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In the wake of ESL’s decision to implement drug testing at their next event, Gfinity has also begun working to combat the use of PEDs. Performance Enhancing Drugs, such as Adderall and Ritalin, are designed to improve focus and attention in sufferers of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Martin Wyatt, head …
Read More »Analyst criticises Apple for staying quiet on Apple Watch sales
Despite going on sale in April, we still don’t know how many Apple Watches have sold – and one analyst has said the silence is a sign of weakness. Apple yesterday reported nearly $11bn in profit for the quarter ending June but didn’t reveal any unit sales for the new …
Read More »Retailers push Mighty No.9 release date back to 2016
Question marks hang over Mighty No.9’s September release date. Videogamer reports that retailers including Amazon, GameStop and Walmart have all changed their release date for the physical version of the game from September 2015 to 2016. When questioned, publisher Deep Silver chose not to comment on the news. Mighty No.9 …
Read More »More jobs go at Eutechnyx as 22 head to ZeroLight
Auto Club Revolution developer Eutechnyx has lost more staff to its sister firm ZeroLight as the studio continues to restructure. ZeroLight is a company that specialises in 3D visualisation – primarily for the car industry, creating virtual showrooms to demonstrate cars to potential buyers. 22 new jobs have been created …
Read More »Ex-CD Projekt staff establish new dev team Fool’s Theory
Polish studio working on UE4-powered game with Imgn.Pro
Read More »Fans in uproar over cosmetic changes to League of Legends’ Fiora
Riot has given one of League of Legends’ heroes a visual makeover, and its boards are alight with protests from fans. As the game’s roster evolves rapidly, it is quite normal for Riot to revisit existing Heroes and give them a rejig to keep them thematically consistent and competitive in …
Read More »One indie’s journey to resurrect local multiplayer
In 2012, Geraldo Nascimento left his native Portugal to move to the UK in order to develop games. A life-long gamer, Nascimento started doing software consultancy work during his Master’s degree in computer science at the University of Lisbon, and realised he wanted to make games. But he says going …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Japanese games merchandise
They might not be as big as Call of Duty or FIFA, but cult Japanese franchises boast a highly passionate audience with a fondness for merchandise. MCV heads East to check out the biggest imports Japan is the land where video games matured. Now, three decades after the release of …
Read More »Mobile game Cooking Fever surpasses 50 million downloads
Lithuaninan developer Nordcurrent has revealed that its mobile title Cooking Fever has been downloaded over 50 million times. The title launched last August and is available on both iOS and Android. At the time of writing, Cooking Fever ranks at No.26 in the UK iPhone games chart and at 28th …
Read More »Square Enix: New IP not a success until it has three hits
Yosuke Matsuda explains why publishers cannot expect too much from a brand new franchise
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