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Tales from the Borderlands’ second episode will arrive next week, Telltale has announced. Dubbed ‘Atlas Mugged,’ the game’s upcoming content drop will launch on Marcy 17th in North America for PC and console platforms – and presumably in Europe around the same time. The episode is in the works for …
Read More »75,000 fans sign petition for Modern Warfare 2 remake
A significant number of Call of Duty fans are calling for a remake of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 for PS4 and Xbox One. VG247 reports on a the growing petition being hosted on Change.org, which currently carries more than 75,000 signatures. The petition is seeking 150,000 total signatures before …
Read More »Kickstarter alum Among the Sleep surpasses 100,000 sales
First-person horror game Among the Sleep has surpassed 100,000 copies sold, developer Krillbite Studios has revealed. The indie studio informed Eurogamer of the milestone at GDC this past week. The game got its start through a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013, earning $248k on a $200k goal from more than …
Read More »Making IoT applications just got easier with a new free SDK
Intel Developer Blog: The latest features on offer in the IoT Developer kit
Read More »GameStop will support Apple Pay
The US arm of games retailer GameStop is to begin accepting Apple Pay in its 4,200 stores later this month. Apple Pay, which was launched in the US last October, allows users to pay for items using their iPhones – providing stores have a compatible NFC device at the checkout. …
Read More »This War of Mine DLC proceeds going to charity
11 bit Studios has teamed up with the War Child Charity for a DLC giveaway. Owners of indie hit This War of Mine are now able to buy the War Child Charity DLC for either 79p, 6.99 or 14.99. 100 per cent of the money raised will go to the …
Read More »Nvidia giving away The Witcher 3 with some graphics cards
Graphics card maker Nvidia has teamed up with CD Projekt for a new game giveaway. Those who buy either a GeForce GTX 980, 970 or 960 graphics cards, or a GTX 970M or above notebook, will for a limited period also get a free copy of upcoming RPG The Witcher …
Read More »Disney: We want to see how devs use our IP to improve lives
Disney Interactive's Matt Carroll discusses the firm's new funding initiative for games studios and tech start-ups
Read More »Helldivers is wiping save data if your controller runs out of power
The PS4 and PS3 versions of Helldivers suffer from a bug that wipes a user’s save data should their controller run out of battery mid-game. Fortunately, developer Arrowhead has identified the cause and is working on a fix for the quite unique bug. We found an issue related to the …
Read More »Creative Europe offering grants of up to €150,000
Annual initiative seeking narrative-led video games holding free London workshop tomorrow
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