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Digital Homicide has dropped its controversial court case against Steam users after running out of funds. Just a few weeks ago Digital Homicide decided to sue 100 Steam users for harassment, which in turn got all of their titles removed from Steam after a subpoena was sent to Valve requesting …
Read More »Mail.Ru acquires developer Pixonic for $30 million
Russian internet giant acquires War Robots developer, buys into mobile free-to-play market
Read More »Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare disk required to play CoD 4 remastered
Anyone hoping to play the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare remaster will need to have the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare disk inserted into their console in order to do so. This of course only impacts those that play on Xbox One or PS4 and buy the boxed version …
Read More »Putting Reflections back into the spotlight
Once renowned as the creator of Driver, Reflections subsequently faded from prominence, handing the limelight to its sibling Ubisoft studios. With the success of Grow Home and The Division, the developer has returned to reclaim its fame
Read More »The next Dota 2 major will be held in Boston
Dota 2’s next $3 million major tournament will take place in Boston, Massachusetts in early December. PGL will be organising the event, which consists of a group stage that takes place on December 3rd and 4th and a main event that starts on December 7th and concludes on the 10th. …
Read More »Everything you need to know about PlayStation VR
PlayStation’s virtual reality headset comes to market alongside a swathe of new accessories and consoles. MCV looks at what’s needed and what’s not ahead of the new hardware’s High Street launch. PS4 – 259, Out Now | PS4 Pro – 349, November 10th Both the normal PS4 and the PS4 …
Read More »Neeb becomes the first foreigner to win a StarCraft II event in Korea
The one rule of StarCraft II is that the Koreans always win, but now that rule has been broken as Alex "Neeb" Sunderhaft has won the 2016 KeSPA Cup. Neeb’s 4-0 victory over Cho "Trap" Sung Ho in the grand final makes him the first StarCraft II player to ever …
Read More »GAME apologises to customers following unfulfilled PS4 orders
High Street retailer GAME has issued an apology after it was unable to execute some orders for a cheap PS4 bundle. As reported by Eurogamer, the deal in question – an original PlayStation 4, FIFA 17 and a three-month Now TV pass – set consumers back 150 on its website. …
Read More »Fig now offering game shares for Psychonauts 2
Indie backed crowdfunding platform will offer investment return based on sales
Read More »PewDiePie’s game tops mobile charts across the world
The world’s most popular YouTuber, PewDiePie, released his first mobile game last week and already it is at the top of the mobile charts. PewDiePie Tuber Simulator, which was developed by Outerminds, is currently sat at the number one spot in the iOS free to download charts in the UK …
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