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Aside from the widespread issues affecting the console versions of Assassin’s Creed: Unity, the PC version is also being hit by apparent performance concerns. Ubisoft has said that those running either an AMD processor and graphics card are having trouble sustaining decent framerates at decent settings. There have also been …
Read More »That Dragon, Cancer devs turn to Kickstarter for finishing funds
$85,000 needed to complete autobiographical title, Ouya exclusivity dropped
Read More »Gambling firm acquires Big Fish Games
Social games publisher Big Fish Games has been acquired for $485m by US company Churchill Downs. The Kentucky-based firm deals in horse-racing and casinos, with its acquisition of Big Fish expected to be complete by the end of the year. Games Industry reports that in addition to the $485m, Churchill …
Read More »Oculus Mobile SDK out now
Software development kit includes integration with Unity 4.5
Read More »INTERVIEW: What to expect from the Oculus Mobile SDK
Oculus VP of mobile Max Cohen tells Develop how it's helping devs prepare for VR on smartphones
Read More »Sony unveils PlayStation Vue internet TV service
PlayStation platform holder Sony is targeting the cable TV market with a new video on demand service. Interesting, PlayStation Vue will not be a PlayStation-only product, with an iPad version already in development alongside the PS4 and PS3 releases. It will launch with around 75 channels in the US including …
Read More »Patrice Désilets opens new studio Panache Digital Games
Assassin's Creed creator reveals first project since leaving Ubisoft
Read More »Bandai Namco reports positive six-month income and sales results
Bandai Namco has reported an increase in income and sales for the company’s first half of fiscal 2015. For the period between April 1st and September 30th 2014, net income was up 8.5 per cent year-on-year to $184,000, while net sales reached $2.2m – a 13.5 per cent increase compared …
Read More »Ubisoft stock slips following Assassin’s Creed: Unity launch
Ubisoft’s stock took a hit today in the wake of the firm’s rocky launch of Assassin’s Creed: Unity. Yahoo reports company shares are down to $3.29 compared to Tuesday’s closing price of $3.62 – a dip of 9.12 per cent, effectively restoring shares to the levels they were at prior …
Read More »Xbox One nears 10m units shipped thanks to US price drop
The Xbox One is rapidly approaching 10m units shipped, Microsoft has revealed. The firm announced on Xbox Wire that the milestone will be reached shortly, thanks in major part to the hardware’s recent price drop in the US. Sales have skyrocketed since the new price took effect on Nov. 2. …
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