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World of Warcraft and Hearthstone developer Blizzard has said that the latest character revealed for upcoming shooter Overwatch demonstrates an renewed commitment to diversity in games. New character Zarya eschews many of the typical traps that female games characters fall victim to – such as unpractical armour designed purely to …
Read More »Dare To Be Digital 2015 now open
Applications due on May 3rd for popular annual student development contest with new, wider criteria
Read More »Next Hearthstone expansion named and dated, smartphone version release nears
Blizzard has said that the next Hearthstone expansion will be called Blackrock Mountain and will be released in April. The single player expansion will follow the pattern laid down by the first expansion, Curse of Naxxramas, in releasing a new ‘wing’ week-by-week. Unlike Naxxrama, however, the first wing will not …
Read More »VideoGamer parent Pro-G acquired by Swedish firm IBIBI HB
Pro-G Media – the publisher and owner of VideoGamer.com – has been acquired by Swedish company IBIBI HB. As part of the deal, the firm has formed a new technology-focused games network called Candy Banana. The network of websites will include VideoGamer.com, Planet Destiny, The Sims Resource, Game Debate, VideoGamer …
Read More »Microsoft backtracks from Xbox One indie parity clause
ID@Xbox boss Chris Charla softens on need to ship Xbox titles at the same time as PS4 and Wii U ports
Read More »Elite Dangerous confirmed for Xbox One (UPDATE: And PS4)
Ambitious space sim Elite Dangerous is finally on the way to consoles. The game has been available for PC in an assortment of states for a while, but was officially released on PC in December. The same galaxy state will be shared across PC, Mac and Xbox One, although Frontier …
Read More »‘No motion sickness with Vive VR,’ claims Newell
Valve boss insists "zero per cent" of people will suffer from common complaint of virtual reality devices
Read More »Rock Band 4 confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One
Harmonix has confirmed the rumours – Rock Band 4 is in development and is on the way to next-gen consoles. The headline is that the studio intends” for the game to be backwards compatible with all existing hardware you may have ever purchased for the series, and is working with …
Read More »Wireless Xbox One controller support for PC coming ‘later this year’
Gamers will be able to use their wireless Xbox One controllers with their PCs later this year. Microsoft has revealed that it will be releasing an adaptor for the Xbox One gamepad so that it can be used wirelessly with PCs later this year. Taking to Xbox Wire, the firm …
Read More »Microsoft confirms Xbox One and Windows 10 cross-buy
Windows 10’s foray into gaming has taken another step with the confirmation that Microsoft will offer cross-buy with Xbox One. The system will work in much the same way as it does on PSN, where some games allow buyers to purchase the game on one system (either PS4, PS3 or …
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