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The producer of Bandai Namco title SoulCalibur: Lost Swords has apparently stated that the game was designed to use a pay-to-win” payment model. That, producer Masaaki Hoshino has told Siliconera, is the reason why the free-to-play fighter opted for singleplayer instead of multiplayer gameplay. Originally we were thinking about having …

Universally Speaking discusses the testing and localisation process for the mobile game, and why it was important

We’re used to retailers giving away free store credit, but virtual shares? That’s a new one. GAME yesterday announced that as part of its proposed flotation it would be offering 20,000 Reward Card customers some virtual loyalty shares” worth around 1.8m. As part of this, 2,000 customers who are not …

The private beta for game-streaming service PlayStation Now will launch for PS4 in the US on May 20th, Sony has announced. The US PS Blog reveals that a selection of PS4 owners who’ve registered for the closed test should be receiving codes over the next day or so. PlayStation Now’s …

Deep Silver’s Dead Island MOBA spinoff Dead Island: Epidemic has launched on Valve’s Steam platform as an Early Access offering. While the final version of the game will be free-to-play, the closed beta version of the game currently available via the digital distributor is available in three different premium packages …

UK studio nDreams will unveil a new virtual reality game at E3 2014, the developer has teased. The VR title will be fully unveiled for both the Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus headsets at some point during the event in Los Angeles next month. Known for its work on …

GAME has confirmed that over 300 stores will open their doors on midnight on the night of Monday May 26th for the launch of Watch Dogs. The main launch event will take place at GAME’s Gateshead Metrocentre store which will welcome a number of Ubisoft Reflections developers and host an …

Microsoft says changes being made to "development process and methodolgy" at Twycross studio

An unspecified number of jobs have been lost at Microsoft owned developer Rare. Eurogamer reports that the move comes after sales of recent Xbox One release Kinect Sports Rivals, which was made at the Twycross studio, were lower than expected, resulting in a significant loss” for the project. It reports …

Developers could have a new avenue to release their alpha titles