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Intel has pledged $300m of investment to improve diversity at the company and the wider technology and gaming sectors. The firm plans to work with several partners, including the International Game Developers Association, the E-Sports League, Feminist Frequency and the National Center for Women in Technology to support, enhance or …
Read More »BioWare has rebooted Shadow Realms development – report
The latest new IP from EA’s BioWare studio may be getting a significant revamp before it is even released. That’s according to Kotaku, which has word from a source familiar with goings on at BioWare Austin” that upcoming title Shadow Realms was completely overhauled in late October. The game was …
Read More »Intel pledges $300m to improve diversity in tech and games
Tech firm partnering with IGDA and Feminist Frequency for new initiative
Read More »Majora’s Mask Special Edition includes a figurine in the US
The Special Edition of Majora’s Mask 3D in North America will be very different to the one released in Europe. The American SKU will include a figurine of in-game villain Skull Kid ad will retail for just $49.99. In Europe, meanwhile, players must be content with a pin badge, poster …
Read More »Nyko PS4 expansion allows for the use of larger 3.5-inch hard drives
A new hardware add-on for PS4 allows users to install high-capacity larger 3.5-inch hard drives into their consoles. The Nyko Data Bank plugs into the left hand side of the console and, for the price of some aesthetically bulkier but still stylistically consistent heft, lets owners insert a hard drive …
Read More »‘We’ll have limited photorealism five years from now’
But numerous barriers need to be overcome before full realism can be achieved, says AMD's Richard Huddy
Read More »The future of game graphics
As hardware advances, so the challenge of pushing game graphics increase. Develop speaks to the experts looking at the future of looking
Read More »Bayonetta 2 wins AbleGamers’ 2014 accessibility award
Nintendo’s Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 has been named as the most accessible game of last year. It was selected for the AbleGamers’ Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year award due to excellence in accessible game design”. The gong is designed to recognise developers that make intentional choices to include …
Read More »Minecraft was the second most searched topic on YouTube in 2014
Frozen may have beaten gaming in the UK’s 2014 entertainment sales war, but it was a different story on YouTube. Google has revealed that Minecraft was the video giant’s second most searched category behind ‘music’ in the US throughout 2014, beating terms such as ‘movies’, ‘Frozen’, ‘Beyonce’ and even the …
Read More »Hirai uses CES to criticise Sony Pictures hackers
The boss of PlayStation owner Sony has used the CES 2015 press to slam the hackers who attacked Sony Pictures last year. "Both Sony, former employees and current employees were the victim of one of the most vicious and malicious cyber attacks in recent history," the former PlayStation boss told …
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