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Mike Morhaime has apologized for his company’s previous dismissal of the importance of diversity in its games. We’re grateful to have such a diverse and passionate player base, and we want everyone to feel welcome, safe, and included in our games and communities,” the president and co-founder said in a …
Read More »GamesAid charity nominations start next month
Industry charity GamesAid has called on games professionals to sign-up and vote on the charities it will donate money too. GamesAid’s nominations open from August 4th to August 18th and any member of the charity can put an organisation forward. You can join GamesAid here, and nominate for charities by …
Read More »Wii U version of Project Cars not due until 2015
Project Cars will not race onto Nintendo’s machine until after it has arrived on consoles and PC. Bandai Namco’s UK PR and marketing boss Lee Kirton confirmed as much on Twitter, stating that the planned November release for the racer remains in place for PS4, Xbox One and PC but …
Read More »Nintendo touring UK with 3DS games this summer
Nintendo will be travelling around the UK and showing off its latest handheld games this summer. The platform holder’s 3DS and 2DS Made for Play tour will be stopping at five cities over the course of July and August. Fans will be able to get their hands on a number …
Read More »Microsoft sees Xbox One ‘momentum shift’
Xbox One’s difficult start is still well and truly behind it, Microsoft has said. Discussing elements such as the dropping of Kinect, the recent price drop and the beefed-up Xbox One Games With Gold offer, Xbox UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle told CVG: "It’s the cumulative effect of all those …
Read More »Alien: Isolation’s DLC will be made available to all eventually
The recently announced original Alien film DLC for Sega’s Alien: Isolation will be available to all owners of the game at some point in the future. It was announced on Wednesday that all existing and future pre-orders for the game will be upgraded to the Nostromo Edition. The catch is …
Read More »Watch Dogs has shipped 8m units
Ubisoft has confirmed some highly impressive numbers for new IP Watch Dogs. The game has since its release in May seen 8m copies shipped to retailers worldwide. The free-roaming hacking fest became the fastest selling new IP ever in the UK back in June, having also become Ubisoft’s biggest ever …
Read More »GameStop won’t be part of creative process, says CEO
GameStop’s Paul Raines has confirmed the retailer is exploring funding development of exclusive game content, though the CEO claims the firm would not involve itself in any form with the creative process. In an interview with Time, Raines explained that the recent reports stating as much were conceived over a …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 sells 3.8m copies in China
ArenaNet’s recent Guild Wars 2 launch in China has doubled the game’s sales worldwide. Games Industry reports the NCSoft-published MMO has sold 3.8m copies in its first two months within the region. Phenomenal numbers, considering the title had sold just 3.5m a year after the game launched in multiple territories …
Read More »Brazil games market slows, other Latin countries on the rise – Superdata
New research from Superdata shows that Brazil’s digital games market has cooled off, while other areas in Central and South America have picked up significantly. The organization’s report states that while Brazil is still considered the crown jewel” of the Latin America games market, countries like Mexico and Argentina are …
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