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Indie effort inspired by canned Konami horror game halted its Kickstarter campaign in October after securing backing from Team 17

Survival horror title Allison Road has been cancelled. Developer Lillith announced the cancellation on Twitter, saying that a statement would be coming in the next few days. The title was due to be published by indie label Team17. Initially the title was being crowdfunded on Kickstarter, raising 145,959 of its …

Upcoming strategy card game Faeria will have monthly tournaments where the best players will compete for a share of $3,000. Despite only being in early access developer Abrakam is already starting up a regular eSports scene with the new tournaments. Each month 32 players will compete for the $3,000 prize, …

The third season of the ESL Pro League saw a peak year-on-year growth of over 44% for online content consumed, making it the most successful cycle to date for the competition. Viewership for the season broke records once again with more than 61 million online sessions throughout the nine week …

Paper Toss developer Backflip and UK studio Space Ape have released a new game based on Hasbro’s lucrative Transformers IP. Transformers: Earth Wars follows the Clash of Clans formula but injects a big dose of Autobots and Decepticons. A host of familiar faces feature, including Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, …

Tech helps characters respond naturally to terrain as they explore the game world

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EA’s ongoing efforts to make its games as inclusive as possible continue with news that The Sims 4 is opening up even more of its gender play. While the game has always allowed for things such as same-sex relationships and marriage, until now there have been a number of customisation …

Gamers can now cut open and operate on Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump in Surgeon Simulator. Titled Inside Donald Trump, this DLC is coming to the Anniversary Edition of Bossa Studio’s Surgeon Simulator. It comes with updated graphics, new stages and achievements. Players can give Trump either a gold …

Industry stalwart David De Martini has died. De Martini joined EA in 1998, leading the golf series Tiger Woods PGA Tour and producing film spin-off The Godfather. From 2006, he headed up the EA Partners programme, collaborating with developers including Harmonix, Crytek, Double Fine, Valve, Epic, Insomniac and Respawn to …