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PlayStation 4 owners will be able to access their digital downloads by logging into any console, Sony says. Speaking at Develop in Brighton, Sony’s R&D senior team leader Neil Brown also spoke up the company’s ‘play as you download’ feature, which allows gamers to play their newly-acquired digital game and …
Read More »Sega sues THQ for CoH 2 pre-orders
New IP owner claims bankrupt publisher was paid half a million by Valve after filing
Read More »Mini golf chain issues cease and desist letter to Minecraft developer
Minecraft developer Mojang has been served a cease and desist letter from US mini golf chain Putt-Putt regarding user-created levels using the likeness of the company’s courses. VG247 reports that Minecraft creator and Mojang founder Markus ‘Notch’ Persson took to Twitter to post an image of the letter, adding that …
Read More »PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5 in the works, suggests Rockstar job listing
A job listing at Rockstar Leeds suggests the studio is currently hiring personnel to work on the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5. Rockstar Leeds are currently looking for a talented graphics programmer to help bring our latest titles to the PC platform,” read a job listing on Rockstar’s …
Read More »Game development stars honoured in Brighton
DEVELOP AWARDS: Big night for industry sees 18 different games firms take home key accolades
Read More »Develop Awards 2013 – We’re livetweeting every moment
Keep up to date with the ceremony as it happens on @developawards and @developonline, hashtag #developawards
Read More »New Xbox Live update drops points, hikes up prices – report
Xbox 360 owners that are currently beta testing the next dashboard update have reported that download games will be more expensive when the console abandons Microsoft Points. Microsoft announced it would be converting the Xbox 360’s currency system to real money last month, and is currently testing out the new …
Read More »Xbox One fans call on Microsoft to reverse its U-turn
A group of Xbox One fans have called on Microsoft to do a U-turn on its U-turn. As spotted by OXM, Xbox fan David Fontenot has started a petition on Change.org, calling on Microsoft to restore its digital licensing features. Apparently gamers just didn’t understand what they were being offered, …
Read More »Sega sues THQ over Company of Heroes pre-orders
Sega is taking legal action against what’s left of defunct publisher THQ, claiming it is owed more than 630,000 taken by pre-orders for Company of Heroes 2. Specifically, the claim filed with the Delaware US Bankruptcy court concerns PC pre-orders through Steam. Sega is trying to claim the $941,710.93 (over …
Read More »Video games TV channel Ginx launches on Virgin Media in the UK
Ginx TV has launched in the UK. The channel already operates in 40 countries and in ten languages, and now it is targeting 3.5m UK viewers by joining Virgin Media’s TV network. The channel runs a series of video games shows, including its flagship magazine show, The Blurb, mobile games …
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