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Logitech is to become the new owner of peripherals brand Saitek courtesy of troubled owner Mad Catz. Mad Catx acquired Saitek in 2007. Included in the deal are rights to and inventory of the company’s line of flight, space and farm sim controllers. Eight R&D workers will also jump ship. …
Read More »All four teams confirmed for Gfinity’s EGX CS:GO competition
The four teams competing at the Gfinity CS:GO Invitational brought to you by Omen by HP are GODSENT, mousesports, Team EnVyUs and Epsilon eSports. While none of the teams have been considered one of the best in the world for some time, they have all been a regular feature in …
Read More »GamesAid raises £954,000 for ten UK charities
UK games industry charity GamesAid has managed to raise a massive 954,000 in the last year, smashing its previous funding record. Last night (Thursday, September 15th), the organisation handed out cheques of 95,400 to ten different UK organisations – more than GamesAid has ever before. Those receiving donations from GamesAid …
Read More »South Park: The Fractured But Whole delayed to 2017
Another title has lost its 2016 release date. Ubisoft’s South Park: The Fractured But Whole was due to arrive on December 6th. It will not now be shipped until Q1 2017, however. Said Ubisoft: The development team wants to make sure the game experience meets the high expectations of fans …
Read More »Premium mobile title Reigns passes 600,000 sales
Reigns has sold more than 600,000 copies, primarily on iOS and Android. The narrative game, which mixes a Tinder-style swiping mechanic with kingdom management, was released this summer and announced this sales milestone via itsofficial Twitter account. Responding to a congratulatory tweet, developer Nerial added that the majority of sales …
Read More »Pokemon Go update locks out rooted and jailbroken smartphones
Many players who had invested cash into Pokemon Go have suddenly found themselves locked out of the game after its latest update. Niantic had warned users that the game’s 0.37.0 update would end the game’s support for rooted and jailbroken phones – those are devices that have had their basic …
Read More »Reigns becomes latest premium mobile poster child with over 600,000 sales
Nerial’s Develop Award-nominated narrative game proves people are still willing to pay for mobile games
Read More »Layoffs at Sony San Diego studio
PlayStation has laid off an unconfirmed number of employees from its San Diego development studios. GamesIndustryconfirmed the layoffs, which closely follow around of job cuts made at the platform holder’s London Studio. The London team was just winding down after its first major VR project. The San Diego studio was …
Read More »Oculus’ Rubin on the Rift’s first year and its High Street launch
2016 has witnessed VR become a reality. Already this year, the consumer versions of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR have been priced, with the former pair made available to consumers directly via their websites. Now the Oculus Rift is finally coming to UK retail on September 20th following …
Read More »Remedy: We will release more games quicker
The new CEO of Remedy says the developer will not take five years to make its next title. The firm released the hugely ambitious Quantum Break on Xbox One and PC earlier this year, a project that took almost five years to finish. It has now split its team in …
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