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A number of big-name developers have joined forces to create a game compilation in aid of charity War Child. Halo’s 343 Industries, Total War’s Creative Assembly and Football Manager’s Sports Interactive will be joined by Curve Digital, Bossa, Spilt Milk Studios, Team 17, Hardlight, Carbon Games, Torn Banner and Hinterland …
Read More »Apple finally launches a game-centric Twitter channel
A Twitter feed that focuses solely on Apple expansive games offering has been launched. @AppStoreGames will promote not only release dates and promotions, but also highlight the store’s extensive existing catalogue. Its content comes directly from Apple’s App Store editors, who are responsible for populating its pages and compiling featured …
Read More »‘Slave Tetris’ game pulled from Steam after media outcry
A mini-game that attempted to explain the condition suffered by slaves being transported across the Atlantic by likening it to Tetris has been pulled from Steam. Slave Tetris was a mini-game included in self-professed educational title Playing History 2 – Slave Trade, which was actually released back in 2013. However, …
Read More »Former Blizzard COO donates video games collection to a museum
Over 1,500 Blizzard related video games items are to find a new home in American museum The Strong in Rochester, New York. The collection has been donated by former Blizzard Entertainment COO Paul Sams and spans items from franchises such as Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo that have been collected over …
Read More »VIDEO: The first footage of Daniel Radcliffe in BBC’s GTA drama Gamechangers
The BBC has released the first trailer for its upcoming drama based on the development of Grand Theft Auto. In it we see Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Rockstar president Sam Houser, and Bill Paxton, who plays controversial lawyer and outspoken GTA critic Jack Thompson. The show itself …
Read More »GameStop to open first ThinkGeek physical store
Online merchandise ThinkGeek is to open its first physical store. Owner GameStop, which acquired ThinkGeek owner Geeknet in June, has announced plans to open the its first branded physical store in Florida on September 25th. More are planned, too, with each boasting what is described as a ‘modern, bright, open …
Read More »SoulCalibur Lost Swords to down weapons in November
Bandai Namco has said that its free-to-play fighting game SoulCalibur: Lost Swords will be shut down later this year. Eurogamer reports that the servers for the PS3 title will be shut down on November 30th, just a year and a half after the game was first launched. Sales of Continue …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Knight patch arrives, goes… but offers big fixes
A patch for the troubled PC version of Batman: Arkham Asylum was temporarily released last night, and seemed to bring with it big fixes to the game. Kotaku reports that those who had tinkered with the settings on the game’s listing in Steam to enable beta access last night received …
Read More »FTC rules Machinima ‘deceived’ viewers with Xbox One ads
The murky side of YouTube games coverage has been dragged into the light with the confirmation that Machinima paid video makers to make positive Xbox One content without disclosing the deal. The Federal Trade Commission found that the network paid some YouTubers up to $30k to produce Xbox One videos …
Read More »Online games site RockyFroggy reprimanded by ASA
A website that allows users to compete in online games to win prizes has had its knuckles rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority over a misleading ad. The organisation agreed that RockyFroggy ran an advertorial on a web domain (www.cdn.bbn-news.co.uk) specifically designed to look like the BBC’s website. The structure …
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