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Competitive online shooter Dead Star is switching off, despite being offered for free to PlayStation Plus subscribers in April. Kotaku reports that Armature Studios is closing the game’s online servers on November 1st, and has already pulled the game’s store listing on both Steam and PSN. It was released last …
Read More »Indiecade 2016 award winners announced
Hyperlight Drifter, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday and Bad News all get nods
Read More »Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 delayed to April 2017
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 has been delayed to April 4th 2017 to allow for extra polishing and optimisation. The game was originally set to launch this year, but was delayed to January 27th 2017 just a few months back. This second delay pushes the game back even further, with the …
Read More »Sony set to announce first mobile games this year
Sony will apparently announce its first set of mobile games before the year is out according to a report. The report from Nikkei reveals that Sony is planning on announcing its first foray into the mobile games market this year, but the games themselves may not hit until March 2018 …
Read More »CCP cracks down on Eve Online gambling sites
The company behind Eve Online is latest firm to go on the attack against video game gambling sites. In a post on its development blog, CCP said it was making changes to Eve Online’s End User License Agreement (EULA), specifically the section about buying items and object. The firm has …
Read More »International Factfile 2016: Romania
Romania might not be known for its gaming scene, yet it’s actually behind one of the biggest franchises of all time. FIFA is (in part) being developed by EA Bucharest, alongside the firm’s flagship studio in Canada. And it’s not the only triple-A developer in the country, as mobile giant …
Read More »Oculus removes GearVR support for the defective Galaxy Note 7
Oculus: "Customer safety is Oculus' top priority."
Read More »Valve’s SteamVR Tracking technology now has 300 licensees
Royalty-free technology has had a successful first two months
Read More »Facebook hire EA’s Rachel Rubin Franklin for social VR team
Franklin has been with EA since 2011 before departing for new Facebook role
Read More »Resident Evil 4-6 remasters have shipped 1.5 million copies
The remasters of Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 have shipped more than 1.5 million units according to publisher Capcom. The remasters are available both digitally and physically in North America, where they shipped 1 million units, while in Europe they are only available digitally, with a physical release expected …
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