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In a somewhat backwards looking step, Atlus has told streamers that they face action should they stream too much of RPG hit Persona 5. We don’t want the experience to be spoiled for people who haven’t played the game,” Atlus USA said. Our fans have waited years for the game …
Read More »Twitch launches game sales
Viewers of streaming video platform Twitch are now able to purchase PC game content directly through the platform. Developers can present offers via their streams, while officially Partnered streamers can earn cash from sales made on their pages, at a rate of five per cent. Purchases can be downloaded and …
Read More »Decima Engine: New Horizons
The art of Horizon Zero Dawn is a departure from Guerrilla Games’ previous games. Jem Alexander finds out how the creation of the Decima engine and expansion of the art team fed into that
Read More »NetGear sponsors PENTA Sports
NetGear is the latest company to sponsor PENTA Sports, the eSports organisation that is looking to expand after its acquisition of Ad Finem. The sponsorship will see PENTA use NetGear’s Nighthawk product line throughout its teams, and will also see the two work together on events. Interestingly the announcement also …
Read More »Team EnVyUs owner says staying in the NA LCS brings in as much money as winning three CS:GO Majors
Over the weekend Team EnVyUs managed to win their promotion tournament match to secure their spot in the North American LCS for the Summer Split. This prompted the team’s owner to mention how important that match was for them financially, and revealed that there is serious money involved. On Twitter …
Read More »Google reckons new AI is stamping out YouTube hate speech ads
Web giant Google claims that a new AI system has increased the number of YouTube videos identified as containing hate speech by a factor of five. The company has seen a number of major advertisers withdraw their YouTube campaigns in recent weeks after growing discomfort of the association between brands …
Read More »Konami refutes Maradona’s PES accusations
In an unlikely public war of words, Konami and Argentine football legend Diego Maradona have come to blows. The football legend last week took to Facebook to accuse Konami of ripping off his likeness in PES 2017. The player appears as part of the game’s classic player roster, with his …
Read More »Valve wants to fight Steam’s ‘fake games’
Steam will undergo yet another tweak to its curation systems in an effort to ensure that better quality titles get the exposure they deserve. Having played about with its user reviews policies last year, Kotaku reports that Valve has told YouTubers including Jim Sterling and John Bain that the company …
Read More »HTC gets £100 one day discount, game subscription service announced
If you’re in the market for an HTC Vive tomorrow will very much be the day to act. HTC has announced that to mark the one year anniversary of the virtual reality headset’s release, 100 will be shaved off the price of the Vive tomorrow (April 5th), bringing it down …
Read More »Batman: Arkham VR is coming to Vive and Rift
Rocksteady’s popular PlayStation VR launch title Batman: Arkham VR will be arriving on other virtual reality platforms later this month. The game will be released on both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on April 25th. The motion controllers for both systems will be supported. Arkham VR differs from Rocksteady’s other …
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