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A developer who had been told his game could not be classified as such on the iOS App Store has said the decision has been reversed. Just happening: Apple reconsider its decision, they will publish Liyla as a Game,” creator Rasheed Abueideh said. Thanks to all of you.” The Liyla …
Read More »Apple backtracks on Gaza war game controversy
Liyla and the Shadows of War will now be released in the App Store’s Games category
Read More »Oculus Rift patch opens door to software piracy
An update that at first prevented users from playing Oculus Rift games on the HTC Vive has instead made the process easier, and even led to the possibility of Oculus software piracy. In April a workaround called Revive was released that allowed HTC Vive owners to play Oculus exclusive titles …
Read More »Oculus blocks Rift game workaround, creator responds by bypassing DRM completely
Revive previously allowed players to run any Rift exclusive on HTC Vive, with latest version removing the need to legitimately own games
Read More »Sumo Digital snaps up ex-Lionhead art director
Sumo Digital’s Nottingham offices have picked up the former art director for deceased developer Lionhead. Kelvin Tuite worked on a number of titles at therecently closed studioduring his three years there, having previously been employed at EA, Deepmind and Bullfrog, contributing to franchises such as the Harry potter spin-offs and …
Read More »Uncharted spends second week at No.1, Doom sales fall just 35%
After debuting in pole position, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End holds the crown this week. Sales of Sony’s adventure title fell 78 per cent week-on-week. Meanwhile, sales of Bethesda’s Doom fell just 35 per cent in its second week on sale – a very impressive figure for the shooter. The …
Read More »Ex-Lionhead art director joins Sumo Digital
Kelvin Tuite moves to studio working Crackdown 3 and Dead Island 2
Read More »Capcom bans Team YP and other "adult content" sponsors
Capcom has banned Team YP from all Capcom Pro Tour events, with a new rule that forbids sponsors of adult content”. The new rules that were published at the end of last week, state that Capcom will not allow any players who are sponsored by adult content sponsors, such as …
Read More »ELEAGUE will be broadcast on Twitch thanks to multi year deal
Turner and WME | IMG, the two companies running ELEAGUE, have partnered with Twitch in order to broadcast the upcoming competition on the streaming platform. The multi year deal means all the live matches from ELEAGUE will be broadcast on Twitch along with on demand content. Each week will see …
Read More »First eGames event to hit Rio this August
The first ever eGames event will take place in Rio de Janeiro on August 15th and 16th. Taking place slap bang in the middle of the Rio Olympics, the event will be held at British House in Parque Lage, Rio. The location is at the foot of the Corcovado, home …
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