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Developer Gearbox has found itself at the centre of a storm over a decision to partner with online key seller G2A. It emerged yesterday that Gearbox has teamed up with G2A to sell special editions of upcoming shooter Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition. However, the studio seemed to be taken completely …
Read More »Inside wins four BAFTAs as Uncharted 4 is crowned best game
Sony and Naughty Dog’s PS4 exclusive Uncharted 4 walked away with the coveted Best Game award at last night’s video games BAFTAs. Playdead’s indie hit Inside was the most prolific performer, however, grabbing four awards – Artistic Achievement, Game Design, Narrative and Original Property. Multiplayer hit Overcooked won two categories …
Read More »ASA bans Mobile Strike ad
A Machine Zone YouTube for smartphone game Mobile Strike must not be shown again, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. The ad, which can be seen below, features three women in bikinis playing the game and… well, that is actually more or less it. The ASA received a complaint from …
Read More »BioWare apologises for transgender character treatment
Developer BioWare continues to apologise for Mass Effect: Andromeda. Having yesterday laid down a road map for ongoing changes to the game that will be rolled out over the next two months, the studio has now directly addressed criticism of the game’s handling of transgender character Hainly Abrams is depicted …
Read More »Jagex reports another record financial performance
Runescape developer Jagex has reported record revenues for the second successive year. The company generated 74.4m in the year ending December 31st, beating the then record-breaking 57.9m total from the year before by some 28 per cent. Profits grew 21.5 per cent at 28.8m. Jagex has also announced a rebrand, …
Read More »Call of Duty is getting its own cinematic universe
Activision Blizzard is apparently looking to ape the success of Marvel in its effort to bring video games series Call of Duty to cinema screens. Activision Blizzard Studios co-presidents Stacey Sher and Nick van Dyk described the strategy as a multi-layered, interconnected approach” in an interview with The Guardian. The …
Read More »Sony looks to commercial markets after ‘slower than expected’ PSVR sales
PlayStation platform holder Sony is investigating ways to take its PlayStation VR headset to new commercial sectors, a report has claimed. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony has established a new ‘location-based entertainment’ unit to head up a commercial VR charge after what it describes as slower than expected” …
Read More »Terraria spin-off Otherworld drops its developer
Dutch developer Engine Software is no longer making Terraria spin-off Otherworld. Terraria developer Re-Logic has confirmed that Engine has been yanked from the project after what appears to have been a long and problematic development period, with little progress being made since the announcement of Otherworld in early 2015. Our …
Read More »Blizzard successfully sues cheat maker Bossland in US
World of Warcraft and Overwatch developer Blizzard has won a US lawsuit against bot maker Bossland. The German company has been ordered to pay Blizzard $8.6m having been found guilty of nearly 43,000 counts of copyright infringement. Bossland had tried to have the case dismissed but chose not to defend …
Read More »BioWare lays down improvement roadmap for Mass Effect: Andromeda
EA owned developer BioWare has outlined some immediate improvements on the way for Mass Effect: Andromeda. The studio has also identified aspects of the game that will be worked on over the next two months. Tomorrow (Thursday April 5th) a patch will be released that will not only improve performance …
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