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Legendary developer of River Raid celebrated for her work in the games industry
Read More »Carol Shaw awarded ‘Industry Icon’ honour at The Game Awards
Russia won’t be removed from Ubisoft’s Winter Olympics game; Far Cry 5 delayed
Ubisoft has said it won’t be pulling Russia from its Winter Olympics expansion for Steep, despite the country’s ban from the South Korean 2018 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee this week blocked Russia’s participation in the event after it was found guilty of employing a state-backed systematic doping program. …
Read More »Yogscast Jingle Jam cruises past last year’s total
Annual charity the Yogscast Jingle Jam has hit $3.4m, smashing the $2.57m raised in the 2016 event. Yogscast has partnered with Humble Bundle to sell an incredible $35/£26 bundle that offers $850 worth of games including sandbox survival sim Rust, Garry’s Mod, Gunpoint, Teslagrad, Chivalry: Medieval War, Guild Wars 2 …
Read More »PUBG briefly toppled from Steam charts by rage-inducing Getting Over It With Bennet Foddy
Having set the streaming world alight with its fury-inducing play, the spiritual successor to QWOP enjoyed a brief stint at the top of the Steam charts after its release this week. Getting Over It With Bennet Foddy had previously been made available on the Humble Store. The surreal title challenges …
Read More »Death Stranding, Bayonetta 3 and From Software tease storm The Game Awards as Zelda wins Best Game
New trailers and fresh game announcements led the way at last night’s The Game Awards. A suitably esoteric trailer for Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding was probably the main talking point. Norman Reedus was back in action, complete with pregnancy overtones, but this time with added reverse gravity and self-mutilation. The …
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds leaves Early Access on December 20th; New map hits testing today
2017’s defining game will get its full post Early Access release on PC on December 20th. That’s a little later than the September date that was originally touted back in March, but at just nine months after release is still a remarkable achievement for a game that has grown so …
Read More »Discord nears 90m users as hunt begins for UK-based European office
UPDATE: Discord has since informed us that it’s looking European-wide for its new European office, not just in the UK. Chat platform Discord is on the brink of another milestone as the service nears the 90m user mark. Once achieved, that will represent a near quadrupling of the service’s user …
Read More »PlayRaven developing first mobile game to use Improbable’s SpatialOS
New partnership means the Finnish studio’s upcoming mobile MMO will take full advantage of Improbable’s tech
Read More »Valve boots Bitcoin payments from Steam
High fees and volatility are to blame
Read More »Squanchtendo Games rebrands ahead of The Game Awards announcement
Squanch Games offers same great taste, 100% less possibility for litigation
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