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Valve has opened the door for mod creators to put their work on Steam for sale. A new post on Steam News reveals that mod makers now have the option to make money off of their wares via Steam Workshop. A new premium mods section is up and running, with …
Read More »DICE producer takes to Reddit to defend Star Wars Battlefront from online scepticism
A producer from EA studio DICE has chosen to address fans directly online who have questioned the studio’s strategy for the recently detailed Star Wars Battlefront. The game was officially unveiledat the Star Wars Celebration event in the US, but shortly after found itself coming in for criticism online for …
Read More »Angry Birds Stella hits 30m downloads
Downloads for Rovio’s Angry Birds Stella spin-off series have now hit 30m, the Finnish games giant has said. The release of Angry Birds: Stella Pop last month has helped it past the milestone, thanks to five million downloads of its own. The company will also soon launch an update to …
Read More »2015 arrival looking unlikely for Oculus Rift
It’s looking increasingly unlikely that the pioneering virtual reality headset Oculus Rift will launch this side of Christmas. We have not announced any specific plans for shipment volumes in 2015 related to Oculus," Facebook CFO David Wehner told analysts, as reported by Gamasutra. Oculus is very much in the development …
Read More »UPDATED: Logitech to move away from PC mouse production
One of the most recognisable computer mice producers is to move away from the sector, citing declining demand for PC accessories. Reuters reports that Logitech has recorded a 34 per cent drop in operating profits for the year quarter ending March, falling to $14.5m. Net sales were down 4.7 per …
Read More »Codemasters announces first Overlord title since 2009
2015 will see the return of Codemasters’ action RPG franchise, Overlord. Overlord: Fellowship of Evil is the first entry in the series since the triple-hit of Overlord II, Overlord: Dark Legend and Overlord: Minions in 2009. The new game will see Tomb Raider (2013) writer Rhianna Pratchett come back to …
Read More »Retailers cut PS4 to £290 as console price wars continue
UPDATE: Argos is offering the same 289.99 deal as GAME. Sony has seemingly reacted to the recent Xbox One price cut by reducing the PS4’s UK price yet further. As spotted by GameSpot, a number of retailers are currently offering the machine for under 290. Tesco, Amazon and Argos are …
Read More »Legends of Gaming Live tickets available now
Tickets are now available for Endemol’s Legends of Gaming Live, which takes place this September at Alexandra Palace. The event takes place at Alexandra Palace from Friday September 4th, with tickets available for the morning and afternoon sessions. They cost 21.99 per person and grant access to the expo hall …
Read More »£14m is being spent on the UK’s first tax break games
The BFI has released figures for the first full year of UK games tax relief, reporting a UK spend of 14m towards the production of approved titles. That’s just shy of the 15m that was budgeted for tax breaks between April 2014 and March 2015. Tax breaks for UK games …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed creator Désilets reveals new game Ancestors: the Humankind Odyssey
Ancestors: the Humankind Odyssey will be the first game to emerge from Patrice Dsilets’ studio Panache Digital. Our game is a third person action-adventure survival episodic game,” the studio has said. Through each episodes, we want the player to relive the greatest moments of mankind with a documentary twist. Our …
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