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Studios can now decide how much money goes back to Itch.io from game sales

Until recently every character in Early Access hit Rust was white. Now, they come in an assortment of colours, but the mixed race implementation has upset parts of the game’s user base. Kotaku reports that a recent update to the title means that a user’s character is randomised at the …

Ex-employees keen to work with “good old mates down the road” again

Chain of lawsuits grows longer as Dota firm enters the fray

Once popular UK entertainment retailer Play.com is no more. Play.com was once viewed as a serious competitor to Amazon, and even launched its own video games expo – Play.com Live – at Wembley Stadium in 2008. But some disappointing results saw Play struggle to attract investment and the company was …

Nintendo UK is in the final stages of selecting a new consumer PR agency, the firm says. The platform holder has teamed up with agency-client intermediary AAR to help find the new agency. The account was previously held by 77PR – the consumer arm of Fishburn. Fishburn will continue to …

The world’s biggest online video provider has set its set on the live streaming video market, with eSports to be a central thrust. The Daily Dot reports that following its failed attempt to acquire Twitch last year (and Amazon’s success) YouTube owner Google is on the hunt for content and …

Microsoft has announced a trio of new Xbox 360 console bundles hitting shelves this spring. Xbox Wire reports the three hardware bundles will include one month of Xbox Live Gold and are only available for a limited time. The Xbox 360 500GB Spring Value Bundle costs $250, and includes a …

Slender: The Arrival, the commercial expansion of the original Slender game, is hitting new-gen consoles this week. The game is now available on PS4 in North America. It’ll arrive for PS4 owners in Europe tomorrow, March 25th – the same day it launches worldwide on Xbox One as an official …

Sony appears to have accidentally abandoned its second major trademark in as many months. Last month, Sony failed to renew its US-registered trademark on The Last Guardian. An error that forced the company to confirm the long-awaited game was still in fact in development. Now, it looks as if Sony …