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MVP Balck, who are generally regarded as the best Heroes of the Storm team in the world, may leave the game at the end of the year. Team coach, Gwang Bok Kim, said in an interview with Korean eSports site DailyEsports that his team are not happy with multiple aspects …
Read More »Rumoured delay for Nintendo NX to add VR
But sources suggest upcoming platform will still be console/handheld hybrid
Read More »Microsoft: ‘We’re betting on UWP’
Speaking at Unite Europe, senior product planner Alex Teodorescu-Badia told a room full of developers that Microsoft will continue to advocate ‘openness’ in UWP. UWP has sparked heated backlash from the development community over its alleged closed nature, with Epic Games co-founder Tim Sweeney condemning the platform to ‘death’ unless …
Read More »Kickstarter game campaigns surpass $500m
$185m pledged to video games since crowdfunding platform began
Read More »Cities: Skylines publisher posts record-breaking year
Paradox Interactive says 2016 was a record-breaker following the smash sales of PC hits Cities: Skylines and Stellaris. Sim title Cities: Skylines sold over 2m copies since it debuted in March 2015, while newly released space strategy title Stellaris shifted 200,000 units in just one day. The past 12 months …
Read More »Dream Games claims it has fired MD after anti-LGBT outburst
Developer Dream Games says it has parted company with both its MD and editor after the studio directed an online anti-LGBT at a fan. Kotaku reports that following an offer of free keys for shooter Operation Caucasus, the studio refused one request from a gamer whose profile picture had a …
Read More »Gameloft’s Guillemot stepping down to help protect Ubisoft from Vivendi
Michel Guillemot intends to quit Gameloft after its shareholders backed the hostile takeover at the hands of Vivendi. That’s according to Bloomberg, which says that Vivendi now controls 56 per cent of Gameloft voting rights and will appoint a director majority at the company’s AGM at the end of the …
Read More »Microsoft: ‘We are betting on the Universal Windows Platform’
Company pledges ‘openness’ in controversial platform, says HoloLens ‘built with UWP in mind’ and hints at further connectivity between PC and Xbox
Read More »Mojang doesn’t want companies to use Minecraft as a marketing tool
Minecraft creator Mojang has laid out a new set of rules designed to clamp down on the commercial use of Minecraft servers for advertising. Essentially the rules prohibit companies, charities, ad agencies or politicians from making mods or running servers designed to promote products that are not related to Minecraft. …
Read More »Atari’s next reinvention revolves around The Internet of Things
The Internet of Things. Remember that? The term’s been around for over a decade and a half and now Atari has decided to embrace the idea for its latest reinvention. The company’s latest venture will see it develop a range of connected home smart devices in partnership with Sigfox, whose …
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