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Read More »Carmack says VR can’t rely on novelty for long
Virtual reality developers will need to step up and start offering titles that offer more than just a novelty appeal. That’s according to Oculus CTO and industry veteran John Carmack, who told an audience at Oculus Connect that the appeal of the new cannot be the sole selling point of …
Read More »Facebook hire EA’s Rachel Rubin Franklin for social VR team
Franklin has been with EA since 2011 before departing for new Facebook role
Read More »Samsung is reportedly unable to recreate the exploding Note 7 issue
Samsung has not been able to get any of its Note 7 devices to catch fire and explode, despite hundreds of people working on the issue. A source working on the project told the New York Times that Samsung urged hundreds of employees to quickly diagnose the problem,” once they …
Read More »There are now over 10,000 games on Steam
Valve has announced that there is now over 10,000 games on its Steam distribution platform. Valve announced the figure at its Steam Dev Days event, saying that over the last 10 years more than 10,000 games have hit the PC, Mac and Linux. While this news is great for Valve, …
Read More »Cuphead has been delayed until mid 2017
Cuphead, the upcoming platformer that looks like a 1930’s cartoon, has been delayed into 2017, after originally being set for a 2016 launch. The title will now appear on Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam in mid 2017. Hey everyone, we wanted to finish our game 80 years after 1936 …
Read More »Resident Evil 4-6 remasters have shipped 1.5 million copies
The remasters of Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 have shipped more than 1.5 million units according to publisher Capcom. The remasters are available both digitally and physically in North America, where they shipped 1 million units, while in Europe they are only available digitally, with a physical release expected …
Read More »Overwatch passes 20 million players
More than 20 million people have registered accounts for Blizzard’s shooter Overwatch. Considering Overwatch only launched in May that is an impressive amount of players. It is however important to note that this doesn’t necessarily mean that Overwatch has sold over 20 million copies. People can create accounts if playing …
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS 2016: The winners
The leading names in games media gathered last night to celebrate the top writers, editors, presenters and broadcasters in the business. Hosted by the popular Simon ‘The Miller Report’ Miller, the event saw 250 guests from across the games media and wider industry attend London’s Sway Bar to celebrate the …
Read More »The new world order of Counter-Strike: SK, Na’Vi, VP then everyone else
With the ending of ESL New York, the new world order of Counter-Strike has arrived. And that will be tested once again at EPICENTER. At the very top of the pack sits SK Gaming, Natus Vincere and Virtus.Pro, with each capable of beating the other. The strongest and most stable …
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