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2K’s wrestling franchise steps into the ring once again with WWE 2K16. MCV grapples with the latest merchandise When it comes to passionate sports devotees, professional wrestling still holds the belt. For more than three decades, enthusiasts have been fascinated by the sight of two competitors slamming each other into …
Read More »PewDiePie: Using Adblock doesn’t mean you’re clever or above the system
The increasing use of Adblock is having a devastating effect on smaller YouTube channels, video star PewDiePie has said. In a blog post explaining the reasoning behind YouTube’s new paid subscription service YouTube Red, Kjellberg states that around 40 per cent of his viewers use Adblock. And the trend is …
Read More »EA ups Star Wars: Battlefront forecasts as Ultimate Team drives earnings
Publisher EA now expects upcoming shooter Star Wars: Battlefront to sell 13m units this financial year. Previously it had predicted the game, out next month, would sell between 9-10m units. Over 9.5m players took part in the recent beta and pre-orders are said to be very strong. EA also reckons …
Read More »Mirror’s Edge pushed back three months
EA has delayed the release of Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. The game had been set for release on February 23rd but will now instead arrive three months later on May 24th. Years ago, we set out an ambitious vision for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst,” senior producer Sara Jansson said. Achieving that vision …
Read More »Dota 2 gets Fallout 4 crossover content
Bethesda and Valve have collaborated on a new Dota 2 announcer pack that will bring Fallout’s robot companion Mister Handy to the MOBA. Similar to theRick & Morty pack, the content replaces the voice of Dota 2’s default announcers with "the voice of everyone’s favorite robotic butler, Mister Handy.” The …
Read More »5th Cell hits Fig with free-to-play RPG Anchors in the Drift
Scribblenauts studio 5thCell has taken its upcoming action RPG Anchors in the Drift to Fig in hopes of crowdfunding the title. The campaignfor the free-to-play game is set at $500,000. As of this writing, the developer has raised just over $106,000 from just 111 backers, with still more than three …
Read More »Steam’s video library expands to include software tutorial videos
Valve has introduced a series of software tutorial videos to Steam’s library. The tutorials were created by community members of the various software offerings. The first batch includes nine videos covering instruction for asset creation in Blender, introduction to 3D prop modeling and design, texturing a sci-fi gun in Substance …
Read More »There’s a petition about the hoods in Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
Ubisoft may have delivered a far smoother technical experience with the latest Assassin’s Creed title, but it seems that some feel it has fallen short in one particular area. Petition site change.org’s achievements include saving Christianity believer Meriam Yehya Ibrahim from execution in Sudan and freeing equality campaigner Ghoncheh Ghavami …
Read More »Paradox acquires CCP’s White Wolf Publishing
Paradox has acquired World of Darkness publisher White Wolf from CCP in an all-cash deal. Tobias Sjgren, who previously held the role of business development at Paradox, will lead the newly acquired company. Paradox said its new subsidiary would work independently from the publisher, with its own dedicated team. White …
Read More »Sony IS still working on first party Vita content
First party titles for PlayStation Vita are still in development, Sony has insisted. SCE’s SVP Masayasu Ito was reported last week as saying that: Currently, first party studios have no titles in development for Vita. Since third parties are working very hard on Vita, SCE’s own strategy is to focus …
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