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The Escapists, Yooka-Laylee, Beyond Eyes… 2015 has been one of the most exciting years in Team17’s history. Not bad for a business that’s now 25-years-old. MCV speaks to CEO Debbie Bestwick on the company’s quarter of a century in the games industry. For those that weren’t around 25 years ago, …
Read More »Julien Merceron joins Bandai Namco
The former head of the Fox Engine at Konami has joined rival Japanese publisher and developer Bandai Namco. Julien Merceron reportedly left the role of worldwide technology director at Konami back in September. Prior to that he had served under the same role at Square Enix. Now he has assumed …
Read More »Man suing Bethesda over Fallout 4 ‘addiction’ after he loses wife and job
A Siberian gamer who played Fallout 4 non-stop for three weeks is taking Bethesda to court, alleging that he became ‘addicted’ to the game. The 28-year-old claims no responsibility for the 21-day binge that he claims resulted in the loss of his wife and job. If I knew that this …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: December 13-19
Grand Theft Auto V has taken the top spot on Steam’s latest weekly best-sellers list. The game jumped ahead of Fallout 4 thanks to a feature discount promotion during the period, thus it wouldn’t be much of a surprise to see Bethesda’s recent release retake the top spot next time …
Read More »Hardware: Rivals arrives as PS4-exclusive next month
The sequel to PS2 release Hardware: Online Arena is scheduled to launch next month, exclusively for PS4. Following a beta run in October, Hardware: Rivals is set to officially release on January 5thfor Sony’s latest console. A post on thePlaystation Blogcovers the content that’s been added to the game since …
Read More »Funcom developing three new Conan titles
Funcom has reunited with Conan the Barbarian, revealing a new publishing agreement with Conan Properties. The deal makes Funcom the preferred partner” for PC and console releases based around Conan and Hyboria. The developer will reveal the first of three in-development games this January – the other two will be …
Read More »Metacritic crowns Metal Gear Solid V 2015’s best game, PS4 best console
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
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