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Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour coming to the UK

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Pop Punk's Not Dead UK Tour

New Found Glory’s Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour will be coming to the UK this November, with The Story So Far, Candy Hearts, and Only Rivals all set to join them on the tour. One more band is yet to be announced for the tour, with the as yet unconfirmed special guests set to be revealed in May.

The following is a full list of tour dates for the November 2014 Pop Punk’s Not Dead UK Tour:

NOVEMBER 2014
15th Birmingham Institute
16th Newcastle Academy
17th Glasgow ABC
18th Nottingham Rock City
20th Liverpool Academy
21st Manchester Academy
22nd Leeds Academy
23rd Cardiff Uni
25th Bristol Academy
26th Portsmouth Pyramids
28th London Forum

Brutai announced for Euroblast X Germany in October

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Euroblast X

London based metal band Brutai have been officially announced for Euroblast X in Germany this coming October, a festival where they’ll be joined by the likes of Chimp Spanner, Misery Signals, and Vildhjarta.

Euroblast X will take place from October 2nd-4th 2014 and a full list of the bands confirmed so far can be found in the festival poster above.

New PES 2014 Data Pack Released

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PES 2014

A new data pack has now been released for PES 2014, featuring all transfer deals made during the January transfer window as well as a vast array of new kits, balls, and boot styles.

New kits added to the game include those for the AC Milan side of 1899, the 1982/83 Roma side, Benfica’s all-conquering 1961/62 XI, and Manchester United’s treble-winning 1998/99 strip. In total, 13 new kits have been added, and 43 updated, and in addition to this there are also 16 new boots that have been added, and 5 new ball styles.

The update is available now for PS3 and Xbox 360, with PC to follow.

Of Mice & Men – Bones Exposed Video

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Official video for the Of Mice & Men single ‘Bones Exposed‘, taken from the band’s ‘Restoring Force‘ studio album. The video for ‘Bones Exposed‘ has been directed by Max Moore.

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes receives price reduction on Xbox One/PS4

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Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes

Konami has announced an adjustment in the retail pricing for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes for the PS4/Xbox One, with the game now set to retail at £29.99 on both systems. This move has been made to match the cost of the digital version for these consoles, although the digital version of the game for the PS3 and Xbox 360 will remain £19.99.

Ground Zeroes is the first instalment in the two-part Metal Gear Solid V experience, with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the second and final part to the Metal Gear Solid V Experience, all set to launch on both current and next-gen systems at a later date.

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be officially released in the UK on March 20th 2014.

The Mispers – Brother Video

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Official video for ‘Brother‘ from The Mispers, taken from the band’s first self-titled mini-EP that is officially due for release on March 3rd 2014.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 receives new gameplay trailer

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Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is due for release on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on February 28th, and the game has now received a second official gameplay trailer with a focus on Dracula’s powerful ‘Chaos Claws’, a weapon used to destroy the protection of heavily-armoured enemies.

The new trailer from Konami can be viewed below:

Xbox One Titanfall Controller Receives Price Hike

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Xbox One Titanfall Controller

Fresh from Titanfall’s successful beta period on the Xbox One, the limited edition Xbox One Titanfall controller has now received a price hike after the first batch of controllers were said to have sold out.

The controller is due for release on March 14th along with the game, Game’s website now states that all orders placed after February 18th will be sent out in April, however, and having previously been priced at £44.99 the controller is now listed at a more expensive £54.99