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Read More »Sony error leads to wrong game offered in January PlayStation Plus line-up
A mistake by platform holder Sony has seen some Vita owners accidentally getting their hands on a free copy of Legends of War: Patton’s Campaign. Sony has said that the title was mistakenly included” in January’s PlayStation Plus Instant Games Collection range instead of the intended title History: Legends of …
Read More »EA extends paid parental leave for US devs
Employees now offered up to 10 full weeks of time away
Read More »Luckey: ‘Oculus Rift is obscenely cheap for what it is’
While the internet continues to debate the hefty 500/$600 price tag handed to Oculus Rift, Palmer Luckey has argued that it represents extremely good value. Not only that, but the pricing means that Facebook itself won’t be making a return on the device. To reiterate, we are not making money …
Read More »Kabam sells old IP and publishing business to Gaea Mobile
Kingdoms of Camelot, The Hobbit and Dragons of Atlantis among ‘first-generation’ titles offloaded to Chinese publisher
Read More »DreamHack announces $250,000 Masters tournament series
DreamHack have announced two $250,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments for 2016 under the name DreamHack Masters. The events will join the Swedish Modern Times Group-owned company’s five other Open events throughout the year, and bring the total prizepool for CS:GO at DreamHack events in 2016 up to $1m. The first …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2016: THE FINALISTS
With just eight weeks to go until the big night, the finalists of this year’s MCV Awards are revealed. Is your name on the list…? Over 80 different companies are shortlisted for this year’s event, which takes place on Thursday, March 3rd at the Hilton Bankside, London. The biggest number …
Read More »$1.1bn spent on App Store over Christmas
Apple has revealed that it had its biggest ever Christmas this year. The tech giant announce that over $1.1bn was spent on apps and in-app purchases during the Christmas break. The period also set ‘back-to-back weekly records’ for traffic and purchases. In addition, January 1st was the biggest single day …
Read More »Psychonauts 2 hits $3.3m crowdfunding goal
Double Fine has announced that the Fig crowdfunding push for Psychonauts 2 has been successful. The project has now surpassed its $3.3m goal, with the total currently standing at $3,357,197. Donations have been made by some 20,717 backers. The campaign still has five days left and will remain live, with …
Read More »ReCore delayed until second half of 2016
Microsoft’s new sci-fi franchise ReCore is not going to be make its spring 2016 release date. A Microsoft representative speaking to Engadget said that the title would be coming out in the second half of the year. Announced at E3, ReCore is being developed by former Retro Studios staff at …
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