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Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo De Masi has detailed his company’s superstar-focused strategy, explaining that celebrity partnerships work as permanent marketing assets for their respective games. Games Industry reports on De Masi’s appearance at GamesBeat 2015, where the executive touched on the value a celebrity can bring to a casual-focused studio …
Read More »The Talos Principle Deluxe Edition out now on PS4
The Talos Principle Deluxe Edition has arrived for PS4, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. Croteam’s first-person puzzle collaboration with writers Jonas Kyratzes and Tom Jubert is now available at retail for $50. The release contains both The Talos Principle and its Road to Gehenna DLC. The Talos Principle launched late …
Read More »The Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone special edition delayed in North America
A special boxed release of The Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone has been delayed in North America, developer CD Projekt Red has confirmed. Word of logistical” issues from the studiocame just hours ahead of the official release of the popular RPG’s new content arrival. The delay affects all North American …
Read More »VideoGamer, Eurogamer and Simon Parkin win big at Games Media Awards 2015
The UK’s greatest journalists have once again picked up top awards at the2015 Games Media Awards. Simon Parkin claimed two awards for his work, in both the Features Writer and Mainstream Voice categories. "I love writing, I love stories and this is the best industry to be writing about," Parkin …
Read More »This year Movember has a smartphone game
Growing a fabulous moustache isn’t going to be the only way to contribute to Movember this year. GameSpot reports that The Movember Foundation has today launched a game on iOS called Run Mo Run! It’s also on the way to Android, although that version doesn’t seem to have appeared yet. …
Read More »Valve survey says bulk of PC users won’t upgrade for VR
Developers working on VR projects would do well to keep PC players’ current set-ups in mind as most potential adopters plan to hold on to their current rig. In a survey carried out buy Valve, 42 per cent of 2,000 respondents said they were not planning to upgrade their computer …
Read More »Kick Off reboot is coming to PS4 and Vita
The original creator of football series Kick Off is back on board for a Sony-backed revival of the series. Kick Off, which vied for dominance with fellow top-down football series Sensible Soccer, first arrived in 1989. Dini went on to make Kick off 2, Goal! And eventually Kick Off 3, …
Read More »Analyst predicts Oculus Rift will be sold at cost, ship 5m units in 2016
Facebook will sell the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset at cost in an attempt to boost early adoption, Credit Suisse has predicted. As reported by Barron’s, the analyst group reckons Facebook will hope to make money on the headsets via subsequent software sales. This model is not a million miles …
Read More »The Games Media Awards are tonight – here’s what you need to know
This evening, the industry will be celebrating the best of the best in the games media sector. The GMAs celebrate excellence in journalism across all disciplines – print, online, blogs, video and broadcast – and take place tonight at the Bloomsbury Ballroom, London. Doors open at 7pm and a drinks …
Read More »Plays.tv expands key features to Counter-Strike
Replay recorder and game footage highight sharing software Plays.tv is moving intoCounter-Strike: Global Offensivetoday. The player’s new capabilities forCounter-Strikeautomatically identify key events (such as multikills, headshots, bomb plants, and more) and also allows users to easily clip these moments together for one highlight tape. It also naturally tags the footage …
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