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A Ukrainian Starcraft II player has been disqualified from an eSports tournament for threatening to rape a female opponent on social media. Gonna rape some girl soon #fragbitemasters,” Mihaylo Hayda tweeted ahead of his scheduled match against Swedish counterpart Madeleine Leander, according to Deadspin. Leander later wrote: He is one …
Read More »Mattel apologises for Barbie coding sexism book
A book that suggested Barbie would need the help of men to code a video game has been criticised by its own publisher. ‘Barbie: I Can Be A Computer Engineer’ featured the following exchange: Your robot puppy is so sweet,” says Skipper. Can I play your game?”I’m only creating the …
Read More »Infinity Blade heading to Xbox One
A version of popular iPhone RPG series Infinity Blade is apparently in production for Xbox One in China. Kotaku reports that a number of Chinese gaming outlets are reporting that the game is being developed by Tencent, which itself owns 40 per cent of Infinity Blade developer Epic Games. Also …
Read More »Warehouse fire hits Nintendo’s UK customer repair company
A fire at the warehouse used by Nintendo UK’s customer repair partner has affected a number of gamers. The Coventry Telegraph reports that Repair Tech’s offices were hit by a serious fire last week that required the night-long attentions of a number of fire engines to tackle. We can confirm …
Read More »Ori and the Blind Forest delayed to 2015
Microsoft’s Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC platformer Ori and the Blind Forest will not make its previously scheduled 2014 release date. Furthermore, the Xbox One and PC versions will arrive before the Xbox 360 SKU. While we’re extremely excited for all of you to get your hands on Ori …
Read More »Ubisoft wants Mega Bloks to sell Assassin’s Creed brand to kids
A string of 18-rated games front the Assassin’s Creed brand, but Ubisoft wants to explore ways to sell the franchise to children. That’s according to the publisher’s international brand manager Yannick Spagna, who Games Industry reports told the GameON Finance conference in Toronto that licensing deals can achieve things traditional …
Read More »Nintendo pulls 3DS hack title Cubic Ninja from Japanese eShop
The game at the centre of a 3DS hacking method has been pulled from sale. Ubisoft platformer Cubic Ninja was only ever released digitally in Japan but Tiny Cartridge reports that Nintendo has now pulled the game from the region’s eShop. MCV last week reported that a new hack for …
Read More »GameStop thinks that cheap digital games are a ‘mistake’
The president of GameStop has warned the games industry that it risks repeating the mistake of the music and film sectors by devaluing its main commodity. The average price being paid by a customer rate full game triple-A download is $22,” president Tony Bartel told investors, as transcribed by Seeking …
Read More »GTA V retakes No.1 spot; Far Cry 4 claims No.2
The PS4 and Xbox One release of Grand Theft Auto V has seen Rockstar’s game recapture the UK No.1 crown. The game already claimed the crown of being the single biggest grossing title following its 2013 debut and now also becomes the highest grossing ever game in the UK, beating …
Read More »GAME plans GAMEtronics bays and GAME Marketplace for 2015
A national rollout for GAMEtronics and a new online marketplace called GAME Marketplace are two of the initiatives planned for GAME in the coming year. In June 2013 we launched a trial of our ‘GAMEtronics’ concept, enabling customers to trade-in and purchase preowned smartphones, tablets and other technology products through …
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