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Read More »EA unveils the next Need for Speed… and it’s for mobiles and tablets
The name of the next Need for Speed title has been revealed – but it’s the platforms that it is in development for that’s of the most interest. EA has revealed Need for Speed: No Limits, which is coming soon” to smartphones and tablets. Furthermore, it’s being made by Firemonkeys, …
Read More »Xbox One sells 1m in the UK
Xbox One has smashed the one million sales barrier in the UK, MCV can reveal. It’s hit this number after out-selling PlayStation 4 for three weeks in a row, UK retailers have told us. The numbers are based on their GfK Chart-Track reports. The resurgence in Xbox One sales has …
Read More »Disruptor Beam secures $3.2m in funding
Game of Thrones Ascent studio will use funds to develop Star Trek Timelines and licence more IP
Read More »Far Cry 4 complainers out themselves as pirates
Field of view slider unavailable in illegally downloaded versions of the game
Read More »EA: Virtual reality devs must fix motion sickness
CFO says publisher will back pioneering tech if big hurdle overcome
Read More »Far Cry 4 PC complainers accidentally reveal themselves to be pirates
PC gamers complaining about the lack of a specific function in the PC version of Far Cry 4 have been revealed to be pirates. A number of complainants took to the likes of Reddit and Twitter to complain the Ubisoft’s game lacked a FOV (field of view) slider – this …
Read More »Tips for dealing with your game’s community
LGC14: Sarah Wellock on how to engage with fans and when to moderate
Read More »EA exec says Xbox One is ‘catching up quickly’ with PS4
The rate at which Xbox One is narrowing its sales gap behind PS4 is accelerating. That’s according to EA CFO Blake Jorgensen, who Gamasutra reports told an audience at the UBS Global Technology Conference that: "Clearly Sony has jumped out to a lead with a great console and I think …
Read More »Former French minister slams Assassin’s Creed: Unity’s depiction of French Revolution
A former minister for the French Socialist Party has criticised the depiction of key figures in the French Revolution in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Unity. "[The game] presents an image of hatred of the Revolution, hatred of the people, hatred of the republic which is rampant in today’s far-right,” Jean-Luc Mlenchon …
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