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Street Fighter V ‘butt slap’ removed to avoid risk of offence

Capcom has said that some recent tweaks to Street Fighter V were born of its want for the game to appeal to as wide an audience as possible. The developer yesterday said that it had made several gameplay changes to try and ensure the game is accessible for as many …

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Valve’s HTC Vive VR won’t hit shelves until 2016

The virtual reality revolution has been delayed. With both PlayStation VR (formerly known as Project Morpheus) and Oculus Rift due out in the first half of 2016, Valve’s HTC-made Vive headset stood as the only of the big players scheduled for a limited release in 2015. With just days left …

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Allu leaves Ninjas in Pyjamas

Aleksi "allu" Jalli has parted ways withNinjas in Pyjamas, just a few weeks before his contract was due to expire with the Swedish side. The lone Finnish player on the legendary SwedishCounter-Striketeam has departed the team following the Fragbite Masters Season 5 finals, that last event of 2015. Jalli initially …

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Gameforge appoints Tim Campbell to lead new divison

German studio Gameforge has appointed Tim Campbell to head up a new division meant to increase the company’s focus on the North American market. Games Industryreports Campbell will lead Gameforge’s Games Division to streamline internal and external development. The studio currently owns AION and HEX: Shards of Fate intellectual properties, …

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Remastered edition of Shadow Complex comes to PC for free

Epic Games has offered up a free, remastered version of XBLA release Shadow Complex for Windows PC. The game can be downloaded now fromthe game’s websitefor no cost, though it does require Epic’s launcher to play. The studio adds Shadow Complex on PC will only remain free for a limited …

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Halo World Championship prize pool surpasses $2m

The prize pool for the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians World Championship has swelled to over $2m, 343 Industries has announced. "We’re excited to announce that the Halo World Championship prize pool is now $2,000,000, and continues to grow,” a poston the game’s Twitter accountrevealed. Microsoft previously promised a portion of …

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Dirt Rally skids onto PS4 and Xbox One in April

Steam Early Access title Dirt Rally is set for release on PS4 and Xbox One next April. The game has exited Valve’s alpha stage and is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on April 5th. The title debuted on Steam Early Access in April of this year. In …

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