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Pokemon Go is so good that you’d be willing to pay someone to play it for you, right? Oh no wait that’s mental. But mental or not, this prospect is now a very firm reality. Bidvine is a site that allows folk to advertise for jobs they need doing and …
Read More »How Dying Light took Techland to the big leagues
Before its launch, you’d be forgiven for having muted expectations for Dying Light. The title, made by Polish studio Techland, was delayed, its PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs scrapped, while the boxed release was delayed until a month after its digital version. Yet the title was a surprise hit …
Read More »Sega Saturn’s DRM cracked after 22 years
The Sega Saturn was first released in Japan in November 1994. Now, in July 2016, the console’s piracy protection has finally been cracked. Boo and hiss, you may shout, but this may well be one of those rare instances where breaking through a DRM barrier is a good thing. You …
Read More »Niantic responds to Pokémon Go personal data fears
Developers assures users that location-based game will not breach privacy
Read More »PlayStation VR game boxes say what accessories are needed to play them
Game boxes for upcoming physical PlayStation VR releases are to feature clear branding alerting consumers about what is needed to play them. That’s if box art that has appeared on a number of retailer websites (pictured) is to be believed. Titles that are dependant on PlayStation VR feature ‘PlayStation VR …
Read More »Pokémon Go Plus accessory selling for over $100 on eBay
ThePokmonGo Plus peripheral is not launching until the end of July, but it’s already sold out on most online retailers in the US. But there’s one website where you can still find it if you’re willing to spend a lot of money: thePokmonwearable is available on eBay for prices starting …
Read More »Niantic calms Pokemon Go data access fears
Pokemon Go co-creator Niantic has said that it is not accessing iOS users’ entire Google accounts. It emerged yesterday that, if a Google account is used at sign-in, the iOS version of the game grants itself complete access to the associated user account upon installation. This led to fears that …
Read More »Kjaerbye and karrigan talk new Astralis roster
Perhaps the biggest and most surprising roster change in Counter-Strike this year was the transfer of Markus Kjaerbye” Kjrbye from Team Dignitas to Astralis and Rene cajunb” Borg going in the other direction. At the time, both sides were struggling and seemed to be in need of some kind of …
Read More »Applications open for Greenshoots incubator
Microsoft and Creative England offering up to £50,000 in funding
Read More »Who’s the top Super Smash Bros. Melee player heading into Evo 2016?
We’re just a week out from Evo 2016, but trying to pick the Super Smash Bros. Melee favorite heading into the event is difficult at best. The events at WTFox 2, which wrapped up on July 3, makes it even more confusing. In an odd sequence of events, Joseph Mango” …
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