Nintendo has confirmed that Splatoon 2 will feature LAN support and a spectator mode in an attempt to make it as easy as possible for people to run tournaments. Up to 10 docked Switch consoles can be put on the same LAN network to allow for offline play, however observers …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V reclaims UK No.1, Nioh debuts at No.2
Grand Theft Auto V has shot back to the top of the UK games charts, ending the reign of Capcom’s Resident Evil VII to claim its twelfth UK No.1. Sales of Take-Two’s mega hit rose 1 per cent week-on-week, and it’s now one of just five titles to claim at …
Read More »EA okays fan revival of shuttered RTS Battleforge entitled Skylords Reborn
fans to strip out microtransactions, claim title will never be pay to play or pay to win
Read More »Do we need a British Games Institute?
In the last few years, video games have come a long way in terms of working with government. Thanks to the tireless work of certain members of our industry, UK video games have received tax relief (VGTR) since 2014. And thanks to the Livingstone-Hope report, we now have coding on …
Read More »Rebellion to allow developers to work with 2000 AD licenses
Game company looking to license out games based on comic 2000 AD's library of characters, which it holds the licenses for
Read More »Splatoon 2 to receive global testfire on Switch from March 24th
Nintendo’s inky online shooter Splatoon 2 is getting an early demo on Switch at the end of March. The game itself isn’t due to launch until sometime this summer, but Nintendo will be holding its first ‘global testfire’ for the game between March 24th and March 26th, giving players another …
Read More »Obsidian ceases work on Armored Warfare
My.com will be handling development duties moving forwards
Read More »Valve cans Steam Greenlight, replacing service with Steam Direct later in 2017
Valve shows Greenlight the red light
Read More »Activision Publishing reportedly lays off 5% of its employees
200 employees could be affected
Read More »Valve boss Newell decries Trump immigration ban, talks future of International esports event
""We have people who work at Valve who can’t go home. They've been here for years."
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