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IGN’s UK editor-in-chief Alex Simmons lifts the curtain on the media giant’s record-breaking coverage of this year’s E3 A few years ago doomsayers claimed E3 was dead, that the show was little more than a demonstration of gratuitous excess. But that was the E3 of old, and as an event …
Read More »Licensed keypad and mouse controller coming to PS4
Those thirsting for a bit of keyboard and mouse tomfoolery on PS4 will soon have an officially sanctioned solution. Amazon is carrying a listing for a HORI branded peripheral called the Tactical Assault Commander 4. It comes in two parts – a mouse and truncated keyboard. The wired mouse appears …
Read More »Razer completes Ouya buyout, Uhrman departs
Ouya founder Julie Uhrman has announced both the company’s acquisition at the hands of Razer and her departure. Uhrman has over the last hour tweeted a string of thanks to dozens of people and companies who she has worked with over the last few years. Among those tweets is one …
Read More »Bethesda wants Doom to rival COD and Battlefield in FPS ranks
Doom.” Bethesda wants that to be the answer to the question What is your favourite FPS”. Over a decade after the launch of Doom 3 and over 20 years since the series’ debuted, Doom will next year re-enter the FPS race. And publisher Bethesda is desperate to make up for …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask VideoGamer.com
VideoGamer.com head of video production Simon Miller explains how the site’s comedic approach to E3 helped it stand out from the crowd For E3 2015 VideoGamer – from a video standpoint – decided to try something different. Using comedy as a basis for the majority of our video output has …
Read More »Overclockers targets streamers with new StreamR PC hardware range
UK PC retailer Overclockers has announced three new PCs that it intends to sell on the strength of their streaming credentials. The StreamR Elite System can be equipped with a range of Nvidia graphics cards and includes an Intel Core i7-5820K CPU, all of which is plugged into MSI X99S …
Read More »Fnatic finishes League of Legends season undefeated
For the first time in eSports history a League of Legends team has finished the season undeafeated. The Daily Dot reports that Fnatic won all 18 matches of its League Championship Series season. The previous best season performance was posted by Cloud9 in 2013 when it finished the season at …
Read More »Itagaki: Devil’s Third ‘is going to be a breakthrough for the industry’
Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki has claimed that Devil’s Third is so good it will mark a watershed moment in the action game genre. A creator hyping their game is nothing new, of course, although Itagaki is doing so against a backdrop of fierce criticism for his Wii U title, …
Read More »Steam revenues hit $1.5bn in 2014, report claims
Valve made more than $730m in revenue from Steam and its own games in 2014, according to a report. Market data firm SuperData providedThe Knowwith estimated revenues for both Valve’s digital marketplace and its top three games DOTA 2, Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike Global Offensive.Those titles were said to …
Read More »Valve made more than $730m in 2014, report claims
DOTA 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 accrued over $400m last year
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