now been confirmed as well with the news that Brighton’s Verses and Birmingham pop-punk band Light You Up will also be appearing at Slam Dunk this year.

Tickets are priced at £35 for a standard ticket or £39 with after party access across all sites, and full details of the dates for the festival and a list of the bands/artists confirmed so far can be found in the tour poster above.

Sworn To Oath – Free Me Video

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Official video for ‘Free Me‘ from the three-piece metal band Sworn To Oath, taken from the band’s début album ‘Pillars‘ which is to be released on June 2nd 2014 via Transcend Music.

The Summer Set currently touring the UK

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American pop-rock band The Summer Set are currently touring the UK, and having kicked off the tour in Leeds at the weekend, today now marks the release of the band’s latest single, ‘Lightning In A Bottle‘, the official video for which can be seen above.

‘Lightning In A Bottle‘ is taken from the band’s ‘Legendary‘ studio album and follows up from ‘Boomerang‘, a track that has to date received more than 2.5 million plays on Youtube.

The following is a full list of The Summer Set’s remaining shows in the UK this month:

Apr 15 – Newcastle – Academy 2
Apr 16 – Glasgow – King Tuts
Apr 17 – Manchester – Academy 3
Apr 18 – Birmingham – Academy 2
Apr 19- Bristol – Hit The Deck Festival
Apr 20- Nottingham- Hit The Deck Festival
Apr 22 – Portsmouth – Wedgewood Rooms
Apr 23 – London – Islington Academy

Dead Ending’s ‘Rewire’ now available for streaming

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Dead Ending

Chicago’s Dead Ending will be releasing their ‘DE III‘ EP tomorrow, a five-track release of 80’s influenced hardcore/punk.

Dead Ending features members of Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Articles Of Faith and All Eyes West, and for all fans of hardcore this new EP from the band is well worth listening to.

You can take a listen to ‘Rewire‘ below, one of the tracks from the ‘DE III‘ EP:

Prepare for Titanfall on Xbox 360

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Titanfall Beta

Having been released for PC/Xbox One just under a month ago, Titanfall will officially launch for the Xbox 360 in the UK tomorrow, ported to the popular console by Bluepoint Games.

With the Xbox 360 version there will be an option to cap the game at 30fps, or alternatively the game can be left uncapped allowing the game to run above 30fps, although this will then leave the game open to screen tears, varying controller response, and frame rate drops that may impact upon the user experience.

For those yet to invest in an Xbox One/those that don’t own a powerful enough PC to play the game, this Xbox 360 Titanfall port now provides a fantastic alternative for the masses, a chance to engage in the Titanfall console experience without having to splash out on an expensive new piece of kit. The game is obviously still best experienced on an Xbox One/high-end PC, the response to Bluepoint Games’ Titanfall port has so far been incredibly positive, however, with the game having now been opened up to a far larger audience.

Holy Mountain playing three shows in the UK this month

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Holy Mountain

Having recently completed work on the video for the track ‘100 Years A Day‘, Glasgow’s Holy Mountain will be playing three shows in the UK this month, a short tour which will see them play London, Wakefield and Manchester.

The band will release their ‘Ancient Astronauts‘ album via Chemikal Underground Records on April 14th, and full details of their short UK tour in support of the new album can be found below:

April
16th – London – The Black Heart
17th – Wakefield – The Hop
19th – Manchester – Fallow Cafe