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The Last of Us and Grand Theft Auto V are among the titles put forward for the most awards in this year’s British Academy Games Awards. Naughty Dog’s title has been nominated for ten awards including Action and Adventure, Game Design and Best Game, while Rockstar’s blockbuster crime title has …
Read More »Goat Simulator to receive a full release
Yes, Goat Simulator. Originally created as part of a game jam, the flood of goodwill online for Coffee Stain Studios’ alpha footage of Goat Simulator has led to the title being pencilled in for a full digital release, Kotaku reports. The Sanctum developer had originally described last week’s footage as …
Read More »Microsoft’s PC gaming ambassador no longer with company
Microsoft’s PC games guy Jason Holtman has apparently moved on, a move that comes after less than six months on the job with the firm. VG247 points to an update on Holtman’s LinkedIn profile, indicating the industry veteran left Microsoft at some point last month. Holtman was hired on by …
Read More »NPD: US spent $15.39bn on games in 2013
NPD has revealed new US sales figures for games in 2013 – and this time around, the research group has included digital revenue and second-hand sales in their findings. Following its 2013 US retail report – which showed a 2 per cent year-over-year decline in industry sales – NPD has …
Read More »Microsoft invests in FourSquare
Microsoft has invested in location-based social networkFourSquare to reportedly help develop the firm’s rumoured voice-activated assistant app, Cortana. The investment was confirmed by FourSquare CEO Dennis Crowley, but no details were disclosed at the time. However, Bloomberg cities an anonymous source who claims the deal is worth $15m and was …
Read More »Flappy Bird pulled because it ‘became an addictive product’
Developer explains decision to take mobile hit off app stores
Read More »No more patches for Batman: Arkham Origins as resources put into DLC
Warner has told fans not to expect any further patches for Batman: Arkham Origins. Instead, Warner Bros Montreal is focusing its development resources on DLC. The team is currently working hard on the upcoming story DLC and there currently are no plans for releasing another patch to address the issues …
Read More »Rodeo Games licences Unreal Engine 4 for mobile title
UK studio working on strategy title based on Games Workshop IP
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV hits 10m, is failing to match AC3’s pace
Ubisoft shipped 10m copies of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag by the end of 2013, the company has confirmed. However, as CVG notes, by the same stage in its life predecessor Assassin’s Creed 3 had seen over 12m units shipped. However, the company added that sales of ACIV have been …
Read More »Dark Souls 2 dev promises short wait for PC version
The gap between and console and PC releases of Dark Souls 2 should me measured in weeks and not months. That’s according to the game’s producer Takeshi Miyazoe who told Digital Spy that the PC SKU should hit shelves shortly after” the game’s arrival on Xbox 360 and PS3 on …
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