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Sega has re-confirmed a new big-screen outing for its iconic blue hedgehog. Speaking to The World Folio, as spotted by Nintendo Life, Sega Sammy president and CEO Hajime Satomi said: Sega Sammy Group is currently planning with Sony Pictures to create a live-action and animation hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog movie …
Read More »Street Fighter V will support PS3 controllers
Capcom has made an announcement that could potentially save gamers hundreds of pounds. The publisher has revealed that Street Fighter V on PS4 will offer legacy support for PS3 controllers. This means that any joysticks you have laying around will be fully compatible with the new title, although they may …
Read More »Mad Catz to lay off 37% of staff
Fears about the situation at Rock Band 4 co-publisher Mad Catz have been confirmed with news that over a third of the company’s workforce are losing their jobs. The changes are designed to "focus on lowering operating costs, increasing efficiencies and better aligning its workforce with the needs of the …
Read More »There are two new Lumines games on the way
Handheld puzzle series Lumines is making a return with two new instalments this year. Destructoid reports that Mobcast, which acquired the Lumines and Meteos licenses from Q Entertainment a year ago, has confirmed both the vanilla Lumines 2016 and a free-to-play title named Lumines VS. The former is due for …
Read More »Firewatch players can order physical prints of their in-game snaps
Campo Santo and Panic’s Firewatch may be a digital-only release, but it has a very cool real-world feature. Players in the game have access to a disposable camera. Polygon reports that upon completion they are offered the chance to order real prints of their in-game pics for $15. These are …
Read More »Development halted on Kickstarted Unsung Story
Having raised $660k over two years ago, the future of Yasumi Matsuno’s successfully Kickstarted RPG Unsung Hero looks incredibly uncertain. The game was originally due to be released in July 2015. A delay until late 2016 – and a change of direction for the gamplay – caused much consternation last …
Read More »GameTrailers closing after 13 years
The original home of online games videos is closing down today. The news has been confirmed by the site, as well as editor-in-Chief Brandon Jones on Twitter and associate editor Ben Moore on Neogaf. When GameTrailers was founded in 2002, internet video was a revolutionary concept,” a statement on the …
Read More »Mad Catz CEO, chairman and senior VP step down ahead of earnings report
Rock Band 4 co-publisher Mad Catz has experienced a day of significant upheaval ahead of the publication of its latest financials. Long standing president and CEO Darren Richardson, chairman Thomas Brown and senior vice president of business affairs Whitney Peterson have all resigned. CFO Karen McGinnis replaces Richardson, who has …
Read More »VfL Wolfsburg signs English 22-year-old for FIFA eSports team
Bundesliga team VfL Wolfsburg has signed an English youngster to play as part of its FIFA eSports team. The BBC reports that David Bytheway from Wolverhampton is now an official employee of the club, and is one of two players signed to compete for it in FIFA tournaments. He even …
Read More »PC piracy giant calls it quits
One of the largest Chinese piracy groups has said that it has stopped cracking single-player PC games. 3DM was in the press last month having claimed that, thanks to improvements to PC game security, it feared PC piracy may be a thing of the past within two years. Now Torrentfreak …
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