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The International Game Developers Association has criticised Nintendo for the timing of its sacking of Alison Rapp. Rapp was fired last week after a prolonged online hate campaign. Rapp stated that Nintendo told her she was no longer a good, safe representative of Nintendo”, although the platform holder insisted that …

Ed Greenwood “saddened” by outrage over inclusion of trans character in new expansion

CCP’s space dogfighter EVE: Valkyrie will be released on the HTC Vive. The game was at one stage pegged as an Oculus Rift exclusive, and was even co-published by the Facebook firm for the platform. The game was also a pre-order freebie for those who laid down money for the …

Resident Evil is 20 years old. So MCV dug back into its 15 years of Resident Evil special from 2011 to reveal 12 interesting facts about the iconic horror series. 1. Before making Resident Evil, creator Shinji Mikami made Disney games. Including 1994’s Goof Troop, the official Aladdin game and …

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To coincide with the launch of the HTC Vive, the first Steam VR device, Valve created multiple videos to show what the hardware can do, one of which gave a first look at spectating Dota 2 in virtual reality. The short clip, which can be seen in the tweet below, …

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The art that will replace Overwatch’s controversial Tracer pose that sparked many an angry online forum post late last month has been revealed. As a recap, the original pose – which can be seen below – was criticised for sexualising the character in a way that seemed at odds with …

Just another normal day in the games industry, then. Recently released Baldur’s Gate expansion Siege of Dragonspear has found itself subject to heavy criticism from segments of the fanbase, with the anger seemingly directed toward two fronts. On the one hand, there is widespread frustration at the game’s technical performance. …

Kratos may be turning his back on the Greeks and heading North in the next God of War. Gematsu reports that a chunk of leaked information compiled by Neogaf points to a Norse setting for upcoming PS4 title God of War 4. The images come from the portfolio of a …