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The 4K war of words has intensified with a vow from Microsoft that first party Xbox Scorpio titles will support native 4K visuals. Both Xbox Scorpio and PS4 Neo will offer 4K visuals, but that does not necessarily mean that the games will be generating a 4K image – in …
Read More »Raw Data makes $1m in month one, breaks VR records
Survios is the first developer to have a virtual reality title that generates $1m within one month. The firm revealed this success during an interview withFast Company, spotted byGamaSutra. Its sci-fi shooter Raw Data is already the first VR title to reach No.1 in the overall Steam charts, albeit briefly. …
Read More »FIFA YouTuber NepentheZ could face gambling prosecution
A popular FIFA YouTuber could become the first big streaming star to face prosecution for promoting gambling on his channel. The BBC reports that NepentheZ, whose real name is Craig Douglas, promoted the gambling of FIFA coins via a site called FUTgalaxy. The Gambling Commission has raised a legal case …
Read More »100 jobs lost as Roadhouse Interactive closes
Reports suggest that Roadhouse Interactive has been shut down. The Vancouver-based studio was known for the mobile RPG Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast, as well as the Red Bull Air Race series.Pocket Gamerreports that the studio has been closed, with all of its staff laid off. Between July and …
Read More »Second wave of eSports Industry Awards finalists revealed as public vote opens
The second half of the finalists for this year’s inaugural eSports Industry Awards have been announced. The event, run by NewBay Media and MBN Events, will be held at London’s The Brewery on Monday, November 21st. The first wave of finalists were announced back in July, and now the remaining …
Read More »Developer kicked off Steam after pressuring Valve to reveal gamers’ personal info
Digital Homicide might have committed digital suicide after going to war with Valve. The studio has already taken legal action against video personality Jim Sterling after the Brit heavily criticised many of its titles in his Jimquisition series. Now it has alleged that an organised group formed on the back …
Read More »BioShock: The Collection tops UK chart, PES 2017 debuts at No.2
2K Games had a big week at UK physical retail last week with two brand new titles in the Top 10. BioShock: The Collection – a compilation of the original three BioShock games for PS4 and Xbox One – debuted at No.1 in the UK charts. Meanwhile the publisher’s basketball …
Read More »Fly on what’s next for the rebuilt OG
Another year, another International and another post-tournament roster shuffle – and OG’s one of the surprising teams to be shaking things up.Known for their stability and Major wins, OG didn’t quite hit the standards expected at this year’s International, but they’re not bowing out. Instead, the team has gone back …
Read More »Inside the secret project to build a League of Legends board game
A year and a half ago a small team at Riot Games, the makers of League of Legends, were set to release a board game. But one fateful meeting with an outside consultant took the project in a new direction. In the end, it would require more than double the …
Read More »Royal Never Give Up and the myth of the Uzi Worlds buff
Until Snake’s near-miraculous run at the Regional Qualifier this year, the longest day of matches for any team in Chinese League of Legends esports was Sept. 8, 2013, the day Royal Club Huang Zu played nine straight games to qualify for the 2013 World Championship as China’s first seed. In …
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