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Claims from modders that graphical tweaks for the PC version of Watch Dogs were deactivated prior to release ARE true, Ubisoft has admitted. The options were uncovered by modders earlier this week. The PC version does indeed contain some old, unused render settings that were deactivated for a variety of …
Read More »PS4 demand still outstripping supplies in Europe
Sony is still struggling to manufacture enough PS4s to meet demand in Europe. We haven’t yet caught up with the initial demand across Europe.” SCE UK MD Fergal Gara told TrustedReviews. We are still dealing with the day one market. We are very close to being in a full supply …
Read More »PC Watch Dogs patch ‘in the coming days’
Ubisoft has said that a patch for the troubled PC version of Watch Dogs will be released in the coming days”. The game has had a troubled start to life, with modders claiming to have unlocked some allegedly deliberately blocked features and a promised patch to fix the numerous performance …
Read More »Develop Awards Partner Spotlight: Keywords
CEO Andrew Day ponders the challenges of a dynamic but fragmented market
Read More »Quebec games tax relief reduction ‘worrisome for future of industry’
Martin Carrier expresses concerns over sudden decrease in incentives
Read More »GamesAid Poker Tournament returns to Brighton next month
70 places available for charity competition during Develop Conference
Read More »Fewer first-party Vita games on the way as emphasis shifts to indies
PlayStation Vita owners can expect more indie titles but fewer triple-A first-party games in the future. That’s the admission of Sony Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida, who when asked by Polygon if Vita will be getting fewer first-party games replied: "I would say, yes, that’s correct.” The reasons? Sony confesses to …
Read More »E3 2014 claims Twitch records with 5.9m unique daily viewers
And you thought E3 was no longer relevant? Twitch has revealed that E3 2014 set a new sitewide viewership record for the service with 5.9m unique daily viewers logging on to watch the event. At its peak 405,029 people were watching Twitch’s E3 livestream on day one. Over the course …
Read More »Women accounted for just 6.5% of computing A-Level entries in 2013
New study claims representation of females in UK IT industry is in decline
Read More »Classic adventure game Another World hits PS4 next week
1991 Amiga and Atari ST release Another World is landing on PlayStation 4 consoles next week, publisher The Digital Lounge has announced. PlayStation blog reveals Eric Chahi’s classic adventure game will arrive for Sony’s new hardware on June 25th, packing redrawn backdrops and a cinematic soundtrack. Though Another World (also …
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