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Can you post and monetise videos of Devolver games? Yes, emphatically yes. The MCV Awards nominated indie publisher has, in a presumed response to Nintendo’s controversial revenue sharing demands, made it clear that it is perfectly happy for video makers to stream its games and keep all the ad revenue …
Read More »Raptr users warned to change passwords after site hack
Video games social network Raptr has said that some of its users’ data may have been accessed in a recent hack of its servers. As a consequence, founder and CEO Dennis Fong has advised all users to reset their passwords, even though the data that was potentially accessed was part …
Read More »Ice-T takes on GamerGate in upcoming Law & Order episode
Well, if there’s one person who can sort out GamerGate it could well be Ice-T. Law & Order spin off series Special Victims Unit will next month feature an episode entitled Intimidation Game” that sees a female game developer endure a torrent of online abuse and an assault at a …
Read More »VIDEO: Live-action TV ad ready for Majora’s Mask 3DS launch
Nintendo has unleashed a live-action TV ready to maximise the nostalgia surrounding the upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D. The 30-second short is small on detail, but gives a basic outline of the game’s plot and draws successfully on a number of iconic images and sounds …
Read More »Bloodborne PS4 console bundle confirmed for Europe
From Software’s Bloodborne will be getting the PS4 console bundle treatment in Europe. A hardware SKU containing a black console, black controller and the game will arrive on March 27th alongside the release of the title itself. Pre-orders don’t appear to be up anywhere as of yet, although a listing …
Read More »PewDiePie and other YouTubers dismiss Nintendo’s proposed revenue sharing plan
Nintendo’s latest attempt to reach out to YouTubers has been ill received. Fuck you Nintendo,” PewDiePie said of the latest proposal, in which Nintendo would offer video creators between 60-70 per cent of their ad revenues in return for permission to create videos featuring its products. What they are missing …
Read More »Hearthstone hits 75m users with expansion scheduled for April, report claims
Blizzard will release the next expansion for Hearthstone in April, according to a new report. Yahoo Finance editor Tae Kim claims to have word from an Activision Blizzard employee that the card game has now passed 75m players worldwide and that its numbers “are off the charts”. As recently as …
Read More »Digital boss Ian Chambers leaves GAME
GAME has confirmed the departure of its digital boss Ian Chambers. Chambers joined the retailer from IGN in July 2013. GAME’s release says that Chambers is departing to pursue other opportunities, with Chambers himself adding: "I’ve very much enjoyed working at GAME throughout this period of growth, but now is …
Read More »China to greenlight nationwide console sales after Shanghai trial success
The sale of games consoles is to be rolled out across the whole of China, it is claimed. Bloomberg reports that the trial period of selling console’s in the Shanghai free trade zone has been deemed a success, and local governments have now been instructed to draft rules to facilitate …
Read More »Sega cutting 300 jobs as it prepares for digital, non-console future
Around 300 staff are to be offered early retirement following plans to completely restructure Sega’s business. Local organisations managing packaged game software in Western markets will be streamlined”, the company has said, with its San Francisco already confirmed for closure. Sega intends to alter operations to focus on mobile and …
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