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The developer of underwater survival adventure Subnautica has explained why the game does not equip players with guns to defend themselves. I am sorta confused at all the non-lethal items that are in the game to fend off predators and the only lethal thing I know of is the knife,” …
Read More »Quantum Break forces eyepatch onto pirates and those not logged into Windows Store
Remedy has repeated its comedy anti-piracy measure from Alan Wake in recent PC release Quantum Break. Should the game decide that you’re a pirate, lead character Jack Joyce suddenly dons a very fetching eyepatch, complete with a skull and crossbones motif. Which isn’t that severe a punishment, but will likely …
Read More »Quantum Break allows users to disable copyrighted music for streaming
As Kotaku puts it, what a perfect sign of the times. Barely a day passes without a YouTuber taking to social media to lament a copyright claiming robbing them of revenues from their videos. The phenomenon has led to an interesting option buried away in the menus for Microsoft’s recently …
Read More »Rock Band 4’s PC crowdfunding push fails to reach target
The world of Rock Band has been hit with more bad news. Harmonix’s attempt to crowdfund a PC port of Rock Band 4 via Fig, which was to be developed by Sumo Digital, has ended in failure. The developer had looked for $1.5m. At the end of the campaign it …
Read More »Coleco Chameleon boss sheds light on fake console prototype
One of the key figures behind the failed Coleco Chameleon console has spoken out on his version of why the venture collapsed. All trace of the project vanished last month after a pair of prototype devices, one of which was shown to the public at the New York Toy Fair, …
Read More »UK buyers still waiting for Oculus Rift pre-orders
It appears that the Oculus Rift VR revolution has yet to reach the UK. The headset officially launched on March 28th, but Kotaku reports that as far as it can gather, the only people in the UK to have actually received their devices are original Kickstarter backers. Oculus said earlier …
Read More »IGDA: Nintendo is oblivious to consequences of Rapp sacking
The International Game Developers Association has criticised Nintendo for the timing of its sacking of Alison Rapp. Rapp was fired last week after a prolonged online hate campaign. Rapp stated that Nintendo told her she was no longer a good, safe representative of Nintendo”, although the platform holder insisted that …
Read More »EVE: Valkyrie confirmed for HTC Vive
CCP’s space dogfighter EVE: Valkyrie will be released on the HTC Vive. The game was at one stage pegged as an Oculus Rift exclusive, and was even co-published by the Facebook firm for the platform. The game was also a pre-order freebie for those who laid down money for the …
Read More »Overwatch’s old butt pose replaced with new butt pose
The art that will replace Overwatch’s controversial Tracer pose that sparked many an angry online forum post late last month has been revealed. As a recap, the original pose – which can be seen below – was criticised for sexualising the character in a way that seemed at odds with …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate expansion criticised for inclusion of a transgender character
Just another normal day in the games industry, then. Recently released Baldur’s Gate expansion Siege of Dragonspear has found itself subject to heavy criticism from segments of the fanbase, with the anger seemingly directed toward two fronts. On the one hand, there is widespread frustration at the game’s technical performance. …
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