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New gaming social network TreyBro is looking for 800,000 in financial backing. Described as ‘Tinder for gamers’, this mobile app allows gamers to find people to play with. It has a Tinder-style interface, where users swipe left or right to say yes or no to people. It also includes a …
Read More »Develop Studio Sales Charts: Dark Souls III sends From Software soaring in April
EA Canada follows in second place thanks to EA Sports UFC 2, while Remedy Entertainment manages just fifth despite the success of Quantum Break
Read More »Imagine cuts Play print magazine after 21 years
Magazine publisher Imagine has axed the print version of PlayStation-focused brand Play. Issue 269 will be the last edition of the publication to come to newsagents. The firm says it will continue to release a digital version of Play on the App Store and Google Play digital storefronts. Play started …
Read More »Rovio backs augmented reality to boost High Street retail
Angry Birds creator Rovio says that High Street stores should use augmented reality (AR) to make shopping more fun. The firm believes tech such as smartphones can make going to the shops more enjoyable, and encourage more customers to visit. The Finnish company recently released Angry Birds Action, a mobile …
Read More »Street Fighter V has sold 1.4m units
Capcom has revealed that Street Fighter V has sold 1.4 million copies since its February launch. That’s according to a listing on the firm’s finance website, which lists the sales performance of various games – flick through to the fourth page to find Street Fighter V. That figure includes both …
Read More »LucasArts, Eidos and Secret Level artist Clarence Johnson passes away
Colleagues and friends remember former Star Wars: Starfighter, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct and Ghostbusters: The Video Game developer as ‘the guy you wanted to have around’
Read More »2K’s Battleborn scores UK No.1
Battleborn narrowly beat Call of Duty: Black Ops III to take the UK Top Spot this week. It achieved the feat by just 100 units, although these charts do not factor in digital sales, and so the real gap was likely much wider. Battleborn was the fourth best-selling game on …
Read More »Next Battlefield title called Battlefield 1, set in World War One
The next entry in EA’s Battlefield series is taking the franchise to World War One and will be hitting shelves this October. The new title – Battlefield 1 – is set for release on PS4, Xbox One and PC (via Origin) on October 21st. Players will be able to fight …
Read More »FC Schalke 04 reportedly buys EU LCS spot
German football club FC Schalke 04 has purchased a spot in the EU LCS from Elements according to the eSports Observer. According to multiple sources” the deal will be confirmed next week with Elements selling their place in the league to the football club after failing to do so before …
Read More »West Ham United sign FIFA player Sean "Dragonn" Allen
Premier League football club West Ham United have signed their first eSports player, Sean Dragonn” Allen. Allen is a professional FIFA player, and considered to be one of the top competitors in the world. He came second at the 2016 FIFA interactive World Cup, where he narrowly lost to Mohamad …
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