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New game submissions containing the word ‘Flappy’ are reportedly being rejected by both Apple and Google. A seemingly endless stream of clones have hit both the App Store and Google Play since the removal of Dong Nguyen’s original Flappy Bird but TechCrunch reports that a number of developers have now …
Read More »Steam introducers moderation into user tagging system
Valve has taken measures to try and quell the carnage caused by the Steam Tagging system. Last week the digital service introduced the ability for users to add custom tags to games. The result? A host of titles instantly became associated with mean, abusive and spoiler-ridden tags. Now Valve has …
Read More »Mutant Mudds finds most success on Nintendo platforms
Developer Renegade Kid has revealed a surprising statistic about its action platformer Mutant Mudds Deluxe. The game, which is available on 3DS, Wii U, PSN and Steam has enjoyed its strongest sales on Nintendo’s machines. NintendoEverything reports that the Wii U sales better the combined sales of both PSN and …
Read More »Kickstarter recommends password reset after hack is confirmed
Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter has confirmed that it was last week the victim of a hack that compromised some user data. The breach occurred last Wednesday (February 12th) and saw hackers gain unauthorised access to some customer data including usernames, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers and encrypted passwords. Fortunately, no …
Read More »Mark Burton named as new Intent Media MD
Intent Media has revealed that Mark Burton is its new MD as of today (February 17th). Burton joins from Incisive Media’s Insurance Group where he worked as group publishing director. Former employers include VNU Business Media. Mark is an accomplished media executive with an impressive track record,” NewBay Media CEO …
Read More »UK No.1 for The LEGO Movie Videogame
FIFA 14 has been knocked off the top of the UK charts by The LEGO Movie Videogame. Warner’s licensed outing is the sixth LEGO game to reach the UK top spot, with the last being LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes last year. Chart-Track adds that one eighth of the …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes hits 720p on Xbox One, 1080p on PS4
Yet another high-profile multi-platform release has been confirmed as running at a higher resolution on Sony’s next-gen console. Konami confirmed as part of a screenshot comparison that while the PS4 version of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes runs at 1080p, the Xbox One release only manages 720p, the same as …
Read More »It’s time to join the PC master race
PC GAMING WEEK:We members of the master race like to point out that we’ve been playing proper next-gen games for years. In late 2012 I made the decision to abandon consoles and make the jump to the world of PC gaming. The pros and cons are well documented. The pros? …
Read More »Steam adds user tagging, chaos ensues
Valve today added the ability for users to add tags to games listed in its Steam library. Want to hazard a guess as to what happened next? Well, PC Gamer notes that major plot points in games such as Final Fantasy VII and BioShock Infinite have been ruined while Supreme …
Read More »AMD’s Seeing Red
PC GAMING WEEK: It offers the most powerful single graphics card (GPU) in the world and its x86 chips can be found in both PS4 and Xbox One. It’s hard to remember things ever being better for AMD. No position is ever unassailable,” AMD’s head of technical communications for gaming …
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