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At the time of writing, six titles in the top 20 most played games on Steam are free-to-play. One of those games is Trion Worlds’ voxel MMO Trove, which clearly takes inspiration from one of the world’s biggest ever games, Minecraft. Speaking toDevelopat Gamescom, Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman said …
Read More »We are on the verge of PC gaming’s second golden age
Right now I believe we are on the verge of PC gaming’s second golden age. You might remember the first – the arrival of Doom in the mid ‘90s through to huge hits such as Half-Life and StarCraft in the late ‘90s. Then came the slow transition to digital downloads …
Read More »‘No excuse’ for lack of diversity in games, Payne says
Games veteran Andy Payne says there is "no excuse" for the lack of diversity within the industry workforce. Delivering the opening keynote at today’s European Women In Games Conference, the UKIE chairman addressed the difference between the gender split in the games industry compared to other sectors. Creative Skillset research …
Read More »FTC rules Machinima ‘deceived’ viewers with Xbox One ads
The murky side of YouTube games coverage has been dragged into the light with the confirmation that Machinima paid video makers to make positive Xbox One content without disclosing the deal. The Federal Trade Commission found that the network paid some YouTubers up to $30k to produce Xbox One videos …
Read More »Trion Worlds CEO: I don’t think I’d do subscription games again
Scott Hartsman on the huge success of Trove, making Defiance free-to-play and the blossoming console F2P market
Read More »Super League Gaming gets funding to help turn movie theaters into esports arenas
Super League Gaming announced today that its ended its Series B Round of financing for its firm, which transforms movie theaters into arenas where people can compete against each other in video games. Cinemark Theatres was a contributor to the round, and Super League Gaming also has support from the …
Read More »DreamHack Open Cluj Opens Doors to the Asian Region
In an effort to help grow the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene outside of Europe, North America and Oceania, leading tournament organizers DreamHack joined hands with leading pickup game (PUG) client FACEIT in order to do a two-stage pre-qualifier for the Asian region. The first stage, beginning on September 5 this …
Read More »Pokemon Shuffle launches on mobile platforms
The Pokemon Company and Nintendo’s free-to-play puzzle game Pokemon Shuffle is out now for iOS and Android devices. Nintendo had made good on its promise to bring the game to mobile devices prior to the end of the year, with the title available to download on theApp StoreandGoogle Play. Pokemon …
Read More »Humble introduces ‘choose your own charity’ on store purchases
Humble Bundle has updated its storefront to vastly increase the number of charities patrons can choose to support when purchasing games. A post on theHumble Mumble blogannounces the Humble Store has expanded from just five to over 35,000 charities to select from while shopping or at checkout. For those unable …
Read More »XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus for PS Vita rated by ESRB
A PS Vita edition of XCOM: Enemy Unknown is in the works, according to a new ESRB rating. The rating indicates the Vita release will be dubbed XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus, though its unclear what the addition in the title means in terms of differences from Enemy Unknown’s PC, console …
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