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Many layoffs expected as Crytek concentrates on "Core Compentancies" including premium IPs and engine
Read More »Dignitas CS:GO team offered “very competitive deal” to stay with org
After announcing that the Dignitas CS:GO team would be leaving the organisation team coach Casper "ruggah" Due revealed that they were offered a good deal to stay. “As was announced earlier today, we are not re-signing with Team Dignitas when our contracts expire the 31st of December,” said ruggah in …
Read More »Battlefield 1 expansion They Shall Not Pass detailed
DICE has revealed its first Battlefield 1 expansion, entitled ‘They Shall Not Pass’. Releasing in March 2017, the expansion will feature new maps, weapons and a new playable French army faction. In a blog post on Battlefield’s website, DICE content lead Jonas Elfving and Battlefield 1 creative director Stefan Strandberg …
Read More »Nintendo Switch to run 60% slower in handheld mode
Eurogamer Digital Foundry spec analysis looks negative for the Switch
Read More »Samsung concludes Galaxy Note 7 investigation
It is understood that Samsung now knows why its ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 handsets were catching fire. Wired reports that the Korean tech giant has ended its investigation into the cause of the problems, and has handed its findings over to a number of regulatory bodies. What it has concluded, …
Read More »Virtus Pro re-signs CS:GO team for another three years
Virtus Pro has re-signed its legendary CS:GO team to some of the longest contracts ever seen in eSports. Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas, Filip “NEO” Kubski, and Jaroslaw “pasha” Jarzabkowski, Janusz “snax” Pogorzelski and Pawel “byali” Bielinski have all signed new contracts that will see them stay with VP until 2020. The …
Read More »Most anticipated games of 2016: what we were most excited for this year
As 2016 draws to a close, most people will be looking forward to see what’s in store next year. There are certainly plenty of big titles on the horizon, from Resident Evil 7 and Mass Effect Andromeda to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon: Zero Dawn. …
Read More »Lord of the Rings Online gets new developer, Daybreak becomes publisher
The development team behind Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online have left Turbine, taking the games with them. Both titles will now be looked after by new indie studio Standing Stone Games. Furthermore, it has partnered up with Daybreak Games (formerly Sony Online Entertainment) which will …
Read More »Thumper adds Vive and Oculus VR support
One of the year’s most underrated titles has expanded its virtual reality support to two other systems. At launch rhythm action game Thumper supported only PlayStation VR, despite also being available on PC. The game has now been updated, however, to support VR on both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. …
Read More »Super Mario Run clocks up between 25m-37m downloads
There is some conflicting data floating around regarding the early success of Super Mario Run. Analyst SensorTower reckons that Nintendo’s first full smartphone debut clocked up over 25m downloads worldwide in its first four days up to December 18th, earning over $21m in revenue in the process. That means the …
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