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Those who are yet to put their hands on a 2TB Xbox One S may be out of luck. Reports emerged earlier this week claiming that the launch supply of the hard to find machine may be all we’re getting. GameSpot has now had this confirmed directly from Microsoft. "The …

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It doesn’t sound as if Bethesda will be following the likes of Ubisoft, Activision and Sony into the movie sector. Speaking to Finder, Bethesda’s PR and marketing VP Pete Hines was asked about the possibility of turning IP such as Elder Scrolls, Fallout or Dishonored into motion pictures. We get …

One of the most remarkable development stories is at last in the hands of gamers following today’s UK release of No Man’s Sky. The game hit the US yesterday (August 9th) and will arrive on Steam on Friday (August 12th). Hello Games boss Sean Murray has via Twitter this morning …

Hamburg-based mobile studio hires former Bigpoint, Goodgame and Gameloft devs

World of Tanks has been added to FACEIT, which allows players to compete in ranked matches, daily tournaments and ladders. FACEIT’s online system makes playing in tournaments and competitive matches easy for any World of Tanks player, all they have to do is sign up on FACEIT and then sign …

Stevens & Bolton's Tom Collins talks devs through the options when it comes to protecting their IP

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 …