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World of Warcraft and Hearthstone developer Blizzard has said that the latest character revealed for upcoming shooter Overwatch demonstrates an renewed commitment to diversity in games. New character Zarya eschews many of the typical traps that female games characters fall victim to – such as unpractical armour designed purely to …
Read More »Dare To Be Digital 2015 now open
Applications due on May 3rd for popular annual student development contest with new, wider criteria
Read More »Click Entertainment signs on as Gold Partner for MCV Awards 2015
Click Entertainment has signed on as a Gold Partner for this year’s MCV Awards. Click Entertainment is proud to sponsor the MCV Awards and even prouder to be nominated three years running," commentedJake Wright, head of business development at Click Entertainment. "Thank you for your continued support.” Click joins previously …
Read More »Gfinity announces plans for second UK eSports arena
The events firm behindthe UK’s first eSports arena- Gfinity – has said it has plans to open an even larger capacity venue. "Ideallywe’d like to build a larger capacity dedicated arena in the UK, but during a period of such fast growth (Gfinity is experiencingapproximately30,000 sign ups each month), it’s …
Read More »Next Hearthstone expansion named and dated, smartphone version release nears
Blizzard has said that the next Hearthstone expansion will be called Blackrock Mountain and will be released in April. The single player expansion will follow the pattern laid down by the first expansion, Curse of Naxxramas, in releasing a new ‘wing’ week-by-week. Unlike Naxxrama, however, the first wing will not …
Read More »No subscription fees Xbox Live on Windows 10
Microsoft has said that it will not lock the Windows 10 Xbox Live app behind a Gold subscription paywall. The confirmation came from Major Nelson on Twitter, who told a fan that: Xbox Live Gold will not be required for online multiplayer gaming using our service on Windows 10 PCs …
Read More »Dying Light still No.1, GTA V back in second place
Warner Bros and Techland’s open world zombie title Dying Light once again takes pole position in the GfK Chart-Track Top 40. It keeps the top spot in spite of a 48 per cent decline in sales this week. The game has so far managed to outpace the other new IPs …
Read More »The next Magic: The Gathering game will be free-to-play
Wizards of the Coast is to make the next instalment in its Magic: The Gathering series free-to-play. Magic Duels: Origins boasts a number of new features such as integrated deck construction assistance, an endless single player mode, some new multiplayer modes, a community Quest system and an enhanced tutorial system. …
Read More »Indie hit This War of Mine in the works for iPad
11 bit Studio’s wartime sim This War of Mine is in development for iPad devices, the developer has revealed. Touch Arcade has the first look at the game’s mobile edition, which is expected out on the Apple App Store later this year. The indie studio promises an identical experience to …
Read More »Epic Games issues first round of Unreal Dev Grants
Epic Games has revealed the first three Unreal Dev Grant recipients, with each developer gaining at least $15,000 in funding. Last month, Epic announced a new scheme that would have it handing out up to $5m in grants for developers using Unreal Engine 4, and this week the studio made …
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