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Having won plenty of admirers throughout its stint on Steam Early Access, Darkest Dungeon now has a full release date. The game, which earned Kickstarter backing of $313,337 and hit Early Access in February, will be released on January 19th. This community has grown beyond our expectations, and we’re both …
Read More »Vivendi acquires stake in Ubisoft and Gameloft
Shares in both Ubisoft and Gameloft have lifted after former Activision parent Vivendi acquired a stake in the pair. Bloomberg reports that Vivendi has paid €140m for a 6.6 per cent share of Ubisoft and €19.7m for 6.2 per cent of Gameloft. Vivendi’s former interest in Activision was brought to …
Read More »Del Toro says killing Silent Hills ‘makes no f***ing sense’
Film director Guillermo del Toro has slammed Konami’s cancellation of his and Hideo Kojima’s Silent Hills title. He also likened the project to Naughty Dog’s successful PlayStation title The Last of Us. It was curious,” he told Bloody Disgusting when asked about his experiences working on the title. We had …
Read More »Adjusted profits slip at GAME but new stores on the way
GAME saw a 4.5 per cent dip in pre-tax adjusted profit in the last financial year. The final number reached 38m, down from the 39.8m in the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA earning fell 8.6 per cent to 46.9m. Group revenue was up 0.6 per cent at 866.6m, however, with UK …
Read More »This year Movember has a smartphone game
Growing a fabulous moustache isn’t going to be the only way to contribute to Movember this year. GameSpot reports that The Movember Foundation has today launched a game on iOS called Run Mo Run! It’s also on the way to Android, although that version doesn’t seem to have appeared yet. …
Read More »Kick Off reboot is coming to PS4 and Vita
The original creator of football series Kick Off is back on board for a Sony-backed revival of the series. Kick Off, which vied for dominance with fellow top-down football series Sensible Soccer, first arrived in 1989. Dini went on to make Kick off 2, Goal! And eventually Kick Off 3, …
Read More »Analyst predicts Oculus Rift will be sold at cost, ship 5m units in 2016
Facebook will sell the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset at cost in an attempt to boost early adoption, Credit Suisse has predicted. As reported by Barron’s, the analyst group reckons Facebook will hope to make money on the headsets via subsequent software sales. This model is not a million miles …
Read More »Bandai Namco’s Rise of Incarnates is being shut down
Another one of Bandai Namco’s free-to-play titles is being abandoned. The publisher has announced that Rise of Incarnates will be terminated on December 15th 2015. The game’s currency is, as of today, no longer available to download. We must regretfully inform all users of the closure of Rise of Incarnates. …
Read More »Nintendo’s mobile plans to be announced ‘soon’
It looks like Nintendo’s long-awaited foray into the mobile sector is still on track for the end of the year. VentureBeat reports that DeNA West CEO Shintaro Asako told an audience at GamesBeat 2015 that soon, we should be able to announce the game” adding: I can’t say too much …
Read More »Blizzard brings balance back to Hearthstone by nuking Patron Warrior deck
After over half a year of dominance, next week will see one of Hearthstone’s most popular decks rendered obsolete. Players have since early this year been voicing concerns about the strength of a deck set known as Patron Warrior, which has become widely popular online and adopted by huge numbers …
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