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Read More »The Witcher 3 gets second playable character
Female Elf descendantCiri has been named as the second playable character who will feature in CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3. In Witcher fiction main star Geralt is a sort of father figure for Ciri, whom he has trained as a skilled monster hunter. "Adding Ciri as a playable character …
Read More »Flappy Bird more than doubles Destiny’s peak searches in 2014
Google’s 2014 search data analysis has crowned cult smartphone hit Flappy Bird and the internet’s king of gaming in 2014. Overall Flappy Bird was the year’s most searched game followed by online Threes clone 2048, FIFA 15, Destiny and Titanfall. Flappy Bird searches peaked on February 9th while Destiny enjoyed …
Read More »Valve removes Hatred from Greenlight
Valve has pulled Destructive Creation’s controversial title Hatred from Steam’s Greenlight pages, expressing concern that it doesn’t fit the company’s publishing standards. The game was pulled earlier today, just a few hours after it launched on the Greenlight service. A post from Destructive Creations shares a portion of the message …
Read More »Sega hires veteran TV producer
Sega has hired veteran television executive Evan Cholfin to lead its joint venture Stories International in development of the publisher’s IP portfolio. Variety reports Cholfin has been appointed the venture’s head of development and production, following a three-year stint as an executive at Break Media. "With his impeccable taste and …
Read More »Popular messaging app Viber expands into games
Voice, video and messaging service Viber has launched its own mobile games client, Viber Games. Viber Games has already launched in Belarus, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore and the Ukraine. A staggered global rollout is planned over the coming months. Viber’s messaging service boasted more than 100m monthly active users at the …
Read More »[UPDATE] Valve removes ultraviolent game Hatred from Steam Greenlight
'We would not publish Hatred on Steam'
Read More »DmC: Definitive Edition heading to next-gen in 1080p/60fps
Ninja Theory’s take on the Devil May Cry franchise is getting a re-release on PS4 and Xbox One. DmC: Definitive Edition will be released on PS4 on March 17th priced at just 29.99. As well as running in 1080p and 60fps, the game also has updated textures, characters, skins and …
Read More »Sony tried to stop 20th Anniversary PS4 console scalping
"That’s not what we want to see happen" – that’s Sony UK boss Fergal Gara lamenting the high prices being attracted by 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 consoles on Ebay. The machines became available last week via a pop-up Sony store. Some punters got the console for 19.94 while other paid …
Read More »King hunts UK staff for Singapore studio
Candy Crush publisher King has acquired a new studio in Singapore and is looking for UK staff to add to the roster. The outfit is called Nonstop Games and is on the hunt for developers for mobile and tablet platforms, including engineers, designers, artists and an office manager. Nonstop have …
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