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Titles purchased from Good Old Games will cost the same no matter where you are in the world when you purchase them. That’s the message from GOG after the digital retailer announced that it is to abandon previously announced plans to vary the pricing of its titles in different regions. …
Read More »Asphalt 8 is first mobile game to allow fans to livestream
Another week, another story of Twitch doing something pretty cool. The video streaming giant has teamed up with mobile developer Gameloft to allow gamers to livestream footage from new iOS game Asphalt 8: Airborne. Twitch says it is the first time this has happened and is being promoted via a …
Read More »Gauntlet reboot confirmed
Cult Atari arcade IP Gauntlet is returning. Warner Bros is behind the reboot which is heading for Steam on Windows and SteamOS this summer. The game fronts the launch of what is being called WB Games Vault, described as a direct-to-digital portfolio that will deliver paid games based on popular …
Read More »No Platinum trophy for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes won’t offer players the chance to gain a Platinum Trophy on PS4 or PS3. That’s because, as explained by creator Hideo Kojima on Twitter, Sony doesn’t allow for Platinum Trophies in budget releases. Ground Zeroes costs 19.99 on current-gen and 29.99 on next-gen. What …
Read More »Rare: We wouldn’t be better off making a FPS
Executive producer Danny Isaac says developers must make experiences consumers can’t get elsewhere
Read More »Inside Rare: Why Kinect Sports Rivals is rebooting the promise of controller-free gaming
As Rare opens its doors for the first time in years, Develop went behind the scenes to find out why its confident its upcoming Xbox One title could change perceptions of Kinect
Read More »Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud is making Titanfall better
Respawn Engineer Jon Shiring has said that gamers shouldn’t view Microsoft cloud computing claims as a marketing gimmick. Speaking in a Major Nelson podcast, as reported by MP1st.com, Shiring said that Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure has opened up new possibilities for the recently launched multiplayer shooter. I know that the internet …
Read More »VIDEO: Angry Birds Epic gets gameplay trailer
Rovio has released the first gameplay footage for recently revealed turn-based RPG Angry Birds Epic. The game, announced earlier this month, features a story-driven campaign that Rovio decribes as challenging”, although no doubt the challenge will be alleviated for those willing to buy into the IAPs if the most recent …
Read More »PICTURES: Valve’s Steam Controller undergoes another redesign
Valve has released a picture of the latest iteration of its upcoming Steam Controller. It had already been confirmed that the joypad’s central touchscreen has been ditched. What we now see, however, is that in its place we have not only a four-button dpad and four Xbox-like XYAB face buttons …
Read More »UK games tax breaks could be confirmed this week
Tax relief for UK games developers have been ‘all but confirmed’, and could even be announced during Wedenesday’s Budget speech. That’s according to an MCV source close to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, who said that preliminary meetings have already been held with senior games industry executives. If …
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