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Over one million people have used Samsung’s Gear VR headset in the last month. That’s according to Oculus’ blog, which says that in the six months since its mobile VR headset hit shelves over one million people used the new tech. Note – this does not necessarily mean that one …
Read More »Paradox sticks up for IGN’s Stellaris review and critical freedom
Publisher Paradox Interactive has urged fans to stop lambasting IGN for what some feel is an unfair review of Stellaris. The space strategy title, which is off to an incredibly strong start, has a Metacritic rating of 78 per cent. IGN awarded the title a 6.3/10, saying that sections later …
Read More »Nominations for eSports Industry Awards extended until May 20th
The nomination period for the eSports Industry Awards – taking place on Monday, 21st November at the The Brewery, London – has been extended to May 20th, meaning you still have time to tell us who you think should win on the night. Hosted by games industry commentator and presenter …
Read More »eSports Industry Awards: Nominations extended to May 20th
Due to popular demand, the lobbying period has been extended – tell us who you think should win an award
Read More »Number of titles approved for UK Games Tax Relief grows 75% year-on-year
BFI statistics for start of 2016 show 75 games certified with a total budget of £174m
Read More »YouTube removes Content ID claim revenue block
One of the main criticisms of YouTube’s Content ID system has been addressed by the video service. Content makers have for a long time bemoaned the fact that once a claim had been made on a video, they were locked out of making money from it for the duration of …
Read More »The Interface indie conference is really great and you should come along
We are probably setting ourselves up for a fall here, but we think the Interface conference might just be the best conference we’ve ever done. Interface – if you’ve never been – is an independent games development event. The main part of the show is a meeting system, where indie …
Read More »One Piece: Burning Blood deposes Yo-Kai Watch from No.1 spot in Japan
Bandai Namco’s latest release based on the popular One Piece manga has taken both first and second place in Japan, according to data from Famitsu. The new release claimed the top spot with its PS4 SKU, which shifted 31,162 units. The Vita edition charted in second place with 28,831 copies …
Read More »Bud Light to sponsor top eSports stars
Bud Light is set to sponsor a group of eSports players across a number of games. At DreamHack Austin, which kicks off next week, Bud Light will reveal their initial list of potential players to sponsor, which will feature players from Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Hearthstone: Heroes of …
Read More »History Lesson: The story of XCOM
Behold, the power of games testers. Back in 1993, Harlow-based devs Julian Gollop and his brother Nick were deep in development on UFO: Enemy Unknown – the first game in the XCOM series. Unfortunately the publisher they were working for, MicroProse, was bought out by Spectrum HoloByte. And the new …
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