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UPDATE: Not even a day after the re-reveal of Rime and we’ve got some great news for retailers and would-be fans of the game. Rime is confirmed to be getting a physical release on both PS4 and Xbox One, when we presumed that its initial announcement as an ‘indie’ title …

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is launching on June 20th 2017, Square Enix announced today, with pre-orders opening on January 24th. Initially announced during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival last year, the Stormblood expansion will introduce a swathe of new features to Square Enix’s MMORPG, including the new Red Mage …

Blog post on Playtonic website welcomes Andy Wilson and Gary Richards aboard

Could 2002’s GameCube horror game Eternal Darkness be resurrected for a Nintendo Switch release? Judging by Nintendo of America’s recent extension of the Eternal Darkness trademark, it’s possible we might finally see it resurface on Nintendo’s upcoming console. According to NicheGamer, Nintendo filed the trademark extension on December 20th with …

"there is a lot of harassment that comes with being more public."

Overwatch has a new map, which is not available for all players, and crucially tournaments, to try out.  Oasis is now available on the live version of Overwatch, having gone through initial testing on the PTR.  This means that not only will you be seeing it in rotation when playing, …

Leak from Laura K Dale, who has previously leaked accurate Nintendo Switch information

Activision and Platinum Games’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan has disappeared from digital storefronts. As reported by Eurogamer, the title is no longer available to purchase from PlayStation Network, Xbox Games Store or Steam. Mutants in Manhattan launched in May 2016 after a January reveal. The site also …

Forbes has released its 30 under 30 list for gaming, and multiple eSports players, personalities and business owners have been included.  Team SoloMid owner Andy "Reginald" Dinh is this year’s featured honouree, with Immortals CEO Noah Whinston and and Tempo Storm owner Andrey "Reynad" Yanyuk also being included.  A few …

"We knew going in that most startups don't make it, and as an indie game studio we hoped we would be the exception to that rule, but as it turned out we weren't."