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The government has said it would consider taking action against the providers of adblockers in an attempt to protect the press. The Guardian reports that culture secretary John Whittingdale has said that the technology poses very real threat to the global media, and that he intends to organise a roundtable …
Read More »Nintendo successfully re-defends Wiimote patent lawsuit
UltimatePointer claims that Wii’s handheld controller infringed upon its technology described as ‘vexatious’ and ‘wanton’
Read More »Devs called out for allegedly purchasing positive Steam reviews
Just1337, D3DGear and Microids among the studios accused of paying as little as $5 for good coverage on work-for-hire websites such as Fiverr
Read More »Nominations now open for Develop Awards 2016
Annual celebration of the best games development talent returns on Wednesday, July 13th
Read More »Beyond Good and Evil 2 is an NX exclusive, rumour claims
Ubisoft might be on the verge of forgetting the recent sales flops that were its Wii U exclusives by making one of its most anticipated titles a Nintendo NX only release. Destructoid reports that Nintendo has apparently agreed to fund the game’s development in exchange for exclusivity, in much the …
Read More »Supercell’s Clash Royale tops App Store charts
Clash of Clans developer Supercell is once again at the top of the App Store charts with its new title Clash Royale. The firm’s new game shot straight to the No.1 spot in the US within twelve hours of it launching. In the UK it’s the best-selling free title on …
Read More »Developers refute Spintires sabotage claims as game is pulled from Steam
While the idea of a developer deliberately breaking a game as an act of vengeance is a sexy one, it looks as if the truth behind yesterday’s Spintires fiasco is entirely less dramatic. It was claimed yesterday that Spintires creator Pavel Zagrebennyj had inserted a ‘timebomb’ bug into existing copies …
Read More »Is the indie games scene doomed? Find out in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV investigates the indieapocalypse and asks: Is the sector really in jeopardy? We also talk with EA about its efforts to fix its reputation amongst PC Gamers, while Ubisoft discusses the mammoth potential for its new IP: The Division. Elsewhere, Hewson Consultant’s CEO Rob Hewson explains why now …
Read More »Major book publisher launches gamebook app series
Book publishing giant Hachette is launching a book mobile app that combines reading with gameplay. The firm has teamed up with New Star Games and Martyn Brown’s Insight Studios to create a New Star Soccer Story, which is based on the 20m-selling New Star Soccer mobile game. The title will …
Read More »Twitch to live-stream MCV Awards 2016
The great and the good of the UK games industry will tomorrow head to the Hilton Bankside Hotel, London for the MCV Awards 2016. But if you can’t make it, log on to Twitch.tv which will be live-streaming the entire event. The live-streaming video platform is also sponsoring the Digital …
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