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Free-to-play mobile release Lara Croft: Relic Run has exceeded 10m downloads, Square Enix has announced. The company revealed the milestone was reached across Android, iOS and Windows Phone platforms – and less than six months out from its launch back in May. Square Enix is celebrating with a new content …
Read More »Shenmue 3 can’t promise 60fps but can promise ‘cute’ and ‘sexy’ girls
Series creator Yu Suzuki has said that he can’t promise 60fps performance in Shenmue 3, although he seems he can guarantee that its female characters will be sexually attractive. For the moment, I’m thinking about 30 frames per second,” he told DualShockers when asked about the game’s PS4 framerate. 60 …
Read More »Firefly’s Alan Tudyk quit Uncharted 4
Firefly, Serenity, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6 and Star Wars: Rogue One star Alan Tudyk has revealed he walked away from a role in Uncharted 4. He told IGN was actively working on the title prior to the changes in 2014 that saw Amy Hennig leave developer Naughty Dog, the …
Read More »Mario Maker down to second in Japanese charts as FIFA vanishes from Top Ten
RPG 7th Dragon III Code: VFD has shot to the top of the Japanese software charts in its first week. Sega’s new title outsold Super Mario Maker by almost four times last week, as Nintendo’s DIY game for the Wii U slipped to second. Meanwhile, former third place title FIFA …
Read More »Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment names new president
David Haddad responsible for division's publishing, sales marketing and game production
Read More »Ubisoft wants to improve PC gamer relations with OGA alliance
Publisher Ubisoft has said that it has joined the Open Gaming Alliance (OGA) to build some bridges with the PC gaming community. PC gamers are important to Ubisoft, and we’re committed to better understanding and addressing their needs and to continually improving our relationship with them,” Ubisoft’s consumer and marketing …
Read More »Vainglory heads to Poland for the 2015 finals
Super Evil MegaCorp has been making in-roads in the eSports scene this year, positioning hit MOBAVaingloryas one of the first major competitive mobile games with a South Korean televised league in the summer. Now the studio has revealed its next big move after July’s Invitational: huge live events for its …
Read More »Hai slapped with 500 fine for giving the finger
A proLeague of Legendsplayer was fined today for partaking in one of humanity’s most ancient and cherished gestures: flippin’ the bird. The finger in question was lifted during theLeagueWorld Championships group stages in Paris. As Hai and his team set up for an important match at theagainst ahq eSports Club, …
Read More »Soon you’ll be able to stuff a Pikachu at Build-A-Bear stores
The Pokemon Company has announced that its mascot Pikachu will be added to the licensed collection of toys available at Build-A-bear Workshop. The character will be launched in early 2016 across Europe, North America and Australia. Those who choose to stuff their own Pikachu either in-store or online will also …
Read More »Unikrn introduces first competitive integrity certification program for eSports
Competitive eSports platform Unikrn has partnered withmulti-player gaming league FACEIT,to create the world’s first competitive integrity certification program for eSports. The program aims to establish industry-wide best practice combined with competitive structures and policies to ensure legitimacy in eSports match results. Read more at SBC >>>
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