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The co-founder of indie developer Vlambeer has said that the GamerGate hate campaign that came to define 2014 was something that could not have been avoided. GamerGate was inevitable,” Rami Ismail told the Guardian. These movements have been in motion since the early 2000s, and what has happened is fascinating …
Read More »VIDEO: John Malkovich stars in next Call of Duty DLC
You’ve already seen Kevin Spacey in the main game, and now more Hollywood talent has stepped up to star in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s upcoming zombie DLC. The Exo Zombies mode DLC coming later this month stars John Malkovich, Bill Paxton, Rose McGowan, and Jon Bernthal – all of …
Read More »Heroes of the Storm Founder’s Pack buys immediate access to closed beta
Entry into the closed beta for Blizzard’s in development MOBA Heroes of the Storm can now be bought. The studio has launched what it calls the Founder’s Pack. For 29.99 players get access to the game and the use of three heroes – Jim Raynor (from StarCraft), Diablo (from, as …
Read More »Release date set for PlayStation TV exclusive Powers
PlayStation’s first original TV series, Powers, will hit PSN in March. The first three episodes, released on March 10th, will be free to all PSN members, while the remaining seven episodes will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, with a new one arriving every Tuesday. The series had originally been …
Read More »PSN Christmas apology discounts roll out this week
A ten per cent discount will be available to PSN users this weekend as par of Sony’s apology for the service’s Christmas outage. Kicking off at 9:00am this Friday (January 23rd) and running until 9:00am the following Monday (January 26th), PSN users will be able to use a promotional code …
Read More »Tommy Palm is leaving Candy Crush Saga maker King
One of the key people in Candy Crush Saga’s move from web to smartphone has left King. Venturebeat reports that Tommy Palm has quit the firm to forma a new startup called Resolution Games which will, among other things, work on virtual reality entertainment. The new venture is based in …
Read More »Ori and the Blind Forest and State of Decay dated for Xbox One
The Xbox One release of two Xbox and PC exclusives have been given a release date. Ori and the Blind Forest, which was announced at E3 last year, will arrive on both Xbox One and PC on March 11th. The stylish platformer has a US price of $19.99. There’s no …
Read More »Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel are coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Yet another last-gen game is making the move to PS4 and Xbox One. 2K has announced that Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel are being bundled into a single SKU called Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, which will be released on both consoles on March 27th. Those who already own the …
Read More »Dontnod’s next game is Vampyr
The next game from French developer Dontnod has been revealed. It’s called Vampyr and will be published by Focus Home Interactive, according to the publisher’s PR agency Dead Good Media. The only info we have to go on is the graphic below, which suggests a gothic or Victorian setting – …
Read More »Steam Broadcasting video streaming is now live
Steam users are now able to watch their friends play games thanks to the latest Steam Client update. To use a feature simply head over to your friends list and bring up the drop-down menu next to anyone in-game. A ‘Watch Game’ option will then appear. The user in question …
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