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There will no longer be any second chances for those deemed to be cheating in The Division, Ubisoft has announced. Cheating has been a source of frustration for our community as some individuals have been gaining an unfair advantage in the game by using third-party software at the expense of …
Read More »Techland’s first published game is inXile’s Torment: Tides of Numenera
Hot on the heels of announcing its global publishing plans, Techland has revealed the first fruits of the change – a deal to publish inXile Entertainment’s Torment: Tides of Numenera. The game, due out on PC in Q1 2017, is the spiritual successor to PC hit Planescape: Torment, with developer …
Read More »Microsoft: ‘We expect this to be a special E3’
Promises, promises. Microsoft has in its official statement on May’s NPD stats on the North American games market suggested that its E3 press conference on Monday night will be one not to miss. "In May 2016, gaming hours on Xbox One more than doubled compared to last year, driven by …
Read More »New LEGO Dimensions packs confirmed, including A-Team, Knight Rider, Gremlins
As if there was any doubt about it, Warner Bros is going all out to target parents just as much as it is kids with a wide and assorted range of new brands coming to LEGO Dimensions this year. As revealed earlier this week, Adventure Time, Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts …
Read More »Warcraft beats Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Chinese box office
The new Warcraft movie may have bothered critics and got off to a weak start in the US, but in China it’s off to a flyer. Eurogamer reports that the Duncan Jones directed flick made $47m in its first day alone in China. This compares to the $22-24 it’s on …
Read More »Xbox One abandons DVR plans
TV digital video recording is no longer coming to Xbox One. The Verge reports that Microsoft has scrapped its DVR plans, which were first announced back in May 2015, at which point it was due to roll out before the end of the year. "After careful consideration, we’ve decided to …
Read More »Destiny: Rise of Iron dated, will skip PS3 and Xbox 360
As was rumoured, Rise of Iron will be the big Destiny in the latter half of the year. The content was named in a report last month claiming that Destiny 2 had been pushed back to 2017. The Bungie website itself confirmed the Rise of Iron name ahead of the …
Read More »Apple opens the door to iOS game subscriptions
Developers will soon be able to charge a recurring fee for the games following Apple’s announcement of a new subscription system for the iOS App Store. Engadget reports that subscribed apps will retain the traditional 70/30 revenue split, although if a developer can keep a user subscribed for a year, …
Read More »Ubisoft offers no second chances for Rainbow Six Siege cheats
Zero tolerance seems to be very much the flavour of the month. After Blizzard last week told cheaters that they would face a lifetime ban from Overwatch if caught bending the rules, Ubisoft has unveiled its own no-holds-barred cheating policy. We are introducing a permanent ban on first offense for …
Read More »Earthbound creator launches ‘Instagram for pets’
The lead designer of the cherished retro RPG Mother series has embarked on an entirely different project. Polygon reports that Shigesato Itoi has just launched Dokonoko, which is a photo creation tool designed specifically for use with pets. ‘Instagram for pets’ is how the site describes it, and looking at …
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