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US retailer Best Buy is currently throwing in a free PlayStation Camera with the purchase of The Last of Us PS4 bundle. Polygon reports on the deal, which automatically adds a PS Camera to a buyer’s cart at checkout if purchasing The Last of Us PS4 bundle. The report also …
Read More »Interview: Tommy Palm on game development camp Stugan
The Resolution Games CEO on how Andy Warhol inspired him to conceive a place in the woods for rising dev stars
Read More »Develop Awards 2015: How to enter – Creativity
We break down the first of our three main categories for this year's awards
Read More »Atari might reboot Tempest, Missile Command and others
As its reboot of 1979 arcade title Asteroids hits Steam Early Access, publisher Atari says some of its other classic franchises might get the same treatment. Tempest, Warlords, Adventure and Missile Command are among the titles that the firm is considering rebooting. In aid of this, the publisher is ‘teaming …
Read More »Call of Duty franchise has sold 175m copies
The Call of Duty series has sold 175m units, Activision has revealed ahead of this year’s CoD Championship. The publisher has released an inforgraphic (below) that reveals the figure, along with a few gameplay stats. For instance, 100bn multiplayer matches have been played and 300bn grenades have been thrown in …
Read More »Konami tries to explain Kojima Productions snub
The erasing of the Kojima Productions branding from both Metal Gear Solid V and older Metal Gear titles is down to a change in production organization”, according to Konami. The still mysterious apparent fallout between the Metal Gear creator and his employer came to light last week, along with confirmation …
Read More »Palm: Free-to-play and VR are compatible
Former Candy Crush Saga senior also predicts ‘completely immersive’ VR games may not emerge as the medium’s dominant genres
Read More »Bandai Namco removing several games from App Store next week
Katamari Amore, Noby Noby Boy and Ridge Racer Accelerated are among several Bandai Namco games that will see all support terminated from next week. Pocket Gamer reports that many of the titles have already been stripped of much of their functionality. Owners of Katamari Amore, for example, can no longer …
Read More »Newell: None of our choices have been made by financial analysis
Gabe Newell opens up on famous flat management structure, cliques and finances
Read More »Blizzard suing DOTA Legend developers
Blizzard plans to sue Shanghai-based developer Lilith Games over its mobile game Soul Clash. The title was published by Longtu Games in Taiwan and China as DOTA Legend, which also translates to Turret Legend. Unlike Blizzard’s Dota, the game is actually a card collection and battle game rather than a …
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