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The annual ranking at reviews aggregator Metacritic has named Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as 2015’s highest reviewed game. However, the site’s takeaway message is thus: For the past several years, our year-end report on the year in games has contained a note stating that if the newest …
Read More »Tales of Berseria and God Eater 2 confirmed for PS4 in the West
Bandai Namco has left it until just days before Christmas – and after most of the games press seems to have gone home – to announce a host of new titles and release dates. First off, both God Eater Resurrection and God Eater 2 are PS4, Vita and PC bound …
Read More »NBA legend Rick Fox buys pro League of Legends team
A former basketball star has bought a professionalLeague of Legendsteam. Former Boston Celtics and LA Lakers forward Rick Fox has bought theLeagueChampionship Series(LCS) spot ofGravity Gaming. The team will play under the name Echo Fox in 2016. The sale tallied "roughy $1 million," according to a Dec. 3reporton the Daily …
Read More »Unreal Diaries: An Unreal focus on mobile developers
New app and learning resource Unreal Match 3 follows on the heels of Unreal Engine 4.10
Read More »US Congressman Cleared in League of Legends Ethics Investigation
An official ethical investigation into a US congressman involving his participation in a video for Riot Games’ immensely popular MOBALeague of Legendshas cleared the lawmaker of wrongdoing. The Committee on Ethics (via Polygon) recentlypublished its official report regarding Colorado congressmanJared Polis, summarizing its findings thusly: "Following its review, the Committee …
Read More »Epic launches Unreal Match 3, a game to educate devs
New mobile title designed to help people learn how to make games with Unreal Engine 4
Read More »600 laid off at ZeniMax Galway since 2014
A former Bethesda employee, speaking to Develop on condition of anonymity has confirmed the rumoured closure of Zenimax Galway and revealing the full extent of the layoffs. Over the summer of 2014, the branch’s customer service group began to handle multiple titles handled by ZeniMax Online’s sister company Bethesda Softworks, …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops III is the 2015 Christmas No.1
The latest Call of Duty doggedly refuses to abide by the established narrative of decline, with Black Ops III claiming this year’s Christmas No.1 title. Black Ops III remains the sixth COD to claim the festive crown. The release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at cinemas was not enough …
Read More »Gears of War Ultimate Edition hitting PC in early 2016
We’ve known for a while that Microsoft’s re-jig of Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was coming to PC. What we don’t know is when it’s coming. And we still don’t. However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that the current Xbox One exclusive will be arriving on computers in …
Read More »Street Fighter’s Daigo "The Beast" Umehara Donates Winnings To Scholarship Fund
We all know Daigo Umehara for his may achievements in the fighting game scene such asEvo Moment 37, or the moment where he literally parried all of Justin EG | Jwong” Wong’s attacks at near death to clutch the championship out. Thevery moment, according to his opponent himself, may have …
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