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Activision’s Call of Duty hangs on to the top spot in the UK All Formats charts for a seventh consecutive week. The shooter saw a mere four per cent dip in sales last week, and manages to outsell FIFA 16. That title hops from third place to second, with sales …
Read More »Writer Gaider leaves BioWare after 17 years
The scribe behind some of BioWare’s biggest RPG success stories has left the company after nearly two decades. David Gaider joined the studio in 1999, designing for PC title Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn. He went on to work on the beloved Star Wars spin-off Knights of the Old …
Read More »Splatoon makes a splash in Japanese eSports
Japanese players embraced Nintendo’s colorful, team-based squid shooterSplatoonwith open arms (or tentacles) in 2015. Featuring half-squid, half-human creatures who can swim through the ink that blasts from their guns,Splatoonis a fast paced and accessible game making a mark on Japanese esports. Following its release in May, the game moved over …
Read More »Apple hires virtual reality researcher
iPhone manufacturer Apple has to date remained conspicuous from the VR race, but that might be about to change. The Financial Times reports that former Virginia Tech computer science professor Doug Bowman has joined the company. His previous research focused on three-dimensional user interface design and the benefits of immersion …
Read More »Glu pumps $7.5m into QuizUp dev
Mobile giant Glu Mobile has invested $7.5m in Plain Vanilla, the developer behind popular social trivia game QuizUp. Glu will be working with Plain Vanilla on a TV programme based on QuizUp andnow has a 15-month option to acquire Plain Vanilla at a pre-agreed price. Despite QuizUp’s early success, still …
Read More »VR Lens Lab wants to improve virtual reality experience for glasses wearers
Glasses wearers often face a choice – enjoy clear VR is discomfort or be comfortable at the expense of blurry visuals. A new Kickstarter wants to fix that. VR Lens Lab promises the option of adding prescription lenses to Samsung’s Gear VR headset, lettings users ditch their glasses completely when …
Read More »Sega 3D Classics coming to retail, includes four new titles
Nine retro Sega titles are being bundled for a retail release on 3DS. Five of the titles in the Sega 3D Classics Collection have previously been made available digitally on the platform – Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Galaxy Force II, Thunderblade and Fantasy Zone II W. Also included are …
Read More »Elite: Dangerous shifts focus from Oculus to SteamVR
One of the Oculus Rift’s earliest and brightest talismans has turned heel and backed a rival device. Eurogamer reports that developer Frontier has confirmed that its virtual reality development efforts are now being focused on Steam’s HTC Vive headset. Indeed, Elite Dangerous hasn’t been updated to work with more recent …
Read More »Region Focus: Quebec City
For a long time, Quebec has inspired jealous rivals around the world for its generous tax breaks. But how are those incentives actually being put to use in Quebec City? Develop investigates the small but tightly-knit community
Read More »Could Curve become Britain’s next Eidos?
Dominic Wheatley has a point to prove. The co-founder of Eidos – the Brit firm behind hits such as Championship Manager, Hitman and Tomb Raider – departed the company after it had floated. Years of uncertainty followed, as it passed through different owners before finally being acquired by Japanese giant …
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