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Games companies will soon be able to register a .games domain for their company’s or product’s online presence. The website address suffix has been purchased by provider Rightside, which highlighted the extension as a way to promote a studio or specific franchise. "Our acquisition of .games is an exciting opportunity …
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 »Steam user review system tweaked
Valve has altered the way user reviews are accessed on Steam to separate newer and older entries. Games will now carry two separate review listings labelled ‘Recent’ (sourced from the previous 30 days) and ‘Overall’. The thinking is that as games are updated, older reviews may cease to be as …
Read More »Sweeney renews Microsoft attack with fresh UWP criticism
Epic founder Tim Sweeney has continues his assault on Microsoft’s Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform applications in an interview at the GamesBeat Summit in California. The developer in March launched a scathing attack on the platform, saying it was Microsoft’s most aggressive ever move on the PC market and an …
Read More »GAME purchases AR company Ads Reality
After purchasing a minority stake in the firm, GAME has fully acquired augmented reality specialists Ad Reality. The retail giant has splashed out 2m on the AR business, with another 18m going to Ads Reality’s founding directors – Richard Corps and Prajay Kamat – based on performance conditions. GAME and …
Read More »Turtle Beach partner with OpTic Gaming and reveal new headset
Turtle Beach has today announced a new partnership with OpTic Gaming. Combined with the announcement of the new Turtle Beach Elite Pro headset the partnership will see all OpTic players use the headset, along with the Elite Pro T.A.C. audio controller, when competing. The first event that will see OpTic …
Read More »Dishonored 2 misses spring release date, now hitting shelves in November
Bethesda’s sequel to 2012 stealth action title Dishonored is going to be released in November. The publisher has announced that the follow-up will be launching worldwide on November 11th, 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. This is – obviously – considerably later than the spring release initially outlined …
Read More »BBC looking for games to sign at Interface
Publishing arm of broadcaster joins PlayStation, Sega, Channel 4, Curve, Soedesco, KISS, Green Man Gaming and Plug In Digital
Read More »‘The world of mobile eSports is ripe for the taking’
Skillz CEO Andrew Paradise says casual games can be just as successful as hardcore eSports titles
Read More »Mighty No. 9 has another release date Inafune promises won’t be missed
Almost three years on from its successful Kickstarter, Mighty No. 9 might actually be on track for a release. In January the game was delayed for a third time to ‘spring 2016′. Technically it has missed that date, too – the game is currently due out on June 24th (June …
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