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Multiplay revealed as host for Ready At Dawn’s Oculus exclusive Echo Arena

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UK events and games service provider Multiplay has been unveiled as the host for Ready At Dawn’s new VR multiplayer title, Echo Arena. Multiplay previously hosted the servers for Ready At Dawn’s Deformers, as well as Tripwire Interactive’s Killing Floor 2 (which is now coming to Xbox One this August), …

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Techland launches online games store Gemly

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Polish developer and publisher Techland has announced the creation of a new digital distribution service, now available in 144 countries. Called Gemly, it launched yesterday and offers exclusive content for Techland’s own creations such as Dying Light and titles it brought to market via its publishing arm, such as Torment: …

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Vive’s first standalone VR headset aimed at China

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HTC’s first Vive standalone VR headsetwill be aimed at the Chinese market, the company has announced, and will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 mobile chipset. The news comes out of ChinaJoy 2017, and follows HTC’s previous announcement in May that it would be developing a standalone headset for Google …

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Splatoon 2 becomes best-selling Switch title in Japan, prompting 178% rise in hardware sales

6 splatoon 2jpg Splatoon 2 becomes best-selling Switch title in Japan, prompting 178% rise in hardware sales

Nintendo’s Splatoon 2 went straight in at No.1 in the Japanese weekly charts last week, according to the latest figures from Famitsu, prompting a 178 per cent spike in Nintendo Switch sales as a result. The Switch sequel to Nintendo’s family-friendly shooter shifted just shy of 671,000 copies last week, …

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Bethesda partners with Loot Crate for new bi-monthly Fallout crates

1 png spc fall craterender vaultboy copy headerpng Bethesda partners with Loot Crate for new bi-monthly Fallout crates

Bethesda has teamed up with subscription commerce platform Loot Crate to create a bi-monthly Fallout-themed crate, the publisher has announced. Pre-orders open today at 6.30pm UK time, and is the first create to feature an exclusive Fallout figure line and other Vault-Tec themed gear. The first crate will focus on …

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Killing Floor 2 arriving on Xbox One on August 29th

1 killing floor 2 headerjpg Killing Floor 2 arriving on Xbox One on August 29th

Tripwire Interactive, Deep Silver and Iceberg Interactive have announced its survival shooter Killing Floor 2 will be coming to Xbox One on August 29th, and will have Xbox One X support on Day One when the console launches later this year. Retailing for 34.99, the Xbox One version will also …

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GDC names Katie Stern as new GM

1 katie stern headerjpg GDC names Katie Stern as new GM

The organisers of the Game Developer Conference (GDC) have named Katie Stern as the new general manager of the GDC events. Stern will join GDC’s parent company UBM Technology as of August 7th. Previously, Stern co-founded 3D printing and wearable computing event and showcase Designers of Things, and worked in …

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Sounding Sweet: ‘Audio is paramount to VR immersion’

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Whether you’re making a small indie title or a big triple-A game, audio is always going to be key. Sounding Sweet specialises in creating audio for the games industry, coming highly recommended by Playground Games’ Gavin Raeburn – our 2017 MCV Awards Person of the Year no less. We talk to …

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Nintendo Switch hits 4.7m units worldwide

7 nintendo switch logopng Nintendo Switch hits 4.7m units worldwide

Nintendo has released its three-months earnings report for the period ending June 30th 2017, and we now know the Switch has sold 4.7m units worldwide to date. Between April and June, the Switch sold another 1.97m pieces of hardware, while total software sales topped 8.14m units. Of that figure, a …

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Opinion: ‘The toy industry must remain shrewd with the gaming IPs it invests in’

1 rob hutchins 350jpg Opinion: 'The toy industry must remain shrewd with the gaming IPs it invests in'

It was when the Ninja Turtles were going through their most formative years and the Ghostbusters were on call most nights, that the UK toy industry woke up to a new dawn of children’s entertainment. 1993 was a year of big franchises and even bigger toys; the Ghostbuster HQ Playset …

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