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Read More »Celebrate International Women’s Day by nominating video games’ brightest for Women in Games 2017
It’s not too late to get your nominations in for the Women in Games 2017 awards, which take place in May. There are seven categories in this year’s awards, with nominations closing on March 10th. The New Development Talent Award recognises exceptional new talent in games development and design, and …
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild is already being emulated on PC
It was only released last week, but already Nintendo’s critical smash hit The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been emulated on PC. Motherboard reports that a hacked version of the game’s Wii U release was available online very shortly after the official release. It can be played …
Read More »Penis slider will be removed from Conan Exiles on Xbox One
Funcom’s bold attempt at championing the male form in Conan Exile will be toned down for the game’s Xbox release. Much merriment resulted from the game’s release on Steam earlier this year when players discovered an ‘endowment slider’ among the customisation options. We’ve seen games with breast size adjustment before, …
Read More »Bent docks and dead pixels added to Nintendo Switch noise
So here’s the thing – when millions of new electrical devices are shipped out for a product launch, some of them are going to be faulty. It’s statistically inevitable. The challenge then becomes determining whether the unavoidable issues that arise online are symptomatic of inherent problems we should be worried …
Read More »Dean Hall’s space survival game Ion is no more
The space game announced by the creator of DayZ at E3 2015 is no more. Ion was proudly announced on the Microsoft E3 stage in 2015 by Dean Hall. He described it as a game that it not a game” and a universe built not on scripts or quests, but …
Read More »Kongregate CEO tweets graph showing rise of HTML5
Emily Greer sheds some light on the games that make up Kongregate
Read More »Deadline for BAFTA Guru Lab program looms
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Read More »Nintendo Switch biggest console launch in Europe, Zelda: Breath of the Wild biggest-selling launch title
Nintendo UK has confirmed that the Switch has sold more units in its launch weekend than any other piece of Nintendo hardware in the company’s history, and that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now the biggest-selling Nintendo launch title in Europe, even out-selling Wii Sports in …
Read More »How Playground accelerated Forza over the $1bn line
Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 3 was the best-selling Britsoft game of 2016 – putting to one side GTA V’s incredible staying power – and the biggest Xbox One exclusive. To date, it’s already sold 2.5m copies worldwide, helping blast the Forza franchise to lifetime sales of $1bn. With this milestone …
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