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Reality Gaming Group exceed ICO target for mobile AR game Reality Clash

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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 …

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Luminosity Gaming picks up second Battlegrounds team

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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 …

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Monster Hunter World release date confirmed for January 26th 2018

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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. …

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505 Games to publish and market the next game from Might and Magic studio

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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 …

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IGDA names Jen MacLean as its new interim executive director

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The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has named Jen MacLean its interim executive director. Her appointment follows the departure of former executive director Kate Edwards, who stepped downat the end of June before joining mental health charity Take This. In MacLean’s new role, she will continue to work closely with …

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New indie publisher Ukiyo announces first title

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New London-based indie publisher Ukiyo Publishing has announced its first title – the critically acclaimed puzzle Expand by Australian developers Chris Johnson and Chris Larkin. Expand originally launched on PC back in 2015, but Ukiyo Publishing will now be bringing the title to PS4 on October 3rd in both the …

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