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Publisher Capcom and developer Beeline have said they will alter some of the imagery in their Ghostbusters Puzzle Fighter. Pocket Gamer reports that some were unhappy with the fact that all of the game’s female characters appeared to be highly sexualised, with tight fitting clothes and partially exposed breasts. We …
Read More »HoloLens drove Microsoft’s Mojang acquisition
Augmented reality tech was a big reason behind last year’s surprise takeover
Read More »Standalone release for The Last of Us ‘Left Behind’ DLC hits next week
The Last of Us DLC release Left Behind will get a standalone digital release on PS3 and PS4, Naughty Dog has announced. A post on the PlayStation Blog by the studio’s community strategist Arne Meyer reveals that the prequel of sorts will launch on its own for $9.99 on both …
Read More »Pitching to perfection: 7 reasons why your game pitch fails
Creative England's Jaspal Sohal offers advice on grabbing attention when pitching your game
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Read More »Fireproof considers investing in other devs
'Things are pretty tough for developers now and there are many reasons why a good game might get overlooked by the wider industry'
Read More »How can we stop the pre-order rot?
In August last year, Activision’s CEO Eric Hirshberg told investors that its upcoming shooter Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was suffering from ‘an industry-wide downturn’ in pre-orders. Many commentators dismissed Hirshberg’s comments, insisting that Call of Duty’s problems were its own, not an ‘industry-wide’ issue. But in Hirshberg’s defence, leading …
Read More »Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector’s Edition is £200, GAME-exclusive
A premium SKU has been revealed for the next instalment in the Halo franchise. The Limited Collector’s Edition of Halo 5: Guardians will cost 199.99 – more than four times the standard title’s 44.99 price tag. For their money, Halo fans will get what’s referred to as a ‘limited edition’ …
Read More »CCP boss says not to expect virtual reality boom in 2016
It will take longer than some people think for VR to hit the big time, the CEO of CCP has said. While excited by the technology, Venture Beat reports that Hilmar Veigar Ptursson told the SlushPlay conference in Reykjavik that disruptive technologies always take longer to bed in than most …
Read More »Watch Dogs 2 in development – report
Development for Watch Dogs 2 is already underway at Ubisoft, according to multiple reports. VideoGamer was the first to spot a now removed listing on Ubisoft senior gameplay programmer Julien Risse’s LinkedIn profile, which mentions Watch Dogs 2” along with Watch Dogs and its Bad Blood DLC. Ubisoft has talked …
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