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Blizzard has revealed that those who have already played Diablo III on their last gen machines will be able to continue their games on PS4 or Xbox One. The clever part though is that unlike other titles, players will be free to port their progress across platforms – so PS3 …
Read More »Library of Congress worker discovers unreleased Duke Nukem game
Duke Nukem: Critical Mass was only ever released on DS, which makes the discovery of a complete PSP version all the more surprising. David Gibson, a moving image technician in the US Library of Congress, recently stumbled upon the find when performing an inventory of recently acquired games. I happened …
Read More »Apple App Store enjoys a record-breaking July
The market may be getting increasingly tough for Apple, but that isn’t stopping the continued growth of the App Store. CEO Tim Cook told CNBC that the App Store in July generated more revenue than in any other month in its history. "I couldn’t be happier,” said Cook. This is …
Read More »GamesAid opens nominations for 2014 charities
Members of games industry charity GamesAid can now put forward organisations for possible support this year. This process opened on Monday August 4th, and will close on Monday August 18th. Any member of the charity may put an organisation forward. Charities put forward should focus on helping disadvantaged or disabled …
Read More »Crytek still owns the Timesplitters IP
Crysis developers Crytek are still in control of cult retro shooting Ip Timesplitters. Deep Silver acquired the Homefront IP from Crytek last week and opened a new UK developer called Dambuster Studios and plans to continue work on the recently announced Homefront: The Revolution. The team from Crytek UK, the …
Read More »Mercia Digital Fund targets games and gamification
Fund launches next week, with minimum investment of £25,000
Read More »GAME to host Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition lock-ins
GAME is to host in-store hands-on sessions with Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition. The latest version of Blizzard’s gothic RPG introduces the game and its Reaper of Souls expansion pack to current gen consoles, as well as providing last-gen console owners with access to the expansion …
Read More »Crytek retains TimeSplitters IP
Deep Silver deal was only for Homefront IP and Crytek UK staff
Read More »Hasbro Game Channel on the way courtesy of Ubisoft
A digital board game service is coming to PS4 and Xbox One via a partnership between Hasbro and Ubisoft. The Hasbro Game Channel will launch with Risk, Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit this autumn. Ubisoft says that the games will also be available to download individually” on PS3 and Xbox 360, …
Read More »European iOS devs have received $6.5bn from Apple
App Store creator claims credit for half a million jobs in Europe
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