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Steam is now restored in the area but the Early Access religious themed brawler has also been removed from the store in Malaysia
Read More »Malaysia blocked Steam access in the country following release of PQube’s Fight of Gods
The Golden Joystick Awards 2017: a celebration of excellence to ‘push the industry forward’
The Golden Joystick Awards is among the most respected gaming events of the year. Not only is it the biggest publicly-voted awards show on the planet, peaking at a massive nine million votes in 2016, but it also acts as an important touchstone for the industry, marking the key trends …
Read More »PQube’s Fight of the Gods taken off sale on Steam in Malaysia
PQube’s religious-themed 2D brawler Fight of the Gods has been causing chaos over in Malaysia. The game, which launched on Steam Early Access last week, sees religious and mythological figures such as Jesus, Moses, Odin, Athena and Anubis battling each other for supremacy as they fight an unknown evil. Firstly,the …
Read More »Everybody’s Golf tops Japan weekly charts
Sony’s PS4 exclusive Everybody’s Golf has shot straight to the top of the Japanese weekly charts, according to the latest data from Famitsu. It’s the first mainline entry in franchise in nearly five years, and its Week One sales of almost 101,000 soared straight past its PS3 predecessor, Hot Shots …
Read More »Campo Santo to file DMCA takedown request against PewDiePie following racial slur
Co-founder of the studio tweeted the news after the influencer used the language this weekend on a live stream
Read More »Destiny 2 is 2017’s biggest launch – but shifts less than half of its predecessor at Week One retail
Destiny 2 has gone straight in at No.1 in the UK weekly charts, making it the biggest launch of the year so far. However, sales were 58 per cent down on the original title from 2014, suggesting that more consumers may have shifted to digital purchases – especially considering that …
Read More »Trevor ‘TmarTn’ Martin and Thomas ‘Syndicate’ Cassell escape fines for promoting CSGO lottery site they owned
Trevor ‘TmarTn’ Martin and Thomas ‘Syndicate’ Cassell, two of the part-owners of CS:GO gambling site CSGOLotto, have reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It’s the equivilent of a slap on the wrist for the pair, who faced backlash from the community for advertising their CS:GO gambling site …
Read More »Nintendo focused on supplying enough Switch units for Christmas
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime said the platform holder is focused on having enough Switch stock this Christmas but couldn’t confirm it would actually be the case. Talking at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit yesterday, he was asked about the firm’s goal to sell 10m units of the Switch …
Read More »Opinion: Social Life
Nintendo is closing down another of its social experiments, Miiverse. It’s the latest in a long history of abandoned social functions in both home console and handhelds. Jem Alexander ponders whether any social gimmicks can cross console generations and, if so, which
Read More »$25m Call of Duty Endowment comes to the UK – charity microtransaction will help veterans find good jobs
After huge success in the US, Activision is bringing its Call of Duty Endowment programme to the UK. Funded by an in-game purchase in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, the charity will provide grants to help UK armed-forces veterans find ‘high-quality’ employment. For Call of Duty players, the Call …
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