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Creative Assembly and Sega’s sci-fi survival horror title Alien: Isolation has now sold over 1m copies. The game was released in October last year to much critical acclaim. It should be noted, however, that Sega’s Aliens: Colonial Marines – which was critically panned – sold 1.31m units in just under …
Read More »Monthly subscriptions dropped for freshly dated Elder Scrolls Online on PS4 and Xbox One
There will not be a monthly subscription fee to play The Elder Scrolls Online on PS4 and Xbox One. Furthermore, the next-gen edition, named The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, will be released worldwide on both console on June 9th. It’s not free-to-play, however, as gamers will still need to …
Read More »Personal details of 1,800 Minecraft players leaked online
1,800 Minecraft accounts have been compromised by hackers, with players’ emails and passwords leaked online. According to a report in German publicationHeise, as translated byThe Guardian, the private details of each user has been published online in plain-text format. This means that, potentially, others can now long into a player’s …
Read More »New Year, New Job: Why you should move overseas for work
Last year, QA specialist Justin Cutress moved from the UK to the Czech Republic so he could work at start-up mobile game company Cashplay. Here he tells us why you should move abroad for work if the chance arises. Having already spent over six years within games QA, whether that …
Read More »Hackers leak personal details of 1,800 Minecraft players online
Account information published in plain-text format; currently unclear if more users affected
Read More »Creative England 50 names 21 games businesses
21 games-related businesses and studios have been named in the Creative England 50, showcasing some of the UK’s top companies in the creative industries. Each firm was selected by a panel of creative industry judges and recognised for leading the charge for the creative industries, showcasing the best of what …
Read More »VIDEO: John Malkovich stars in next Call of Duty DLC
You’ve already seen Kevin Spacey in the main game, and now more Hollywood talent has stepped up to star in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s upcoming zombie DLC. The Exo Zombies mode DLC coming later this month stars John Malkovich, Bill Paxton, Rose McGowan, and Jon Bernthal – all of …
Read More »Heroes of the Storm Founder’s Pack buys immediate access to closed beta
Entry into the closed beta for Blizzard’s in development MOBA Heroes of the Storm can now be bought. The studio has launched what it calls the Founder’s Pack. For 29.99 players get access to the game and the use of three heroes – Jim Raynor (from StarCraft), Diablo (from, as …
Read More »PSN Christmas apology discounts roll out this week
A ten per cent discount will be available to PSN users this weekend as par of Sony’s apology for the service’s Christmas outage. Kicking off at 9:00am this Friday (January 23rd) and running until 9:00am the following Monday (January 26th), PSN users will be able to use a promotional code …
Read More »Dontnod’s next game is Vampyr
The next game from French developer Dontnod has been revealed. It’s called Vampyr and will be published by Focus Home Interactive, according to the publisher’s PR agency Dead Good Media. The only info we have to go on is the graphic below, which suggests a gothic or Victorian setting – …
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