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A new SKU is incoming that bundles all of Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V content into a single, and discounted, purchase. The publisher has announced Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Included in the package is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, …
Read More »Steam Spy overturns data removal, refuses future dev takedown requests
‘The fact that the movie industry hasn't collapsed despite releasing box office numbers gives me faith that the games industry will survive as well,' insists creator Sergey Galyonkin
Read More »Steam insists No Man’s Sky is not getting special refund treatment
Valve has dismissed suggestions that it has relaxed the refund restrictions for the Steam version of No Man’s Sky. Parts of the internet have over the weekend started to argue that Valve was being more lenient with the Hello Games title than it is with typical releases. This is based …
Read More »Renegade Kid co-founders split after a decade to form new studios
2D titles find a new home at Jools Watsham’s Atooi, while 3D games will move to Gregg Hargrove’s outlet Infitizmo
Read More »Crystal Dynamics takes on Dead Space art lead as new Tomb Raider director
Ian Milham also helped head up Battlefield 4 and Hardline during his 10-plus years working at EA
Read More »New COO at GAME as retail boss Charlotte Knight resigns
High Street retailer GAME has appointed a new chief operating officer. Guy Lister joins from shoe firm Office, where he served as chief customer and marketing officer. He previously held roles at New Look, River Island, and Marks and Spencer. The company has also announced that Charlotte Knight, GAME’s UK …
Read More »iPhone 7 and PS4 Neo reveals to take place on same day
September 7th looks like a day to keep clear if you’re one to follow tech announcements. Apple has sent out invitations for a San Francisco event on that date, at which it will almost certainly reveal the next iteration of its revolutionary iPhone series, and possibly a new Apple Watch. …
Read More »Barnes, Maelstrom Portal and Arcane Giant: Innovation at the Insomnia Truesilver Championship
This past weekend at the third Insomnia Truesilver Championship we finally got see the One Night in Karazhan’s coming out party in competitive Hearthstone. Jan Ekop” Palys ended up coming out on top over Sebastian Xixo” Bentert — who seemingly can’t miss the elimination rounds of a tournament — in …
Read More »Prison Break: Oskar’s move to Mouz
I wrote four months ago that Nikola NiKo” Kova? had no outs. Despite being considered among the best players (if not the best) in the world, he had no chance to win a big tournament. He had done everything he could. He dragged a team to heights farther than anyone …
Read More »The voice of esports: Paul ‘ReDeYe’ Chaloner
Fifteen years ago may not seem like a long time, but in competitive video gaming, it’s a lifetime. An industry that’s butterflied into its adolescence and exploded over the past two years was once tiny and in its infancy, despite the common belief that it only just begun. For Paul …
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