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Read More »Bloodborne merchandise arrives on PlayStation Gear Store
Sony is looking to capitalise on the popularity of PS4 exclusive Bloodborne with the release of an assortment of licensed merchandise. Items currently available include an assortment of t-shirts (featuring logos, game art of the Saw Cleaver weapon), a branded hoodie, a pint glass, a bag and a lithograph. The …
Read More »MCV Awards 2015: Destiny wins best New Games Brand
Destiny was the best New Games Brand of last year, the industry has ruled. Activision and Bungie’s sci-fi shooter outdid major rivals including Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Titanfall, Watch Dogs and Hearthstone to take the hotly-contested accolade at this year’s MCV Awards. The game adds the title to its already …
Read More »‘2015 will be the year of smartwatch gaming’
Smartwatch games could be a major force in the industry, as long as developers don’t just port smartphone titles to the platform, says Everywear Games. Aki Jrvilehto, who is the CEO of the smartwatch developer, told MCV: We expect 2015 to be the year of smartwatch gaming. He added: Smartwatches …
Read More »Journey, Flower and Flow being bundled onto a PS4 Blu-ray
Thatgamecompany’s popular digital PlayStation trio will this summer get a physical release on PS4. GameSpot reports that the release will be accompanied by the digital release of Journey on PS4 for the first time. Journey will be on the disc joined by Flow and Flower, both of which are already …
Read More »Epic issues $71,000 in Unreal Dev Grants
Six more projects receive development funds
Read More »Ubisoft to publish physical PC version of Homeworld Remastered
Following its digital release on PC in February, Gearbox’s Homeworld Remastered is getting a physical release next month. While self-published on digital, Ubisoft has stepped up to provide digital publishing duties for the game, which will be available exclusively from GAME from May 8th. The retail version includes remasters of …
Read More »Channel 4 gets into third-party publishing
All 4 Games brand support small studios with development, marketing and promotion
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront lands this November on PC, PS4 and Xbox One – rumour
Star Wars Battlefront will launch this November, if what fans have unearthed from the source code for the game’s website is anything to go by. Polygon reports on the discovery of the following bit of info hidden in the source code for the news page of the game’s official site: …
Read More »Codemasters has F1 licence for another year
Racing studio Codemasters has the rights to the F1 licence for just one more year. That’s according to Videogamer, who reports that game designer Steven Embling said that the publisher only as the licence for another year. That means we will probably see an F1 2016 next year. But the …
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