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Read More »Team EnVyUs confirm rumoured eight-figure investment and relocation to Texas
Team EnVyUs has confirmed reports that it has received an eight-figure investment from Hersh Interactive Group on Monday, in addition to the news that Team EnVyUs is relocating from Charlotte, North Carolina to Dallas, Texas. The news was reported by ESPN, who claimed the organisation had received $35m from the …
Read More »Golden Joystick Awards 2017 announce headline sponsor
Omen by HP has been announced as the headline sponsor of this year’s Golden Joystick Awards. The awards will return to London for its 35th edition this November at the Bloomsbury Big Top, and will be hosted by comedian Danny Wallace. Over 20 awards will be up for grabs on …
Read More »Reality Gaming Group exceed ICO target for mobile AR game Reality Clash
Reality Gaming Group has announced it’s raised over $3.5m through its new initial coin offering (ICO) to fund the development of its upcoming AR mobile combat game, Reality Clash. The ICO began on August 29th using Ethereum blockchain technologies and runs until September 29th, but the amount raised so far …
Read More »Automaton raise $10million to develop game using Improbable’s SpatialOS
New game to be an MMO tactical shooter with 1,000 concurrent players in one world
Read More »Luminosity Gaming picks up second Battlegrounds team
Luminosity Gaming has signed their second PUBG team, picking up an all-Brazilian squad eager for chicken dinner. The roster is Bruno ‘aXt’ Habitzreuter, Joseph ‘Tecnosh’ Touma, Tiago ‘SkipNhO’ Lannes and Mateus ‘yaTz’ Duarte. The four players have a high bar to hit, LG’s first roster won the third-person Squads tournament …
Read More »Monster Hunter World release date confirmed for January 26th 2018
Capcom’s Monster Hunter World will release worldwide on PS4 and Xbox One on January 26th 2018, the publisher has announced, with the PC release to follow at a later date. The news comes straight out of Tokyo Games Show, which kicked off this morning with a press conference from Sony. …
Read More »505 Games to publish and market the next game from Might and Magic studio
Publisher 505 Games has announced a new partnership with Might and Magic studio Limbic Entertainment to publish and market the firm’s next title around the world. Details are thin on the ground about Limbic’s new game right now, as the only thing we know is that it’s an online survival …
Read More »Future Games Summit flash sale now on – get a two day pass for the price of one
Tickets for the second edition of Future Games Summit are now on sale, and if you book before Wednesday September 20th, you’ll be able to get a two-day pass for the price of a one-day pass. All you need to do is use the code FLASHSALE when booking tickets on …
Read More »Jen MacLean named as interim executive director of IGDA
MacLean follows Kate Edwards who stepped down earlier this year
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