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Read More »ESPN in advanced talks with MLG to expand eSports coverage – report
ESPN is reportedly looking to expand its eSports coverage, following the performance of Valve’s Dota 2 tournament The International on the cable sports network earlier this month. Valve made headlines this summer when it announced The International 2014 would air on ESPN’s web channel ESPN3, with a special presentation set …
Read More »Canada-exclusive The Last of Us Remastered PS4 bundle arrives this week
Sony has confirmed a new The Last of Us Remastered-themed PS4 bundle will launch July 29th, exclusively in Canada. The Playstation US Blog details the product, which includes a PlayStation 4 console, a DualShock 4 controller and a digital copy of The Last of Us Remastered. Notably, the package will …
Read More »Bravely Default ships 1m copies worldwide
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy has shipped 1m units worldwide, Square Enix has announced. Siliconera reports that the publisher recently confirmed its 3DS JRPG has shipped 400k in Japan, and another 600k across Australia, Europe, Korea and North America. The figure includes digital sales of the game as well. Square Enix …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV tech director leaves Square Enix
Square Enix’s chief technology officer Yoshihisa Hashimoto has left the publisher for ‘personal reasons’. Game Watch reports via Siliconera that Hashimoto was also the tech director of once troubled MMO Final Fantasy XIV and manager of Square Enix’s Advanced Technology Division. He’d been at the company since 2009 having joined …
Read More »Physical release planned for NES Remix on Wii U
Nintendo is granting its previously digital-only NES Remix titles a boxed physical release. NES Remix and NES Remix 2 are to be spliced together into a single retail SKU for Wii U, having previously been only available on the eShop in the West. The two games have previously been bundled …
Read More »Retailer auctioning ‘GayStation 4’ for Swedish LGBT organisation
Webhallen has revealed a special limited edition PS4 to coincide with this week’s Stockholm Pride Festival. CVG reports that the console, dubbed the ‘GayStation’, is currently up for auction online. The auction doesn’t end until August 3rd and is already on K11,200 (967) after 74 bids. Any proceeds raised will …
Read More »Few devs pay YouTubers for coverage, but lots are considering doing so
Only a tiny fraction of developers admit to currently playing YouTubers for video coverage of their games. Gamasutra reports that of the 325 developers it surveyed just five, or 1.5 per cent, said they have paid a flat-fee to YouTubers for coverage. 2.1 per cent said they had agreed to …
Read More »Crytek secures funding following financial troubles
Developer insists future is secure as it transitions to an online publisher
Read More »Grand Theft Auto IV’s iCEnhancer mod creator quits scene due to online abuse
The creator of a hugely popular Grand Theft Auto IV mod has quit work on the project due to the torrent of vitriol he has been forced to endure online. Hayssam Keilany recently released his 3.0 iCEnhancer update, but has said that it will be the last – for the …
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