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It seems that the controversy surrounding the addition of paid mods to Skyrim has cooled Bethesda’s desire to reintroduce the service. The publisher worked with Valve to allow mod creators to charge for their Steam Workshop creations for the 2011 RPG in April. However, mere days later the platform was …

Supergiant Games has announced an iOS version of its action RPG Transistor is now available on the App Store. A post onSupergiant’s blogreveals the game costs $9.99 and is compatible with iPad 4, iPad mini 2, iPhone 5 and all respective newer models of those devices. Transistor’s revamped iOS release …

343 Industries head Bonnie Ross has stressed the need to run beta tests for future Halo titles, citing Halo 5: Guardians and Halo: The Master Chief Collection as right and wrong ways to go approach development of the FPS franchise. In an interview withEngadget, Ross begins by pointing to the …

2K Games and Turtle Rock Studios will launch a second season pass for Evolve next week, with content arriving at unrevealed points between then and March 2016. Evolve’s Hunting Season 2 DLC will become available for purchase on June 23rd. No word on pricing yet, but the first season pass …

The Dark Knight is one of the most popular characters of all time, having spawned countless smash-hit games. Ahead of his latest outing, MCV looks at the merchandise that fans might not need, but deserve He may almost be an octogenarian, but Batman’s popularity only seems to be growing among …

Three major eSports organisations, including two of Europe’s largest teams, have been signed to international talent management agency IMG. UK-based Dignitas, Germany’s SK Gaming and American Cloud9 have agreed to IMG handling their global representation, including marketing and endorsement opportunities. The signing announced this week marks the second massive step …

‘I haven't been able to collect a team or the resources to do it,’ says Kensuke Tanabe

Developer 343 Industries has confirmed that microtransactions are included in the multiplayer part of upcoming Xbox One title Halo 5: Guardians. It will be called the Requisition System (REQ). Players will earn REQ points naturally in the game as rewards after each match. These points can then be spent on …

Unveiling Guerrilla’s new IP Horizon Zero Dawn upon the world at E3 was a tense moment for Sony Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida. Not because he wasn’t confident in the game, of course. Many have dubbed it the game of the show, but in an industry where attitudes towards females continue …

One of E3’s most hotly anticipated games nearly got itself a release date this week. Hello Games boss Sean Murray told GameSpot that the studio at one stage planned to announce the game’s release date, but ultimately decided against it. We really wanted to announce a release date. It’s really …