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NCSOFT is the latest games firm to back this year’s Games Media Awards, announcing its support as event partner for the night. The developer and publisher joins a strong roster of companies backing the event, which celebrates and recognises those working in the games media sector. NCSOFT is proud to …

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Pillars of Eternity, the crowdfunded RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, is going to miss its 2014 release date. This isn’t the first time that the game has been pushed back. When it was first Kickstarted – under the name Project Eternity – Pillars of Eternity was set for an April 2014 …

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US-based retailer GameStop has altered its rewards programme with a new wave of loyalty incentives. The additions follow the launch of a credit card branded with the firm’s PowerUp Rewards programme earlier this week. The card allows customers to rack up bonus reward points and utilise in-store financing. The card’s …

Redundancies represent 16 per cent of total workforce

Live-streaming service Twitch has vowed to be complete open about sponsored content and promotion. In a post on the firm’s blog VP of marketing and communications Matthew DiPietro said that any sponsored content will be clearly marked. This comes as Steam says that its users need to declare paid-for content …

Long-standing Japanese developer Westone Bit Entertainment is reportedly facing bankruptcy. An industry stalwart for almost three decades, Westone is best known as the creator of 1986 hit arcade side-scroller Wonder Boy, which was relaunched on the NES as Hudson’s Adventure Island, and the Monster World series, which was recently collated …

Former EA business development manager Olga Lazareva heads up new branch

Those awaiting 2K’s co-op monster-hunting shooter Evolve can now satiate themselves with a Goliath statue that lives up to its name. 2K and Evolve developer Turtle Rock Studios have teamed up with merchandise specialist Triforce to launch the Evolve: Goliath Premiere Scale Statue, modelled after one of the monsters in …