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Newcastle is the host of a new Ubisoft office, which opens today. Called the Consumer Relationship Centre, the department currently houses 75 workers and will by the end of 2015 employ over 100. The plan is to expand that to 200 in the future. The office, which will integrate consumer …
Read More »It costs more to play as a female in mobile games
Fewer games than you think offer free playable female characters by default A 12 year-old has discovered that it costs gamers more money to play as female characters than male characters in the most popular iPhone games. The Washington Post has run an article by 12 year-old Madeline Messer in …
Read More »Rumours suggest Valve has added extra restrictions to Steam gifting
The clampdown on cross-region gifting in Steam appear to have been tightened further. Late last year a number of restrictions were put in place to limit users in countries where games are cheaper – such as Russia – from selling keys to consumers in countries such as the UK, where …
Read More »PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Mortal Kombat X delayed
Mortal Kombat X will not arrive on last-gen consoles until the summer. Videogamer reports that the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions remain on track to arrive on April 14th. While NetherRealm is handling the PS4 and Xbox One releases, High Voltage is taking care of the PS3 and 360 …
Read More »Blizzcon 2015 dated for November
Anaheim in California will once again be host to Blizzcon, which this year will take place in November. The Blizzard gathering will off on November 6th, with the first batch of tickets going on sale on April 15th – priced at a pretty hefty $199. Virtual tickets will be available …
Read More »Yves Guillemot offered ‘constant support’ for indie hit Valiant Hearts
One of Ubisoft’s most noted indie releases was helped to release by the personal support of the publisher’s CEO Yves Guillemot. Valiant Hearts: The Great War was released on a number of platforms last year, but faced a struggle from the off when trying to compete for attention with big-money …
Read More »Sony refusing to refund PSN hack victim
The protection offered to those whose PlayStation Network accounts have been hacked has been called into question following the plight of one PS4 owner. GameSpot reports that that a Reddit user named Kadjer saw his PSN account hijacked and $600 worth of content purchased through his account. Furthermore, his PS4 …
Read More »Nintendo tops US hardware and software charts
PS4 may have again beaten Xbox One in the monthly US hardware charts in February, but it was Nintendo that emerged as the month’s surprise winner. The launch of the new 3DS XL in the region saw Nintendo’s handheld platform win the hardware race, while The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s …
Read More »Homefront: The Revolution pushed back to 2016
Deep Silver has confirmed a 2016 release for Homefront: The Revolution, which represents a delay to the title. The game was announced in June of last year as CryTek developed title published by Deep Silver, due out on PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2015. The following month, however, the …
Read More »Cities: Skylines shifts 250k copies in one day
New city-building title Cities: Skylines has got off to a towering start on Steam. The game, published by Paradox Interactive and developed by Colossal Order, sold 250,000 copies (including pre-orders) across PC, Mac and Linux in its first 24 on sale after its release on Tuesday. The title is seen …
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