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America’s mixed feelings on its relationship with the Confederate flag has led to a controversial decision from Apple to pull many games that contain it. The flag, a symbol of the American South, is considered by many to have racist associations owing to its origins from the American Civil War …
Read More »Stonehearth studio Radiant Entertainment raises $4.5m
London Venture Partners makes first US investment
Read More »Arkham Knight PC fixes put breaks on console updates
Any potential updates to the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Batman Arkham Knight have been put on hold while the team tries to fix the broken PC release. The PC SKU has been pulled from sale amid a wide range of technical issues. Now developer Rocksteady says that it …
Read More »France lifts restrictions in games tax breaks reforms
Developers making a game with a budget of at least €100,000 can now take advantage of incentives
Read More »The new console war has finally begun – but can Xbox do enough in six months?
You can’t win E3. You can lose it, of course. It was Xbox that ‘lost’ E3 in 2013 after it mismanaged the reveal of Xbox One. Meanwhile, Ubisoft had a few PR fires to put out last year, which saw it suffer a somewhat disappointing expo. So it’s with some …
Read More »Sony investigating slow PSN downloads
It appears that some European PSN users are having trouble downloading content at anything approaching an acceptable speed. Anecdotal evidence emerged earlier this week in the approach to the release of Batman: Arkham Knight, with reports of 99+ hour download times for the 50GB title, even on the best of …
Read More »Counter Strike, Total War and Ark: Survival Evolved win big in Steam Summer Sale
Valve’s own Counter Strike: Global Offensive was the most purchased game during Steam’s recent PC Summer Sale. The game was purchased 899,405 times throughout the week, according to Steam Spy, pushing its total Steam sales up to over 14m units. Despite the 50 per cent discount applied to the game …
Read More »Dragon Quest VI arrives on iOS and Android
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation is out now for iOS and Android devices, Square Enix has announced. Having launched a fortnight earlier exclusively in Japan, the game is currently available worldwide on both theApp StoreandGoogle Playfor $14.99. The mobile version is played in the vertical orientation of phones and …
Read More »PS Vita sells 4m units in Japan
Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld has surpassed 4m sales in Japan. DualShockersreports on the milestone, which was reached through the combined sales of standard PlayStation Vita devices and the PS Vita TV microconsole. According to the report, the PS Vita TV has sold 166,165 units life-to-date in Japan, and Vita has …
Read More »Don’t Starve heading to Xbox One
Klei Entertainment’s hit survival game Don’t Starve is in the works for Xbox One. VG247 reports the studio confirmed the title’s new platform, following the unearthing of a related listing on the ratings board database. Klei wasn’t able to elaborate beyond the confirmation, but the developer states it will share …
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