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Retailer Green Man Gaming has announced a change in the way it does things in reaction to its recent scuffle with Reddit. MCV reported this morning that the company has been forced to defend itself about accusations regarding its suppliers of some CD keys, with one Reddit board unhappy that …

It’s not clear how many people remember 1993 SNES platformer Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind. Publisher Retroism certainly hopes it’s quite a few. The company has announced a re-release of the aforementioned title and its successor Bubsy II, which is currently touting its wares on Steam Greenlight. …

Uncharted developer Naughty Dog has hit out at players that criticise in-game purchases. Former community strategistEric Monacelli was speaking to MCV ahead of next year’s launch of Uncharted 4. The game will be supported with post-release story DLC – a decision that Monacelli admitted would raise the ire of some …

The PS4 SKU of Call of Duty: Black Ops III is still No.1 in Japan. Sales of Activison’s shooter – published in the region by Sony – were down 63 per cent week-on-week, according to data provided by Famitsu. The PlayStation 3 SKU falls from third place to No.8 as …

League of Legends and Dota 2 get all of the attention, but a different kind of competitor is also growing. Vainglory told GamesBeat that Nvidia and Amazon will sponsor the season finals for the mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), which take place at the Esports Arena in Santa Ana, …

Retailer Green Man Gaming has questioned the motivations of a Reddit games deals thread after it made a string of what it believes are unfounded accusations. Chief among them is the claim that GMG is selling illicitly sourced digital games keys from outside the official channels. The retailer, however, points …

With applications now open, solicitor Gemma Boore of Bates Wells Braithwaite breaks down the process for developers

New research shows more than 70 per cent of high-spending users will buy IAPs on other platforms

Last week Friday, Paris was hit by a wave of horrific terror attacks. The spineless twats who took it upon themselves to disrupt the city of love have now brought forth a number of safety concerns within Europe, and France in particular. Read more at LazyGamer >>>

Continuing our new series of interviews, publisher Spil Games learns more about how players discover titles