Bandai Namco has banned two players from the Tekken 7 UK Championships following accusations that they colluded to throw a match. Kotaku reports that it has been alleged that Justin ‘King Jae’ Nelson conspired with Charmel ‘C-Krizzle’ Miedji Koloko in their third round match in last weekend’s Birmingham qualifier. The …
Read More »Need for Speed is returning in 2017
It looks like Assassin’s Creed is not be the only big IP returning this year. Developer Ghost Games has confirmed that its new Need for Speed title will be out by year end. The last console NFS title was 2015’s simply titled ‘Need for Speed’. Ghost has also confirmed that, …
Read More »Leak suggests Assassin’s Creed: Origins is set in Egypt
It looks as if we now know the name and setting of the next Assassin’s Creed title. It’s called Assassin’s Creed: Origins and will be set in ancient Egypt, if reports are to be believed. The news comes from a couple of sources, both of which have since been confirmed …
Read More »‘Milestone year’ sees EA stock hit $100 for first time
EA’s share price passed the $100 mark yesterday after what boss Andrew Wilson described as a milestone year. Q4 revenues jumped 16 per cent to $1.53bn, although net income fell nearly 40 per cent to $566m. However, while physical game sales were flat, digital revenues are soaring. Furthermore, the company …
Read More »Blizzard reveals Overwatch and Hearthstone loot box odds
Thanks to Chinese law, Blizzard has published the odds that gamers face every time they buy a card pack or loot box. It was reported in December that starting May 2017, developers whose games contain random loot box drops will be required to reveal the underlying odds in compliance with …
Read More »Marvel Games confirms VR ambitions
We already have Batman in 3D, and now it sounds like Marvel’s roster of superhero IP could be preparing to dive into virtual reality. We did a deep dive in looking at the [VR] space towards the end of last year, and it offers some pretty incredible opportunities, in terms …
Read More »Risk of Rain 2 will ditch 2D for 3D
Developer Hopoo Games has confirmed that a sequel to Risk of Rain is now in development. The 2D roguelike, which started as a student project before being backed by a successful Kickstarter, sees players struggling to survive on an alien planet. It is perhaps best known for its gradually elevating …
Read More »Valve pledges to open up about Steam’s inner workings
Valve has pledged to work directly and transparently with the Steam community as it continues to evolve PC gaming’s largest marketplace. In a lengthy blog post, Valve has tried to explain why serving the interests of such a large and diverse group of consumers is a very tough task. One …
Read More »Dead Island 2 still lives
Publisher Deep Silver has insisted that development on Dead Island 2 is still ongoing. The last we heard from the game was over a year ago when MCV revealed that UK studio Sumo Digital had been handed development duties. "Dead Island 2 is in development at Sumo Digital, and we …
Read More »Disney brings Maker Studios in-house
The once wild world of Maker Studios is to be integrated more closely into the controlled workings of inner Disney. It was revealed in February that Maker was shedding staff and cutting ties with some 55,000+ YouTubers. This, of course, came after Maker dropped PewDiePie following the world’s most popular …
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