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Mercedes Benz is to release a promotional piece of free level DLC for Super Mario Maker. It’s not the first time the pair have teamed up – there was also some Mercedes content released for Mario Kart 8. The Mario maker course, called Jump’n’Drive, is due to be released today, …
Read More »9% of successfully funded Kickstarters are a ‘failure’
Around one in 11 successfully funded projects on Kickstarter still eventually fail, according to a new report. Games Industry reports on a study from Professor Ethan Mollick of the University of Pennsylvania, conducted in conjunction with – but independent from – Kickstarter itself. He declared that a Kickstarter can be …
Read More »Bethesda opens its own Montreal development studio
Bethesda has opened a new development studio in Montreal, Quebec. The new location will concentrate on building upon Bethesda’s PC, console and mobile offerings. Industry veteran Yves Lachance will head up the team as studio director, leading more than 40 developers who specialise in console and mobile development. Head over …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops III topped YouTube’s 2015 games charts
The games industry may be changing, but some things remain very much the same. YouTube has published its list of the most popular games on the network in 2015, with the rankings based on total views and watch time. Call of Duty: Black Duty III topped the chart, followed by …
Read More »YouPorn’s eSports Team Barred From Wearing Uniform at Street Fighter Event
Street Fighter IVplayer Valentin "YP_Valmaster" Petit will compete with some of the best players in the world at the Capcom Cup event in San Francisco this weekend, but he won’t be able to represent his team like the rest of them. That’s because Petit is part of Team YP, the …
Read More »Force Awakens leads to odds slashed on Star Wars Battlefront Christmas No.1
William Hill has named EA’s Star Wars Battlefront as the second most likely to contender to claim the title of UK Christmas No.1. It has chosen to slash the odds on the game due to the expected impact of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which is released worldwide next week. …
Read More »Luminosity’s DreamHack miracle and losing friends
On the opening day of DreamHack Winter, as countless Swedish teens dragged their PC behemoths into a dark, hangar-like complex in Jnkping, five Brazilians suffered the worst debut match imaginable. Having replaced two of their longstanding roster just two days before theFACEIT CS:GOfinals began, Luminosity Gaming faced home favouritesFnaticon Dust …
Read More »Patent suggests Nintendo NX could be cloud-based and upgradable
A new US patent from Nintendo seems to suggest that a new system from the company – presumably the NX – can draw on other computing devices for additional processing power. Patent application 20150343306 describes a system where a unit described as the ‘game console’ can then connect – either …
Read More »Turner and WME | IMG to run a CS:GO championship with finals at CES
Turner Sports plans to expand its esports andCounter-Strikefootprint even further this winter. The American media company made headlines earlier this year after announcing it would run and televise aCounter-Strikeleague. Now the company, along with its partner, the international talent agency, WME | IMG, plans to run a separateCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveChampionship, …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India and Russia pushed back to 2016
The two upcoming instalments in the Assassin’s Creed Chronicles series will not arrive until the start of 2016. Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India will be released on January 12th and then Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia on February 9th. The latter date will also see the release of …
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