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Read More »Oculus Touch is getting a Rift-like virtual boundary system
Oculus has plans to introduce its own take on the SteamVR Chaperone system with the next update to its pioneering Rift virtual reality holiday. Chaperone enables devs to let players know when their HTC Vive wands are approaching the edge of the device’s sensor range, thus limiting their ability to …
Read More »Mad Catz is selling Saitek to Logitech
Logitech is to become the new owner of peripherals brand Saitek courtesy of troubled owner Mad Catz. Mad Catx acquired Saitek in 2007. Included in the deal are rights to and inventory of the company’s line of flight, space and farm sim controllers. Eight R&D workers will also jump ship. …
Read More »All four teams confirmed for Gfinity’s EGX CS:GO competition
The four teams competing at the Gfinity CS:GO Invitational brought to you by Omen by HP are GODSENT, mousesports, Team EnVyUs and Epsilon eSports. While none of the teams have been considered one of the best in the world for some time, they have all been a regular feature in …
Read More »GamesAid raises £954,000 for ten UK charities
UK games industry charity GamesAid has managed to raise a massive 954,000 in the last year, smashing its previous funding record. Last night (Thursday, September 15th), the organisation handed out cheques of 95,400 to ten different UK organisations – more than GamesAid has ever before. Those receiving donations from GamesAid …
Read More »South Park: The Fractured But Whole delayed to 2017
Another title has lost its 2016 release date. Ubisoft’s South Park: The Fractured But Whole was due to arrive on December 6th. It will not now be shipped until Q1 2017, however. Said Ubisoft: The development team wants to make sure the game experience meets the high expectations of fans …
Read More »$100,000 awarded in latest Unreal Dev Grants
Six teams receive funds for their Unreal-powered projects and contributions to the community
Read More »Premium mobile title Reigns passes 600,000 sales
Reigns has sold more than 600,000 copies, primarily on iOS and Android. The narrative game, which mixes a Tinder-style swiping mechanic with kingdom management, was released this summer and announced this sales milestone via itsofficial Twitter account. Responding to a congratulatory tweet, developer Nerial added that the majority of sales …
Read More »Oculus adding virtual boundary system to Touch
Rift update 1.8 will introduce new tool to warn players when they’re out of sensor range
Read More »Pokemon Go update locks out rooted and jailbroken smartphones
Many players who had invested cash into Pokemon Go have suddenly found themselves locked out of the game after its latest update. Niantic had warned users that the game’s 0.37.0 update would end the game’s support for rooted and jailbroken phones – those are devices that have had their basic …
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