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The competitive multiplayer aspect of Frontier Development’s space title Elite Dangerous, Arena, is currently available free of charge. This is true on both Steam and Frontier’s own store. The title will be free until Monday, July 11th. Normally this will set you back 4.99. Note that this is the standalone …

There are six new hires at the VR firm’s publishing arm and Let’s Play Video Games emerges from Destructoid UK’s ashes. nDreams strengthensits teams The British VR developer and publisher has announced a big round of hiring, with 13 new members joining its development and publishing teams. The publishing arm …

Ubisoft really doesn’t want Vivendi to buy it. CEO Yves Guillemot has no desire to give up the business he has spent 30 years building. But more than that, he can’t face losing it to a large media conglomerate that is unlikely to honour what makes the firm so unique. …

Some backers of the Kickstarted Recreated ZX Spectrum fear that they will never receive the unit they paid for. An extensive Eurogamer report details what seems to be a troubled picture for the device, which was first announced back at the end of 2013. It was successfully funded to the …

In two years from now, Lara Croft will once again be gracing the silver screen. That’s according to a Hollywood Reporter article, which names a March 16th, 2018 release date for the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot. Warner Bros had reportedly reserved this slot for an upcoming DC movie – speculated …

At long last, mobile game Pokmon Go is out in some regions and the title appears to be doing rather well for itself. The title has shot straight to the top of both the free and top grossing charts on iOS in America. This is particularly impressive as typically a …

Only seven per cent of the consumers who go to Multiplay’s Insomnia also visit rival event, EGX. Speaking to MCV this week, Multiplay founder and CEO Craig Fletcher said that the growing number of games shows, and particularly EGX and Insomnia facing each other later this year, is not a …

Think the games market is overrun with the undead? Not at all, insist Dead Island and Dying Light developer Techland. Speaking to MCV, global marketing director Pawel Kopinski said that the sheer number of zombie titles in the market is an indication of their popularity, and that there’s room for …

The loss of credibility and a stern telling off from the FTC may be the least of TmarTn and ProSyndicate’s problems. Polygon reports that a lawsuit has been filed by a parent on behalf of their child, alleging that both Counter Strike creator Valve and both Trevor Martin and Tom …

The Assassin’s Creed movie is not going to earn a lot of money, says Ubisoft. The publisher has launched its own motion pictures division and is making films based on a number of its biggest brands, including Watch Dogs, The Division and Splinter Cell. The Assassin’s Creed movie hits cinemas …