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Read More »Paradox pulls Stellaris mod that removed game’s racial diversity
The makers of PC strategy title Stellaris have taken action against a mod that appeared to push a white supremacist agenda. The mod in question removed the game’s rich mix of cultural and racial characters and replaced them with an all-white cast. Paradox has said that while it was uncomfortable …
Read More »OpenVR SDK reaches 1.0.0, provides devs with access to HTC Vive’s camera
Creators can utilise image from headset’s front-facing cam in either its distorted or corrected form
Read More »Doctor Who: Legacy studio Tiny Rebel Games relocates to UK
Former LA-based dev joins sibling brewery company in Wales
Read More »Learn how to add premium audio to your HTML5 projects
Intel Developer Blog: Dolby Digital Plus is included in every Intel-powered Windows 10 device, meaning every UWP apps can also take advantage of the technology
Read More »Paradox pulls ‘whitewashing’ Stellaris mod for racial discrimination
‘We embrace the idea that players mod the game to best represent how they want to play, we do NOT however wish to enable discriminatory practices,’ developer says, adding that comments surrounding mod reinforced decision
Read More »Ron Gilbert: ‘Disney, please sell me the Monkey Island IP’
The creator of Monkey Island Ron Gilbert has publicly asked Disney for the rights to some of his gaming IP. Taking to Twitter (below), Gilbert specifically is after the Monkey Island and Maniac Mansionproperties – franchises that he created during his time at LucasArts. He even goes as far as …
Read More »IGN on the power of specialist media
IGN won the Media Team prize at the MCV Awards last March. Following this win, Dan Kilby, commercial projects and marketing manager, tells MCV about the company’s strategy, the opportunities offered by eSports and why specialist sites are trusted. Congratulations on winning the Media Team category.Thank you. We put a …
Read More »Sony reckons it can sell 20m PS4s this financial year
PS4 exceeded even Sony’s own expectations last year, but the platform holder has predicted that the machine will do even better next year. 17.7m PS4s were sold in Sony’s last financial year, ahead of the 17.5m it had forecast. Now the company has said that PS4 will shift a further …
Read More »Crytek releases CryEngine source code on GitHub
Move to version control system will make it easier for users to stay up-to-date with engine changes, says tools firm
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