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PC gaming’s brief flirtation with watertight security may already be over. TorrentFreak reports that Denuvo, which had proved so successful that one of China’s biggest hacking groups called it quits altogether, now seems to have been properly cracked wide open. Until now, and despite a few rumours, FIFA 16 stood …

Hello Games CEO describes working with Sony as ‘super cool’, outlines developer’s ambition to be ‘the Johnny Depp of studios’

Just days before the competition is due to start, the games that will be played at the eGames pop up event in Rio de Janeiro have been announced. First up will be SMITE, with the best Brazilian players competing in a show match on August 15th. Hi-Rez Studios and Level …

Rise of the Tomb Raider becomes first game using anti-tamper tech to be fully pirated

Organisers keen to raise awareness of local industry with November event

Ceremony takes place on November 1st during Unite LA

No Man’s Sky’s foundation in procedural generation means that Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 4 Neo could substantially change the game beyond surface-level improvements, developer Hello Games has proposed. Hello CEO Sean Murray told theDaily Starthat because No Man’s Sky is procedurally generated, rather than handcrafted, more powerful hardware doesn’t just mean …

Remember those rumours of a PlayStation event in New York on September 7th? Sony’s just confirmed it. The platform holder hasn’t explicitly stated that the gathering will be the first public unveiling for the PS4 Neo, but that seems an absolute certainty – especially as the event will be livestreamed. …

‘More powerful hardware doesn’t just mean upgraded textures or a higher framerate,’ CEO Sean Murray enthuses about title's procedural framework

Five events throughout September will teach local devs how to use the engine