History Lesson: The story of XCOM

Behold, the power of games testers. Back in 1993, Harlow-based devs Julian Gollop and his brother Nick were deep in development on UFO: Enemy Unknown – the first game in the XCOM series. Unfortunately the publisher they were working for, MicroProse, was bought out by Spectrum HoloByte. And the new …

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Ubisoft hands 1666: Amsterdam rights to Patrice Desilets

The legal dispute between Patrice Desilets and Ubisoft is over, with the rights for 1666: Amsterdam exchanging hands in the process. Having previously left the developer for THQ, Desilets re-joined Ubisoft in 2013. However, the pair quickly fell out with Desilets being suspended just two months later, leading to him …

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Lionsgate films now available via Steam

Movie giant Lionsgate has signed a deal to sell its movies via Steam. The agreement launches with over 100 of the company’s films available on the service including the likes of Hunger Games, Twilight and Divergent. The selection appears to be more limited in the UK, however, where only ten …

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