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Read More »Driveclub VR discounted for Season Pass owners
Sony has confirmed the pricing details for PlayStation VR title Driveclub VR. Those who had hoped for a free upgrade to the existing game may be disappointed. The full title, which will be released physically and digitally, will be priced at 34.99. Anyone who had bought the Season Pass before …
Read More »Insomniac wants to bring Sunset Overdrive to PC
The developer of Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive has expressed its desire to port the game to PC. As spotted by PC Gamer, Insomniac told one fan on Twitter that it would love it if it could happen but ball is in Xbox’s court on it”. Shortly after it added: …
Read More »Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot warns Vivendi to back off ahead of AGM
Ahead of today’s Ubisoft AGM CEO Yves Guillemot has said he won’t relax until Vivendi is out of the company entirely. Tensions between the two groups have risen over recent months as former Activision owner Vivendi has increased its ownership share in Ubisoft, and seems to want to take control …
Read More »$1m funding raised for Tacticsoft
Israel-based dev secures investment from London Venture Partners and Gigi Levy-Weiss
Read More ȣ149 PS4s are everywhere
A number of UK retailers are today offering the launch version of the PS4 for just 149. Tesco, Smyths, Argos, Game, John Lewis and ShopTo have all gone live with 149 offers for the pre-slim 500GB version of he PS4 bundled with a game. In most instances it’s new release …
Read More »Advertising Standards Authority confirms No Man’s Sky investigation
Controversial space exploration game No Man’s Sky is being investigated by the ASA over allegations that its marketing was deceptive. Eurogamer reports that the organisation has received several complaints” and that its investigation will examine how the game was presented on its Steam store page. Specifically, it is claimed that …
Read More »Destiny 2 is coming to PC, won’t carry over existing characters – report
Bungie will bring Destiny 2 to PC, as well as PS4 and Xbox One. That’s according to Kotaku, which reports that it has heard from its own sources that forum rumours about PC expansion doing the rounds at the moment are indeed correct. It is also claimed that Activision studios …
Read More »Ubisoft offering Canadian indies $50,000 funding and uPlay publishing deal
Contest aims to help grow region’s indie scene, devs will retain full rights and revenues from their games
Read More »Unreal expectations: Why engines face a greater technical challenge than ever
Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney talks about the firm’s efforts to blend the virtual world and reality, how indies can be built into businesses
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