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Opinion: Social Life

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Nintendo is closing down another of its social experiments, Miiverse. It’s the latest in a long history of abandoned social functions in both home console and handhelds. Jem Alexander ponders whether any social gimmicks can cross console generations and, if so, which

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$25m Call of Duty Endowment comes to the UK – charity microtransaction will help veterans find good jobs

call of duty endowment logopng $25m Call of Duty Endowment comes to the UK - charity microtransaction will help veterans find good jobs

After huge success in the US, Activision is bringing its Call of Duty Endowment programme to the UK. Funded by an in-game purchase in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, the charity will provide grants to help UK armed-forces veterans find ‘high-quality’ employment. For Call of Duty players, the Call …

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Bethesda’s Hines teases unannounced 2017 title to bolster already-packed release schedule

1 pete hines in tek syndicate interviewpng Bethesda's Hines teases unannounced 2017 title to bolster already-packed release schedule

UPDATE: Hines has since tried to retract his statement via a tweet, saying: "I probably just had a concussion from the beating I took online and was rambling. Ignore." Though it’s hard to know from that whether there’s no further title this year or not. Bethesda’s VP of marketing and …

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Ubisoft announces two new studios and record investment in Quebec

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During a livestream earlier today, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced the creation of a new studio in Saguenay (Quebec, Canada) and a massive investment plan for the region – the most important one for Ubisoft since it opened its first studio in Quebec in 1997. Ubisoft Saguenay will open as …

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