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Sales of Red Dead Redemption for Xbox 360 have shot up by nearly 6,000 per cent in just a day on Amazon. This follows Rockstar’s announcement that the title will be coming to Xbox One this Friday (July, 8th) thanks to backwards compatibility. Starting on Friday, every Red Dead Redemption …
Read More »Deep Silver to publish Atlus and Sega games including Persona 5 in Europe
German games firm Deep Silver will be releasing Atlus and Sega games including Persona 5 in Europe. The Dead Island firm announced today that it had entered in to a publishing agreement to launch some forthcoming Atlus games, such as Persona 5 (pictured) and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, as …
Read More »Ubisoft appoints two new board members to fend off Vivendi
The cold war between Vivendi and Ubisoft continues. Ubisoft has put forward two new independent Board members in an effort to keep Vivendi from forcing its way into the company. Vivendi has already acquired a stake of more than 20 per cent in Ubisoft and wants a place on the …
Read More »Fans to decide FIFA 17’s cover star
EA is letting its players choose which football player is going on the cover of FIFA 17. The publishing giant is opening voting today (Wednesday, July 5th); polls will be closing on July 19th. Four options are available to consumers – Reus, Hazard, Martial and Rodriquez. This isn’t the first …
Read More »Just one week remains until the Develop Awards 2016
Over 100 developers, tech firms and creators shortlisted for categories including Best New IP, Micro Studio, In-House Studio and the coveted Studio of the Year accolade
Read More »Hacker claims to have cracked Denuvo DRM
The current king of PC games security is looking a little less secure on its throne. Denuvo currently boasts a superb security record, with plenty of titles remaining uncracked and safe from the grip of piracy. So revolutionary has the system been that it has even forced some pirates to …
Read More »Nintendo hints at possible collaborations with third-party devs
Company also considering move into production of controllers for mobile devices
Read More »Beyond the Summit tease first Overwatch event
Beyond the Summit, the predominantly Dota 2 focused casting studio, is working on an Overwatch tournament. In a tweet last night the company released an image teasing an Overwatch Cup, along with its signature mountain logo. The tweet, which can be seen below, seems to be confirmation that the company …
Read More »Develop Awards 2016 Partner Spotlight: Crytek
MD Avni Yerli discusses the CryEngine creator's position between tool firms and developers, and explains why today's development landscape was 'unthinkable' five years ago
Read More »Nihilistic, Swingin’ Ape and Blizzard recall ‘identity crisis’ that doomed StarCraft: Ghost
First-person spin-off to PC RTS failed to find a comfortable middle ground between action and stealth, before being cancelled after five years of development
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