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A new video has offered a direct comparison between the 1080p visuals offered by The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD and the GameCube original. Wind Waker HD is released in the UK for Wii U on October 4th. It was already a visually stunning game, so the jump to …
Read More »Ex-Epic president Mike Capps joins Remedy’s board
New hires made to strengthen Remedy's board during industry transition
Read More »PlayStation PR veteran Fargher joins Activision
Activision has named Jonathan Fargher as its new head of UK PR. He starts his new role on October 7th. Fargher has worked at PlayStation for 14 years, most recently as senior UK PR Manager, and has helped launch every PlayStation console. Prior to Sony, he worked at Psygnosis, and …
Read More »The digital effect – Total War: Rome II was last week’s real No.1
Total War: Rome II would have been the UK’s real No.1 last week, if we counted digital sales, MCV can reveal. The strategy game was No.2 in the UK retail charts with over 32,000 units sold, narrowly missing out on the No.1 spot by just 200 copies. Yet if you …
Read More »Charity opens facility to help disabled gamers
AbleGamers Lab helps special needs gamers pursue their hobby
Read More »Valve introduces Xbox One-like family sharing feature to Steam
Valve has announced a new Steam Family Sharing program for its digital distribution platform, allowing multiple Steam accounts access a library of games on an authorized computer. The functionality is very similar to that initially proposed by Microsoft for Xbox One before the console’s online features were largely stripped as …
Read More »IGF-Steam deal renewed for 2014
Awards show finalists welcomed on Valve platform for second year
Read More »You’ll soon be able to share your Steam games with friends
Steam is set to introduce the new Family Sharing program that lets users authorise other Steam users to play their games. Through the program, one Steam user will be able to authorise a friend or family member’s Steam account and PC to have access to his/her games. The program is …
Read More »Final Fantasy Agito announced for iOS and Android
Square Enix has unveiled Final Fantasy Agito, a mobile-bound RPG with multiplayer and free to play elements. In a Famitsu preview translated by Polygon, producer Hajime Tabata revealed the game will land later this year for both iOS and Android devices. Set within the world of 2011 PSP Japan release …
Read More »Former Epic president Mike Capps joins Remedy’s board of directors
Mike Capps, former president of Epic Games, has joined Remedy Entertainment’s board of directors. Remedy welcomes in both Capps and F-Secure president Christian Frederikson to its board, CEO Matias Myllyrinne announced on the studio’s blog. Capps new appointment comes nine months after he reduced his role at Epic Games from …
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