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Free-to-play may still be a turn off to some sections of the fandom, but for developers it can often remain a very sensible choice. A perfect illustration of this is Asher Vollmer. He’s the creator of hit mobile (and now console) puzzle game Threes. It was originally released as a …
Read More »Rust will start randomly assigning you gender
Having already toyed with race and penis size, Rust is about to brave yet another frontier – automatically assigning a player’s gender. Until now the game has only offered male player models, but creator Garry Newman has said an upcoming patch the game will add a female design. The female …
Read More »22Cans still doesn’t have a God of Gods plan in place for Godus
Five months on from the revelations that shook Godus to its core, 22Cans has admitted that there is still no plan in place for competition winner Bryan Henderson to become the game’s ‘God of Gods’. "No, there isn’t, being completely frank," new 22Cans CEO Simon Phillips told Eurogamer when asked …
Read More »Apple rejected Mojang’s Scrolls for iOS prior to its scheduled cancellation
The mystery behind Mojang’s failure to release Scrolls on iOS appears to have been solved. The game was released on PC and Android last December but despite being scheduled to appear on Apple’s devices never migrated to the platform. Touch Arcade reports that the game was actually successfully ported to …
Read More »Shenmue 3 Kickstarter closes on $6.3m
$6,333,295 – that’s how much was successfully raised by Shenmue 3 on Kickstarter. The campaign came to a close over the weekend, with the final total raised from 69,320 backers. The number makes it the highest ever funded video game and the third highest funded ‘games’ project behind card game …
Read More »Next Batman Arkham Knight patch expected in August
A significant, but not final, fix for the PC version of Batman Arkham Knight will be released next month. Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, Rocksteady and our partners are targeting an interim patch update for existing players to be released in August,” the publishersaid. This update will address many of the …
Read More »Over 4,000 people attend Satoru Iwata’s funeral
The two-day funeral for former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was attended by around 4,100 people. The Wall Street Journal reports that thousands of well-wishers lined up to pass the coffin, many carrying their 3DS handheld with them. 2,600 attended on the first day and 1,400 on the second. Iwata’s death …
Read More »Street Fighter V DLC can be earned in-game for free
Capcom has adapted a slightly different business model for Street Fighter V, with players able to earn all of its extra content without spending a penny. The publisher describes it as a service-based approach” and it certainly seems to ape the model seen in hits such as League of Legends …
Read More »Itagaki blames Devil’s Third previews on lack of player skill
Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki has said Devil’s Third’s scathing previews are due to previewers not being sufficiently skilled. The game has already being described as shaping up to be one of the worst games Nintendo has ever published” and a cruel joke” by Videogamer while …
Read More »Evo 2015 takes place this weekend and you can watch it all online
The world’s best known fighting game video game championships takes place in Las Vegas this weekend. The Evolution Championship Series 2015 will feature some of the biggest names in eSports fighting and a host of title including Ultra Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat X, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Tekken …
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