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Kinguin has become one of the sponsors of popular Counter-Strike team Ninjas in Pyjamas. The deal, which was announced today at Gamescom, sees Kinguin become of the main sponsors of NiP who are considered to be one the best CS:GO teams in the world. The partnership will see the Kinguin …
Read More »Xbox VR likely exclusive to Project Scorpio
Devs hoping to target Xbox gamers with virtual reality titles may have to build for upcoming higher-end hardware
Read More »Uncorporeal aims to create realistic humans for VR and AR
New firm uses volumetric capture technology to scan every angle of actors
Read More »Ex-Lionhead developers unveil ‘The Sexy Brutale’
A new indie studio formed by former Lionhead developers have teamed up with Tequila Works to create a unique console game. Tom Lansdale and brothers Charles and James Griffiths have formed Cavalier Games to create The Sexy Brutale, a puzzle adventure game where the hero must join a never-ending masked …
Read More »Yooka-Laylee developers buoyed by Ratchet & Clank success
The commercial success of the new Ratchet & Clank reboot has excited the creators of Yooka-Laylee. Like Ratchet & Clank, Yooka-Laylee is a 3D platformer. It generated 2.1m via Kickstarter, and studio Playtonic admits it’s nervous that many of those interested in the game will already own it as a …
Read More »New UK publisher Playstack: ‘You create the game, we’ll handle the funding’
New UK publisher aims to fund and support developers with high-quality games
Read More »Xbox VR games likely to be Scorpio exclusive
Next year’s arrival of Xbox Scorpio won’t quite be the level playing field some had hoped for, at least when it comes to VR. Microsoft in its reveal of the new machine committed to cross-platform compatibility for both Xbox One and Xbox Scorpio for new titles. However, the extra processing …
Read More »Creative Assembly hopes to convert new RTS fans with Halo Wars 2
Creative Assembly says it will introduce a new interface and new controls into the PC version of Halo Wars 2, but insists the game will remain one of the studio’s most accessible strategy titles. Xbox marketing chief Aaron Greenberg told MCV @ Gamescom yesterday that he believes Halo Wars 2 …
Read More »Richard Garriott: ‘If crowdfunding failed, my career was over’
Ultima creator Richard Garriott has said that his four-plus decades of working in the games industry would have come to an end had the crowdfunding campaign for Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues failed to hit its target. Pitched as a follow-up to his hit ‘90s RPG series Ultima, Avatar …
Read More »Call of Duty World League Championship groups announced
The groups for the Call of Duty World League Championship have been announced and big names have been drawn against each other. Two of Europe’s best teams, Millennium and Splyce, will face off in group A, while American powerhouses FaZe Clan and Team eLevate will play in group E. The …
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