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Larian Studios’ Kickstarter campaign for Divinity: Original Sin II has ended successfully with over $2m in funding. The crowdfunding effort launched last month, seeking $500,000 for a sequel to its well-received 2014 release. "After 35 days, 42,713 backers, over 19,000 comments, and a whopping final total of $2,032,434 (plus an …
Read More »Twisted Pixel leaves Microsoft
Gunslinger and Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel is no longer part of Microsoft Studios, the developer has announced. The once again independent studio confirmed the news to IGN, explaining that the team had always been open to the possibility of separation. Twisted Pixel executive producer Bill Muehl stated that the …
Read More »Super Mario Maker sells over 1m copies worldwide
Super Mario Maker has sold more than 1m units worldwide in its first three weeks available, Nintendo has revealed. In that time, players have created 2.2m levels that have been played nearly 75m times. "For Mario fans around the world, including myself, Super Mario Maker was a dream 30 years …
Read More »Sony was surprised by Until Dawn’s success
Not all first party triple-A games are equal. Some fall short of the weight of lofty expectation placed on their shoulders. Others, however, strike a bigger chord with fans than their makers expected. It seems that Sony’s interactive survival horror Until Dawn, which hit PS4 last month, falls into the …
Read More »Pachter: Yes, disc based games and consoles have a long future ahead
Retail can continue to happily sell disc-based physical video games for at least another 20 years, according to one leading analyst. GameStop CEO Paul Raines said earlier that he believes physical games retail will never go away, although the comments were dismissed as delusional, self-serving load of tosh” by former …
Read More »DieselStormers forced to change name after legal loss
Clothing brand Diesel has prevailed in its legal tussle with the makers of DieselStormers. It was revealed in July of last year that the Italian fashion label had taken action against developer Black Forest Games as its brand trademark covered it for assorted non-fashion uses, including video games. As a …
Read More »Nvidia’s Shield Android TV box arrives in the UK tomorrow
Two versions of Nvidia’s Shield Android TV box will go on sale in the UK tomorrow. The 16GB SKU will retail for 149.99 while the 500GB SKU will cost 219.99. Also available are the Shield Remote (39.99) and stand (24.99), while additional gamepads will cost 49.99. Also included in the …
Read More »Full Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 IS on the disc, Activision confirms
Activision has said that the physical disc of new release Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 does, despite speculation, contain the full game. Following its US launch yesterday early buyers of the skating sequel were alarmed to find a mandatory 7.7GB day one patch – which is bigger than the vanilla …
Read More »GAME is taking pre-orders on a £49.99 Merge VR headset
A cut-price virtual reality headset will go on sale exclusively at GAME next month. The Merge VR headset works with iOS and Android smartphones. It will retail for 49.99 and currently has a release date of October 30th. The tech will also be available to try in some GAME stores …
Read More »New Chromecast improves game-streaming function
Users can now stream Android and iOS titles to their TV
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