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Denuvo’s time as the shining light of PC piracy protection seems to be over. Developer TequilaWorks has released an update to remove the DRM from the PC version of Rime after it was cracked within five days of being released. That’s the same amount of time it took for hackers …

MMO developer Richard Garriott has insisted that the future of Shroud of the Avatar is not in doubt. Kotaku reports that fans began to express concern when his studio Portalarium announced an additional equity crowdfunding campaign, and also revealed that it currently has $528k in the bank and monthly expenses …

Saber Interactive has said that its upcoming release Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will be given away fro free on Nintendo Switch. The reason? The company’s recent release NBA Playgrounds launched on Nintendo’s machine without online play. The omission was particularly painful for gamers after Saber boss Matthew Karch had …

Bandai Namco’s PS4, Xbox One and PC fighter Tekken 7 has debuted at the top of the UK All Formats Top 40. It’s the first Tekken title to claim the top spot since Tekken 3 for the PS1 way back in 1998. The most recent Tekken release, Tag Tournament 2, …

Licensing agency Bits + Pixels have picked up the worldwide licensing rights to Danish indie studio Ultra Ultra’s upcoming game Echo. The third-person sci-fi adventure is due for release in Q3 this year on PS4 and Steam after being Greenlit on the latter in 2016. The game takes place in …

EA has revealed the title of its latest Need for Speed title, Need for Speed Payback – and it’s coming later this year on PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 10th. Developed by EA’s in-house studio Ghost Games, Payback is "about building the perfect ride, getting behind the wheel …

Extinction, a brand-new action title and IP from Iron Galaxy and Maximum Games, is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC in Q1 next year. Featuring epic battles with huge ogre-like monsters, the title will be playable behind closed doors at this year’s E3, publisher Maximum Games has confirmed, so …

Kaj Head steps down after nearly a decade in charge of the Angry Birds creator

The makers of the upcoming action RPG Indivisible have announced a Nintendo Switch version is on the way in addition to its PS4, Xbox One and Steam releases. Published by 505 Games and developed by Skullgirls creator Lab Zero Games, the title was first announced back in 2015 and eventually …

Testronic's head of pre-production, Julian Mower, talks about the need to properly test VR, even if it isn't gaming