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New ProtoStar demo unveiled at Mobile World Congress, is first app to use follow-up to OpenGL
Read More »Hearthstone pro Hafu speaks out about sexist trolling on Twitch
Hafu Chan is one of the bestHearthstone Arenaplayers in the world. She’s also a woman. Some of the things she has to deal with a result of those two factsare the topic ofThe Trials of a Female Esports Champion, a ten-minute interview/documentary that examines some of the struggles women face …
Read More »Vivendi positions for Gameloft takeover
Vivendi has increased its stock in Gameloft, resulting in a battle for control of the mobile studio. The media giant – and previous owner of Activision Blizzard – has now acquired more than 30 per cent of Gameloft’s stock, meaning it must now attempt to takeover the firm with a …
Read More »Cloud9’s Freakazoid fined a month’s pay after verbally bullying S1mple
Friendly banter between professional players is a common occurrence in North America’s FACEIT Pro League. Often it’s nipped in the bud before it takes a nasty turn, but unfortunately for Cloud9, they’ve now had to take measures against one of their own after his questionable behaviour spread like wildfire through …
Read More »PES’s Euro 2016 DLC lacks some licensed teams
Konami’s upcoming Euro 2016 DLC for PES 2016 will not feature a full licensed roster of teams. 24 teams feature in the tournament, but only 15 of them will be officially licensed in the expansion. Missing out are Ireland, Russia, Switzerland, Romania, Sweden, Poland, Austria, Belgium and Hungary. The licensed …
Read More »Co-creator of Amiga 1000, Atari Lynx and 3DO, Dave Needle, passes away
Former 3DO vice president helped engineer custom chips for Amiga computer released in 1985
Read More »BioShock: The Collection resurfaces on Brazilian ratings board
An HD compilation of the BioShock franchise has popped up again. This time it has appeared on the Brazilian Advisory Rating Board– the nation’s age rating programme – for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (credit for the spot goes to Gematsu). BioShock: The Collection was …
Read More »Microsoft: We will be patient with HoloLens to avoid ‘unpleasant’ Kinect situation
'When I feel the world is ready, then we will allow normal people to buy it,' says creator Alex Kipman
Read More »Call of Duty holds No.1 spot as Street Fighter V debuts in second place
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III claims its 11th week at the top spot in the UK and outperforms newcomer Street Fighter V. No other entry in the first person shooter series has claimed this many No.1s – the previous record was 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 …
Read More »HTC Vive Steam VR gets $800 price tag
$800. That’s the amount it will take to buy HTC’s Steam VR Vive headset on launch day. It’s a staggering amount of money, even surpassing Oculus Rift’s at-the-time astonishing $600 RRP. That, incidentally, translated to 500 in the UK, so if Vive follows the same pattern we could be looking …
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