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The two men accused of planning a mass shooting at last week’s Pokmon World Championships were capable of carrying out a devastating attack, police have said. 27-year-old James Stumbo and 18-year-old Kevin Norton were detained on Thursday and subsequently arrested after threatening Facebook posts led Boston police to search the …
Read More »Mind Candy has ‘made changes’ to Moshi Monsters following ASA ruling
Mind Candy says it has already changed Moshi Monsters after breaching the Advertising Code. The Advertising Standards Agency issued a ruling against Moshi Monsters, and rival kids online game Bin Weevils, that it was directly exhorting children to make in-game purchases. It followed a complaint made about the game to …
Read More »ASA admonishes Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils over in-app purchases
Two free-to-play games have had altered their in-game messaging after the ASA ruled the wording constituted direct exhortations to buy a membership package”. Moshi Monsters was taken to task for a mission that, while open to non-subscribers, ended with a message stating "MEMBERS GET MORE MISSIONS AND Unique Moshlings! Epics …
Read More »Former Machine Zone employee faces federal prosecution
Jing Zeng accused of stealing trade secrets from Game of War dev
Read More »Twitch bullish about games video market leadership as YouTube Gaming launches
Google’s YouTube Gaming officially launches today, and live-streaming giant Twitch is confident about its position as the market leader. The firm’s SVP of marketing Matthew DiPietro says that Twitch is proud of its achievements since its launch four years ago, and has reassured fans that the firm has a long-term …
Read More »YouTube Gaming website and mobile apps launch today
YouTube Gaming will officially launch later today, with the service tracking gaming videos and livestreams for more than 25,000 games. The YouTube Gaming website and mobile apps are set to arrive at some point during the day, with Youtube and parent company Google aiming to offer a wide variety of …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV surpasses 5m registered users
Final Fantasy XIV currently boasts more than 5m registered accounts worldwide, according to Square Enix. The milestone has been reached in just two years out from the re-release’s launch, following theshutdown of the original FFXIVin 2012. Square Enix notes that the number excludes those playing via an introductory free trial. …
Read More »Galak-Z heading to mobile devices in 2016
PS4 indie release Galak-Z will come to iOS and Android devices in 2016, developer 17-Bit and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment America have announced. The mobile release will swap out the game’s subtitle from Galak-Z: The Dimensional to Galak-Z: Variant Mobile. The port will be optimized for the new platforms with …
Read More »GOG Galaxy will allow users to roll back game updates
Upset by the latest update for your favourite game? Well now there’s another option instead of creating a hashtag and threatening to boycott future products on forums. GOG Galaxy, which was launched by The Wither 3 developer CD Projekt in May, is introducing a new ‘rollback’ feature. It allows users …
Read More »VIDEO: Kojima’s launch trailer for Metal Gear Solid V is here
Will this video stand as the last piece of Metal Gear Solid content Hideo Kojima ever makes? With work having wrapped up on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ahead of its release next Tuesday (September 1st), the video below – which boldly declares it is directed and edited …
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