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Almost three years after its release, Sony is finally adding one of the most commonly requested features to the machine. Users have since the console’s arrival asked for the ability to sort their games library into folders. Until now, games appear in an uncustomisable list along the device’s XMB user …
Read More »EU LCS quarterfinal delayed due to technical issues
The quarterfinal of the EU LCS between H2K and Fnatic has been delayed to August 16th due to technical issues. The match was due to be played yesterday, August 14th, however once the teams took to the stage they discovered an issue with the sound coming from the PCs at …
Read More »Unofficial Pokémon Uranium pulled by creators
It took almost a decade to develop and was only available for just a few days: fan project Pokmon Uranium is no longer available to download. Interestingly, this is not the result of cease and desist from Nintendo, although the platform holder has had an impact. In a statement, the …
Read More »Why we need more industry-experienced educators
The Aardvark Swift team discuss ways in which we can improve the skills of games graduates
Read More »No Man’s Sky is the biggest Steam launch of 2016
Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky is doing the business on PC, too. Having shot straight to the top of the UK All Formats physical Top 40, the ambitious space adventure has also enjoyed strong digital sales. We don’t know what the digital PS4 sales numbers look like, but PC Gamer …
Read More »Inaugural Future Games Summit takes place this November
A brand new conference will be held this November that will examine the opportunities and challenges facing every spectrum of the games industry in the UK and beyond. Organised by MCV parent NewBay Media, the Future Games Summit will take place and London’s Millennium Mayfair Hotel and runs from Wednesday, …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV suffers two month delay
Square Enix has confirmed rumours that upcoming RPG Final Fantasy XV will be released two months later than planned. The game, which has been in development for around a decade, will now be released on November 29th. From the moment we joined this project, our vision was to create a …
Read More »No Man’s Sky claims No.1, is Sony’s second biggest PS4 launch
Wildly ambitious indie title No Man’s Sky has shot straight to the top of the boxed UK charts. According to GfK Entertainment, this is the second biggest PlayStation 4 launch for Sony behind Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, which hit shelves earlier this year. It is also Sony’s biggest new …
Read More »Wings Gaming win $9.1 million at The International 6
Chinese team Wings Gaming managed to win The International 6 after beating Digital Chaos 3-1 in the final. The win sees the young side walk away with $9,139,002 and of course the title of the best Dota 2 team in the world. Second place Digital Chaos took home $3,427,126, while …
Read More »NRG eSports disbands its League of Legends team
After being relegated from the NA LCS just a few days ago, NRG eSports has lost all of its League of Legends players. According to a report from ESPN, NRG’s contracts permitted lawful termination if the team was relegated. This means that NRG currently has no League of Legends players …
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