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Activision has no plans to release the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 in the UK. Speaking to Eurogamer, the publisher revealed that the delayed last-gen edition will not launch in this region, a least for the time being. This follows the revelation that …
Read More »Fable Legends delayed until 2016
Lionhead has officially announced that the beta for its upcoming free-to-play RPG Fable Legends is being pushed back until next year. In a post on the game’s official website, the studio said that this push back is to ensure a higher quality for the title. The beta was initially set …
Read More »Games flood but fail to dominate Apple TV
Around 1,000 games already released for tvOS but only eight make it into Top 50 most popular apps
Read More »MCV launching eSports Pro Awards next year
Brand new event from Develop's sister publication will recognise the burgeoning UK eSports market, launches September next year
Read More »Fans watched 360 million hours of the League of Legends World Championship
The League of Legends World Championship 2015 broke a number of records for developer Riot. In a blog post, the firm said that over the course of this year’s tournament, 360 million hours of live events were watched, almost doubling last year’s total of 194 million. Meanwhile, Riot also reports …
Read More »Star Citizen smashes $100m in crowdfunding
The inevitable has happened: Star Citizen has now raised more than $100m through crowdfunding. According to the game’sFunding Goals page, more than 1m backers have pledged towards the game since Cloud Imperium Games began raising money three years ago. More than $30m has been raised in 2015 alone, much of …
Read More »MCV Awards: It’s The Final Countdown
Not just a terrible tune from the ‘80s – it really is the final countdown to nominations closing for the 2016 MCV Awards. If you don’t contact us in the next two days, you’ll be on The Road To Nowhere… The MCV Awards 2016 will take place on Thursday March …
Read More »Call of Duty takes the top spot the week before Christmas No.1
One week remains until the UK’s Christmas No.1 is decided and Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III is once again the top dog in the UK All Formats chart. The shooter rose despite a 37 per cent decline in sales this week. Star Wars Battlefront climbs to one place …
Read More »nDreams receives £2m in investment
Virtual reality firm nDreams has secured a 2m investment round and has invested in senior hires. The company has received 2m from tech-centric investment outlet, Mercia Technologies. These funds are to be put to further expansion. This follows the company receiving 1.75 at the start of 2015. nDreams has also …
Read More »Record US sales for PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U in November – NPD
Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony all saw record revenue for their current-gen console hardware last month, NPD has reported. Hardware sales for November 2015 reached $1.12bn. That’s up 11 per cent compared to the same period last year, driven by a 14 per cent increase in console hardware revenue – which …
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