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Over a quarter of Star Citizen backers say that a publically available refund option should be available to anyone who has contributed to crowdfunding the space sim. The debate has been sparked following RSI’s decision to ‘cancel’ the $250 pledge of 3000AD founder Derek Smart, PC Gamer reports. RSI also …

Legendary video game brand Commodore is making a come back, sort of, as an Android smartphone. As reported by Wired, the phone is being produced by two Italian entrepreneurs, Massimo Canigiani and Carlo Scattolini and is called the PET, after one of Commodore’s iconic computers. It runs Android and includes …

An internal email sent to EB Games staff in Australia has suggested that Warner will not re-release a fixed version of Batman Arkham Knight on PC until the autumn. As previously advised we have stopped sales of Batman: Arkham Knight PC while Warner and Rocksteady work on addressing performance issues …

Sony’s virtual reality tech is going to be at this year’s GameStop Expo. On Wednesday September 2nd, fans will be able to get hands on with the PlayStation VR kit at the retail giant’s event. The GameStop Expo takes place at Sans Expo and Convention Centre in Las Vegas. Sony’s …

A game-wide bug has forced Riot to temporarily disable ranked League of Legends matches as it works to fix the issue. Players initially began to notice something curious with the hero Riven, with the champion able to cast the ‘Recall’ spell – which teleports the player character back to the …

Although it may not feel like it, mobile behemoth Angry Birds has never been granted a full follow-up. There have been 14 different spin-offs to Rovio’s feathered phenomenon since it launched back in 2009, including Star Wars, Transformers, Rio, Space, Seasons and Stella. But there’s never been an official sequel …

Developers from around the world came to Brighton tonight to honour the winners of this year’s Develop Awards. More than 170 companies were in attendance, ranging from one-man indie studios to leading publishers and platform holders, as 21 prizes were handing to the triumphant developers. Creative Assembly were the big …

11 Bit Studios’ wartime survival game This War of Mine is now available for iPads and Android tablets. The mobile edition of the strategy title carries a standard price of $14.99, but is on sale for $9.99 during launch week on both the App Store and Google Play. The Windows, …

North American professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Kory Semphis” Friesen has admitted to taking Adderall during tournaments, claiming the drug is pervasive among competitors at eSports events. Motherboard reports on an interview with Friesen by Youtube Channel Launders Cstrike. Friesen states bluntly that everyone participating in the Counter-Strike competitions he’s …

Goat Simulator is heading to PS4 and PS3 consoles this August, the game’s console port developer Double Eleven has announced. The PlayStation US Blog reveals Coffee Stain Studios’ absurd affair will arrive August 11th for Sony’s current and last-gen console hardware. Aside from including the features from previous platform releases, …