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Had your eye on Vita but have decided you’re actually in the market for a handheld that isn’t as suave and accomplished? Today is your lucky day! Engadget has word of a new device from GameTech entitled the DekaVita 7. The largely rubber peripheral is designed to house a PlayStation …
Read More »New games law firm opened by former Oculus counsel
Dan Offner's venture to offer legal services and early-stage funding to devs, publishers and tech firms
Read More »Six year old RPG Valkyria Chronicles tops Steam sellers list
Sega’s PC version of PS3 RPG Valkyria Chronicles has ‘blown all predictions out of the water’, the publisher has claimed. The game release on Steam yesterday and was at one stage apparently the most downloaded game on the platform. Currently it sits in third place behind fellow Sega title Football …
Read More »Demo shows Unreal Engine 4 running in browsers
Epic Games demonstrates UE4's WebGL pipeline with tower defence game
Read More »Audience will follow industry lead on misogyny, report claims
New research funded by The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) suggests that the games industry itself must lead if it ever hopes for its audience to abandon misogyny and homophobia. That’s the finding of a new paper called ‘Love You Guys (No Homo): How gamers and fans play with …
Read More »Nintendo launches its own digital magazine Nintendo Extra
A month after the final issue of Official Nintendo Magazine hit shelves, Nintendo has launched its own digital magazine. It’s called Nintendo Extra and issue one is available now. The content seems focused on a younger audience and focuses on each of the company’s key IPs. As well as written …
Read More »Netflix rolls out 1080p streaming on iPhone 6 Plus
An iPhone 6 Plus specific version of the Netflix app is now available on the App Store. The chief feature is full 1080p video streaming, although the app will also mirror some others such as Apple’s own email app in making use of the smartphone’s extended screen real estate to …
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LGC: Speaker FAQ – Rick Kelley, Facebook
This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Today, Facebook’s Rick Kelley tells MCV about the social network’s importance to marketers, and the challenges of discoverability in gaming at the moment. For the unaware, …
Read More »PS4 overtakes 3DS XL in Japan as New 3DS continues to top charts
The 3DS XL has slipped below the PS4 in the Japanese hardware charts, according to the latest data provided by Famitsu. Nintendo’s larger handheld long ruled the rankings in Japan, but has seen its sales dropdue to the continuing success of the New Nintendo 3DS and New 3DS XL, which …
Read More »‘There is a future for WildStar’, Carbine insists
NCsoft MMO WildStar is not under threat, developer Carbine Studios has insisted. Many had presumed the worst for the MMO following its muted arrival in June and subsequent cancellation of content, but product director Mike Donatelli has told Eurogamer that its long-term future is secure. "[NCsoft] specialise in MMOs, that’s …
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