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As the audience for gaming video content nears half a billion people, a new report has highlighted live streaming’s quick rise to the top. 468 million viewers around the world now digest games-related video content such as walkthroughs, trailers and live streams, according to research firm SuperData’s Gaming Video Content …
Read More »New Hitman is episodic, will ‘begin’ on December 8th
This year’s Hitman game will be a ‘digital first’ episodic release, although developer Io Interactive prefers not to use that term itself. We’re doing things a bit differently,” the studio said. Hitman will launch on PS4, Xbox One and PC on December 8th this year as a digital download. That’s …
Read More »"Video game music is the future of classical orchestras’
Thousands upon thousands of young people – decked out in branded t-shirts – swarmed around a sold-out Wembley Arena in April this year. But they weren’t there to see Taylor Swift or Fall Out Boy, these music lovers were queuing up to witness the London Philharmonic Orchestra perform classic songs …
Read More »‘Incidences of homophobia, sexism and racism in League of Legends have fallen to 2%’
Riot claims to be winning the battle against toxic player behaviour. The studio’s lead game designer of social systems Jeffrey ‘Lyte’ Lin has in a post on Re/Code argued the effectiveness of League of Legends’ Tribunal system. As a result of these governance systems changing online cultural norms, incidences of …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s a better look at how Hololens works in practise
A new promotional video designed to highlight Hololens’ educational credentials has given a more accurate glimpse of how using the headset works in practise. Microsoft’s Minecraft Hololens demo was arguably the standout moment of E3 (you can see it in action here) but much of the device’s post-event coverage has …
Read More »Gunpoint and Heat Signature developer Tom Francis on going from critic to creator
Everybody’s a critic,” goes the old adage and, in the age of the YouTube comment and customer review, rarely has it seemed more veracious. Examine the Steam or Amazon page for any title and you’ll find hundreds – if not thousands – of players offering their helpful insight into how …
Read More »Smedley warns hacker: ‘I’m coming for you’
Daybreak Game Company CEO John Smedley has lashed out at a hacker after the Lizard Squad member was convicted on 50,700 hacking chargers. ThoughKivimaki will not be going to prison, Smedley celebrated the verdict on Twitter, claiming it was the Lizard Squard member whobrought his plane downin August last year …
Read More »Anki targets Skylanders with September launch
Watch out Skylanders, Anki believes it can become a new force in toys-to-life with its upcoming racing game: Anki Overdrive. Co-founder and president of Anki, Hanns Tappeiner, accused toys-to-life rivals such as Disney Infinity and LEGO Dimensions of ‘just copying Skylanders’, and said that his game will offer retailers something …
Read More »The Walking Dead infects Team 17’s The Escapists
Team 17 has revealed that it is working on a new version of its indie hit The Escapists themed around TV series The Walking Dead. The indie label has teamed up the licence holder Skybound Entertainment to produce a The Escapists: The Walking Dead game. The release stars series hero …
Read More »AMD calls time on Mantle, halts future optimisations
Graphics card specialist AMD looks to be giving up on its PC gaming API Mantle. Mantle was announced in 2013 and was supposed to be an alternative to Microsoft’s DirectX, allowing developers the chance to use more of the power available in PC hardware and AMD GPUs than would otherwise …
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