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PlayStation UK confirms London Pride 2017 sponsorship

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The UK arm of PlayStation has confirmed that it will sponsor London Pride 2017. The announcement was made using the hashtag #forALLthegamers. Been off the grid for a few days. Came back to incredible response to our #ForALLthePlayers news. And of course, the bigoted responses…” PlayStation UK social media manager …

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Rime removes Denuvo DRM

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Denuvo’s time as the shining light of PC piracy protection seems to be over. Developer TequilaWorks has released an update to remove the DRM from the PC version of Rime after it was cracked within five days of being released. That’s the same amount of time it took for hackers …

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Garriott reassures concerned Shroud of the Avatar fans

1 shrowdofthemammatarjpg Garriott reassures concerned Shroud of the Avatar fans

MMO developer Richard Garriott has insisted that the future of Shroud of the Avatar is not in doubt. Kotaku reports that fans began to express concern when his studio Portalarium announced an additional equity crowdfunding campaign, and also revealed that it currently has $528k in the bank and monthly expenses …

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Switch owners to get free Shaq Fu after NBA Playgrounds hiccup

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Saber Interactive has said that its upcoming release Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will be given away fro free on Nintendo Switch. The reason? The company’s recent release NBA Playgrounds launched on Nintendo’s machine without online play. The omission was particularly painful for gamers after Saber boss Matthew Karch had …

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Tekken 7 claims series’ first No.1 in almost 20 years

1 trekken7jpg Tekken 7 claims series' first No.1 in almost 20 years

Bandai Namco’s PS4, Xbox One and PC fighter Tekken 7 has debuted at the top of the UK All Formats Top 40. It’s the first Tekken title to claim the top spot since Tekken 3 for the PS1 way back in 1998. The most recent Tekken release, Tag Tournament 2, …

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Bits + Pixels acquires worldwide licensing rights to Ultra Ultra’s Echo

1 echo keyart w logo headerjpg Bits + Pixels acquires worldwide licensing rights to Ultra Ultra's Echo

Licensing agency Bits + Pixels have picked up the worldwide licensing rights to Danish indie studio Ultra Ultra’s upcoming game Echo. The third-person sci-fi adventure is due for release in Q3 this year on PS4 and Steam after being Greenlit on the latter in 2016. The game takes place in …

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Need for Speed Payback release date confirmed for November 10th

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EA has revealed the title of its latest Need for Speed title, Need for Speed Payback – and it’s coming later this year on PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 10th. Developed by EA’s in-house studio Ghost Games, Payback is "about building the perfect ride, getting behind the wheel …

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Maximum Games’ new action IP Extinction will be playable at E3

1 extinction headerjpg Maximum Games' new action IP Extinction will be playable at E3

Extinction, a brand-new action title and IP from Iron Galaxy and Maximum Games, is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC in Q1 next year. Featuring epic battles with huge ogre-like monsters, the title will be playable behind closed doors at this year’s E3, publisher Maximum Games has confirmed, so …

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Indivisible devs: ‘Supporting Switch was an easy decision.’

1 indivisiblepng Indivisible devs: 'Supporting Switch was an easy decision.'

The makers of the upcoming action RPG Indivisible have announced a Nintendo Switch version is on the way in addition to its PS4, Xbox One and Steam releases. Published by 505 Games and developed by Skullgirls creator Lab Zero Games, the title was first announced back in 2015 and eventually …

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BAFTA to honour Riot Games with Special Award

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BAFTA is to honour League of Legends’ Riot Games with a Special Award at an event at The London West Hollywood on Monday June 12th over E3. The event is part of BAFTA’s growing global games strand in the USA and the award will be presented to Riot’s co-CEOs and …

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