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Microsoft may have yet another surprise announcement up its sleeve for E3. It has already been suggested that the company will announce a new Xbox One Slim, an upgraded Xbox One and possibly even a streaming device (or two). Now is being suggested that Microsoft will also use E3 to …
Read More »Starbreeze buys Payday rights from 505, scraps microtransactions
Payday 2’s controversial microtransactions have been scrapped as part of a deal that sees developer Starbreeze assume complete control of the franchise. The Swedish studio has said that it has acquired the full rights to the game from 505, which itself acquired a financial stake in the developer in early …
Read More »No Man’s Sky delay confirmed, leading to death threats for developer
The MD of UK developer Hello Games has revealed that he has received death threats following the confirmation that No Man’s Sky has been delayed until August. The game will now arrive in the UK on August 12th, two days after it rolls out in the rest of Europe on …
Read More »Tencent grabs 5% stake in Paradox
Chinese gaming giant Tencent has spent around 14.3m to acquire a five per cent share of Paradox Interactive. The deal values the company at approximately 286m. Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester stays on as a key shareholder with a 33.3 per cent share of the company. Investment firm Splitan owns 30.5 …
Read More »Total War: Warhammer breaks series records
Creative Assembly’s latest strategy release has broken a Total War sales record. Total War: Warhammer, published by Sega, has since its release earlier this week racked up sales of over half a million units, making it the fastest ever selling title in the franchise. Total War: Warhammer has already proven …
Read More »MSI announces a PC, in a backpack, for VR on the move
The idea of a PC specifically designed to be lugged about on your back may seem a bit daft, but when paired with VR the notion suddenly starts to make more sense. MSI has announced the Backpack PC. The idea is that it will allow gamers to tether their VR …
Read More »Welcome to Sumo Digital, the Pinewood Studios of games development
Disney Infinity 3.0. Crackdown 3. LittleBigPlanet 3. Forza Horizon 2. F1 2011. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Dead Island 2. Xbox Fitness. Dead Space Ignition. And that’s not even the half of it. That’s as diverse a line-up as you’re ever likely to see, and it all comes from one …
Read More »The Crew welcomes its five millionth player
Ubisoft’s racing outing The Crew continues to expand its audience, even well over a year after its release. The game has now hit 5m registered players (which is not quite the same as sales). The publisher has said that everyone who logs in on May 28th will be handed 50,000 …
Read More »Front Defense is HTC’s first internally developed game
VR platform holder HTC is making its debut as a games developer with new VR title Front Defence. The title will be shown off at Taiwan’s Computex trade show next week, VentureBeat reports. The title is a tower defence game with players holding out against increasingly difficult waves of enemies. …
Read More »Dead Island Definitive Edition PS4 includes only one game on the disc
Only one of the two games included in the PS4 version of Dead Island Definitive Edition will actually come on the retail disc. Deep Silver has confirmed that the PS4 SKU includes a Dead Island disc in the box alongside a code to download its sequel Dead Island: Riptide. This …
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