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A Steam-linked account is now required to upload Fallout 4 mods onto Bethesda’s website. The publisher has faced a bit of a problem since mod support was introduced to the Xbox One version of the RPG, with some users taking mods created by others and available on sites such as …
Read More »Overwatch servers down following potential Lizard Squad DDoS attack
Blizzard has once again come under attack from hacking group Lizard Squad. The collective appears to have DDoS’d the publisher’s servers for its new online shooter Overwatch. One member of Lizard Squad, AppleJ4ck has claimed alluded to being responsible for the outage (below). DDoS, or a Distributed Denial of Service, …
Read More »Rantmedia wins top honour at BAFTA Cymru Games Awards
Studio scores big prize with TV Sports Soccer, three commendations awarded to Thud Media
Read More »Microsoft names first 12 Xbox Play Anywhere titles
The first batch of games confirmed for Microsoft’s Xbox Play Anywhere initiative have been named. All of Microsoft’s big E3 first party titles are included – Crackdown 3, Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Sea of Thieves, Scalebound, Recore and Halo Wars 2. Also incoming are the E3 show-stealing …
Read More »Sony thinks it ‘unwise’ to put constraints on Kojima
A Hideo Kojima freed from Konami’s publishing demands may appear a thing of nightmares, but Sony says that trying to shackle a creative mind like his is a mistake. If you try to place too many constraints on a free spirit like that it’s probably not a wise thing to …
Read More »EA: ‘Story Mode is the biggest new addition to FIFA since Ultimate Team’
Each and every year, around E3 time, EA reveals what’s new with the latest FIFA. Usually, these are tweaks to the physics and core gameplay, or – recently – innovations within the lucrative Ultimate Team mode. But this year’s changes to FIFA are more significant than we’ve seen in years, …
Read More »E3 2016 roundup: violence, drama and million dollar events
Do you remember when EA ‘wasn’t at E3′? It was an entertaining story for a while, until we ended up in LA, and saw that the apparently AWOL EA had actually taken over five floors of its own venue, before it held a press conference that took place across two …
Read More »Unreal Diaries: VR for the masses
With Unreal Engine support for Google’s Daydream platform, mobile VR is ready to reach all-new heights
Read More »A force awakens: Magic Leap and Lucasfilm launch collaborative mixed reality lab
‘Semi-secret’ research outlet will work on experiences themed around Star Wars for tech firm’s AR tech
Read More »Valve’s Newell: We will fund VR games without asking for exclusivity
‘We don't think exclusives are a good idea for customers or developers,’ boss of Steam and Vive firm explains
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