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Bethesda has said that it has not been able to fit The Elder Scrolls Online onto a 50GB Blu-ray disc for PS4 or Xbox One. As well as taking up over an eighth of the available space on a standard PS4 or Xbox One hard drive, buyers have been warned …
Read More »Total War: Warhammer finally announced for PC
The long-rumoured Total War: Warhammer has at last been made official by publisher Sega. Developed by Creative Assembly in conjunction with Games Workshop, the game is in development for PC and Mac, as well as SteamOS. It has also been confirmed that the game will be the first of a …
Read More »GameStop offering $100k worth of scholarships to US employees
US retailer GameStop has unveiled a program to help some of its employees obtain academic qualifications. The Power to the Scholars program is open to eligible staff and their families, with 40 scholarships of $2,500 each up for grabs. In total $100k worth of university aid will be distributed. To …
Read More »League of Legends developer Riot reveals new LA HQ
Oh, so THIS is what owning the world’s world most popular game pays for? Based just like its current headquarters in Santa Monica, the new offices greets visitors with a selection of player-created League of Legends art along with a huge real-life model of Annie and Tibbers. There are of …
Read More »Brains Eden returns this June
Big UK games festival hopes to “spark innovation among young game creators”
Read More »Sign ups open for PCR’s Q&A with Microsoft over Windows Server 03 end of support
MCV’s sister site PCR will host an exclusive live Q&A session with Microsoft next week focused on end support for Windows Server 2003 – sign up now and make sure you don’t miss out. The webinar will look at what dangers businesses face as Microsoft prepares to end support for …
Read More »WWE series to make PC return
2K Games has revealed that WWE 2K15 is to be released on PC. It’s the first time that a ‘proper’ entry in the wrestling series has graced the platform since 2002’s WWE Raw, which was published by THQ. WWE 2K15 was released on consoles last year. 2K has apparently taken …
Read More »Fashion simulation game Style Savvy 3 doubles Dying Light sales during first week in Japan
If there were ever a week to highlight the disparity between the UK and Japanese games software markets, it would be this one. Last week saw the launch of Warner Bros’ open-world zombie-meets-parkour title Dying Light in Japan, almost two months after the game’s chart-topping success in the UK. The …
Read More »Former Lionhead boss takes charge of Xbox and HoloLens games
Lionhead boss John Needham has been promoted to a new role where he will oversee internal development for several games on Xbox and HoloLens. A Microsoft spokesperson toldEngadgetNeedham will report to Microsoft corporate VP Kudo Tsunoda:"With the exception of Halo, Gears of War, Forza and Minecraft, Kudo Tsunoda will lead …
Read More »Club Penguin staff cut by Disney
A series of job cuts has been made throughout Disney Interactive, specifically the team behind kids games platform Club Penguin. Castanetclaims that multiple sources have reported layoffs across at least three branches of the company, due to low membership numbers and poor performance from the once popular property. The report …
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