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No Man’s Sky may support virtually reality headsets, according to Hello Games founder Sean Murray. Games Radarreports on an interview with Murray in the upcoming issue of Edge, in which he name-drops Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus VR headsets. I don’t know what I’m allowed to say. It’s something we’re …
Read More »Steam top nine sellers: July 19-25
Rocket League is at the peak of Steam’s best sellers chart again this week, beating out Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved for the top spot. Grand Theft Auto V continues to do its thing in third, with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and The Elder Scrolls Online rounding out the top …
Read More »GAME launches national Great UK Game Off competition
A UK-wide competition has been launched by GAME that will culminate in a live final at Insomnia 56. The Great UK Game Off kicks off next week on August 3rd. A number of heats will take place in select GAME stores, including an assortment of titles including Forza Motorsport 5, …
Read More »Indie developers concerned Ouya buyout will cost them thousands
Many developers who signed up to Ouya’s ‘Free the Games’ funding program fear that the companies buyout at the hands of Razer will result in owed money going unpaid. ‘Free the Games’ was announced back in July 2013. It promised to match the crowfunded totals raised by titles that pledged …
Read More »Spil Games hires Bigpoint’s Saaksmeier
Ubisoft’s Christian Godorr also joins as publisher continues mobile push
Read More »Square Enix: ‘We knew Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity would disappoint fans’
The decision to make Rise of the Tomb Raider a timed Xbox One exclusive was a tough one, Square Enix has admitted, but one that it believes will bring long-term benefits to the series. "I hope fans know that it wasn’t an easy decision,” CEO Phil Rogers told Examiner. I …
Read More »2K announces Mafia III
Mafia III has been confirmed by publisher 2K Games, although its full reveal won’t come until Gamescom next week. All we know for now is that the game is coming and that the first trailer will be released on Wednesday August 5th at 13:00 UK time. The game will also …
Read More »WWE 2K16 will let you wrestle The Terminator
It’s Hogan out, Arnie in, as the film star’s iconic murder-machine The Terminator joins the roster of wrestling game WWE 2K16. Mere days after Hulk Hogan’s eradication from the WWE, including removal from its Hall of Fame, various television hosting duties and his place in upcoming game WWE 2K16, after …
Read More »505 Games parent Digital Bros enters China
Italian games firm sees Asian market as “a big opportunity”
Read More »The mobile MOBA – Can it work?
Super Evil Megacorp CEO Bo Daly on why he believes the start-up can make an impact in the popular and highly competitive genre with Vainglory
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