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The writer of Half-Life 1 and 2 has revealed that he is no longer working at Valve after 18 years at the company. Marc Laidlaw wrote both 1998’s Half-Life and its acclaimed 2004 sequel alone, becoming lead writer for the latter title’s two follow-up episodes. In response to afan emailrequesting …
Read More »Sony is trying to trademark the term ‘Let’s Play’
PlayStation platform holder Sony has risked aggravating the sizable YouTube community by applying to trademark one of its most popular terms. ‘Let’s Play’ is a term widely used by many makers for gameplay videos. However, Sony in October filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office …
Read More »Equity crowdfunding platform StartEngine scores $5.5m investment
Company created in 2013 by Activision co-founder Howard Marks and Ron Miller
Read More »PlayStation VR ‘not as high-end’ as Oculus Rift
Oculus boss Palmer Luckey has said that gamers shouldn’t expect as much gaming clout from PlayStation VR as they will get from Oculus Rift. Their headset isn’t quite as high-end as ours,” he told IB Times. And the PlayStation 4 is not nearly as powerful as our recommended spec for …
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to get promoted
Craig Pearn, talent acquisition manager at Ubisoft’s Reflections studio, offers advice on standing out from your peers
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops III starts 2016 on top in the UK
Activision’s Call of Duty starts 2016 as it ended 2015: in the No.1 spot in the All Formats Top 40. The title holds pole position, despite a 68 per cent drop in sales, ahead of soccer blockbuster FIFA 16. EA’s football game climbed two places this week and reaches No.2. …
Read More »PDP controller battery promises eight hours play from one minute charge
Wireless controllers are one of the most welcome additions to modern consoles, but they come at a price. That price being – if you run out of charge mid-game (and you will thanks to the limited battery life) you face a spell sitting a couple of feet from the screen …
Read More »Pirated PC games could be a thing of the past by 2018
The era of free PC gaming could be nearing an end. TorrentFreak reports that the founder of a leading Chinese PC piracy forum has warned that anti-piracy tech is developing at such a pace that new titles may become unbreakable in as little as two years. The most recent security …
Read More »Amazon Canada pulls listing for $800 PlayStation VR
Could Sony’s PlayStation VR actually retail for MORE than Oculus Rift? Forbes reports that a now removed listing for the device on Amazon Canada carried a price of $1,125 Canadian dollars – that’s just shy of 550. And with the way exchange rates work, that could in reality translate to …
Read More »Hellblade launching simultaneously on PS4 and PC
Developer Ninja Theory has confirmed that its upcoming game Hellblade will be coming to PlayStation 4 and PC on the same day. The studio announced this on its official Twitter account (below) when replying to a fan. The title was announced at Gamescom 2014 on Sony’s stage. Hellblade was revealed …
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