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And we wonder why companies are increasingly shying away from the triple-A game space… Bethesda has announced that recent iOS release Fallout Shelter managed to top the game charts in no less than 48 separate countries. It was the most downloaded app of any kind in 25 countries. It remains …

Those intending to buy MotoGP 15 for Xbox One tomorrow (Friday June 26th) have been warned about an unspecified but potentially serious bug. With the latest tests, we noticed that the Xbox One version could be affected with some known bugs. For this reason we’re working really hard to bring …

Ark: Survival Evolved developer Studio Wildcard is offering a $100 to players who discover hacks that can be used to exploit the game. The offer is open to anyone who can provide evidence of a hack that can have an impact on gameplay or server stability on its official servers, …

The man sitting next to us fell to his knees. He clutched his head in his hands, started shaking and repeated the words: ‘Oh my God. Oh my God.’ in a distinct American accent. What could have provoked such a reaction? PlayStation just announced a Final Fantasy VII Remake. It’s …

The suspension of Batman Arkham Knight on PC is not being limited to the digital market. Eurogamer reports that retailer GAME has been ordered by publisher Warner Bros to immediately stop selling PC copies”. An employee at an unspecified store told the site: "We have the stock but I’m not …

Presentation and judging from the Big Data VR Challenge to culminate at Develop: Brighton

EA would have no hesitation in delaying Star Wars: Battlefront if the game wasn’t right – even if it meant missing the launch of the new movie. But it’s all looking good so far, says COO Peter Moore. The shooter, hotly tipped to be one of the biggest games of …

New US studio to help support local businesses in region

Those lucky enough to have a working copy of Batman Arkham Knight may well stumble across a not-so-subtle dig at social media hate campaign #GamerGate during their playthrough. An in-game info snippet entitled ‘Social Outcast’ contains the following text: Y do u attack B@tman? He is BASED! U r a …

First user already paid for discovering server crash hack