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The charity has raised over £3.5m since its launch over a decade ago
Read More »GamesAid appoints Des Gayle as charity’s new vice chair
EA lays off 350 staff as it ‘refines the organisation’ to ‘meet the needs of players’
Marketing and publishing segments to be worst affected
Read More »Daedalic’s The Lord of the Rings – Gollum ‘will remain true’ to J.R.R Tolkien’s iconic universe
New, narrative-driven, action adventure game is powered by Unreal Engine
Read More »Sony has sold 4.2 million PlayStation VR systems worldwide
Sony has confirmed it has sold over 4.2 million PlayStation VR (PSVR) systems worldwide. The developer/publisher announced the milestone yesterday during its new direct livestream video broadcast, State of Play. The news – which takes accounts of global sales up to and including March 3rd, 2019 – was accompanied by …
Read More »EA partners with Velan Studios to publish its new ‘team-based action’ IP
Electronic Arts has announced a new partnership with Velan Studios to publish its first original IP. The collaboration will see Velan double its development team from 40 to 80 by the end of 2019. The “team-based action” game will introduce “a unique game world” for players on Nintendo Switch, PC, …
Read More »Apple announces Apple Arcade, a new, curated game subscription service launching later this year
Apple has revealed Apple Arcade, a brand new game subscription service for iOS coming to Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV later this year. The “unlike any other” service will feature “over 100 groundbreaking new games where storytelling and design are pushed further than ever before”. One subscription will unlock …
Read More »Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice takes top spot of the charts
Activision Blizzard’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice debuted at the top of the UK weekly charts. Sales figures for FromSoftware’s new IP are on a par with what Dark Souls sold back at launch in 2011, but are down 29 per cent compared to Bloodborne’s launch sales in 2015. But once …
Read More »FromSoftware’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is Steam’s biggest launch title of 2019 to date
It hasn't yet toppled the concurrent peak set by Dark Souls 3, though
Read More »Rumour hints two new Nintendo Switch models may be releasing later this year
The new models may be unveiled as soon as E3
Read More »Sony announces new direct livestream video program, State of Play
Inaugural show will debut later today
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