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Update: The patch is out now for PS4, no word on an Xbox One release as of yet. Original story:Bethesda has updated Fallout 4 to version 1.2 on PC, with a console release planned for later this week. The official release is available now on Steam, adding a list of …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Former EA marketing exec joins CCP Games
Maria Sayans to serve in newly-created role of chief customer officer
Read More »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 …
Read More »GamesAid Games on Song returns next week
Just eight days remain until GamesAid’s Games on Song choir’s second concert. Over 30 members of the games industry have signed up to take part in the festive event, which takes place on Wednesday December 16th at 7:30pm. A mixture of traditional and Christmas carols will make up the set …
Read More »Activision tops US November TV ads
Over $94m was spent on television games advertising for the month of November in America. This resulted in 32 gaming brands running 120 commercials on US TV. Of this huge figure, Activision was the biggest contributor, taking up 19.5 per cent of total spend, as reported by Venture Beat. This …
Read More »Street Fighter V designed to be accessible to all players, not just fighting pros
The intimidation of learning a new and complex game is something Capcom hopes it has eradicated with upcoming release Street Fighter V. The challenge, series developer Yoshinori Ono, is trying to achieve this while also staying true to popular older entries that championed complexity and depth. Looking at Street Fighter …
Read More »This year’s Black Friday was PlayStation’s best yet
PlayStation seems to have had a pretty great Black Friday. Speaking to the Financial Times, PlayStation president Andrew House said that Black Friday 2015 was in fact the best-performing the company has seen to date. "We’ve just seen the most successful Black Friday in the company’s history," House said. "We …
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