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A new update is set to arrive for Super Mario Maker this week, bringing the ability to place mid-level checkpoints and a few other notable additions. The patch, which is expected out from Nintendo on November 4th, gives level designers the option to drop one or more flags throughout their …
Read More »Jones Soda-bottled Nuka-Cola Quantum hitting Target shelves alongside Fallout 4 launch
Fallout’s own Nuka-Cola Quantum will arrive at Target later this month, coinciding with the release of Fallout 4. Bethesda has partnered with Jones Soda Company to put together promotional bottles of the previously-fictional soft drink – which made its in-game item debut in Fallout 3. Polygon keenly notes the soda …
Read More »Warner Bros now offering Batman: Arkham Knight PC refunds as issues persist
Warner Bros has announced it will be offering full refunds for the Steam release of Batman: Arkham Knight through the rest of the year. The publisher’s post on the game’s Steam community boards comes in the wake of lingering performance issues still present in the re-released version of the PC …
Read More »The Witcher 3 sweeps 2015 Golden Joysticks
Epic RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has walked away the star of this year’s Golden Joysticks awards, taking five prizes at today’s ceremony. CD Projekt Red’s PC, PS4 and Xbox One title was bestowed with the Best Storytelling, Best Visual Design, Best Gaming Moment and coveted Ultimate Game of …
Read More »Moshi Monsters removed from ASA’s ‘name and shame’ list
UK advertising regulator the ASA has removed Moshi Monsters from its ‘name and shame’ list, having pointed fingers at the game earlier this week. The ASA on Tuesday added the Mind Candy title to its list of non-compliant online advertisers, claiming that it had failed to act upon changes demanded …
Read More »Alternative history: Three decades of the publisher
30years ago, Roger Hulley was approached by two men who wanted to publish their game. The year before, Hulley had moved out of the music industry to work at UK games distribution firm R&R, but with this title he was being pitched, he decided to set up his own games …
Read More »League of Legends World Championship opener had 1m concurrent Twitch viewers
Riot’s League of Legends World Championship draws to a close tomorrow and already it has drawn some huge viewer numbers online. Newzoo reports that a single match on the tournament’s first day gained over 1m concurrent viewers on Twitch alone. Since the beginning of the event there have been nearly …
Read More »Microsoft expects a ‘pretty massive migration’ from 360 to Xbox One this Christmas
Many existing Xbox 360 owners who have been waiting to upgrade to Xbox One will do so this Christmas. That’s the prediction of Xbox global marketing boss Aaron Greenberg who has told GameSpot that the tens of millions of existing 360 players could be a big boost in Xbox One’s …
Read More »Divinity Original Sin rewarded people who read its EULA
No-one reads the EULA, right? Well Divinity Original Sin developer Larian Studios decided to put that to the test. The end user license agreement for the game’s Enhanced Edition on Steam contained the following titbit at the end: 16. Special Consideration. A special consideration in material or immaterial form may …
Read More »Xbox UK plots multi-million Tomb Raider ad blitz
Microsoft is backing Rise of the Tomb Raider with an expensive and unusual marketing push. The sequel to 2013’s reboot of the franchise is exclusive to Xbox One and Xbox 360 for 12 months and launches on November 13th. There will be a multi-million pound UK marketing investment to support …
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