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Crowdfunding hit Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has scrapped its planned Wii U release. Instead, the game will now be coming to Switch alongside the previously announced versions for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Vita. This news may not be the most shocking in the world – after all, Zelda: …
Read More »GameStop: Switch could eclipse the Wii
The senior director of merchandising at retailer GameSpot has predicted an extremely bright future for Nintendo Switch. The console remains hard to find on Hight Streets on both sides of the Atlantic, and now Eric Bright has told GameRant that he thinks it could outpace Nintendo’s most successful ever home …
Read More »Oculus says VR already has ‘real’ games
The accusation that VR games lack adequate depth is unfounded. That’s according to Oculus executive producer David Yee, who told UploadVR that VR already has the sorts of experiences that many of the sector’s critics are calling for. We want to hear from people that they’re not waiting for real …
Read More »Kingston University opens virtual reality training centre
Students at Kingston university now have access to a selection of virtual reality technology thanks to an investment in the institution’s tech facilities. 53k has been pumped into the new Centre for Augmented and Virtual Reality Environments (CAVE) at the university’s games lab at the Penrhyn Road campus, which offers …
Read More »YouTube caught up in LGBT restriction anger
Video service YouTube has been criticised for restricting access to videos that contain references to same-sex relationships. YouTube does not activate its restricted access filter by default, but users are able to activate it in their settings menu. It is designed to automatically filter potentially inappropriate” content which YouTube says …
Read More »Persona 5 mistake saw orders cancelled for being ‘dangerous’
Publisher Atlus has been forced to clarify that the Premium Edition of Persona 5 does not contain ‘dangerous materials’. Polygon reports that some US customers who had ordered the steelbook edition of the upcoming RPG from Amazon recently received emails telling them that their orders had been cancelled – and …
Read More »DotEmu’s online store is closing
The once popular DRM-free PC games store DotEmu has announced plans to close later this year. DotEmu opened its store back in 2010, selling not just its own PC ports but also titles from partners such as Sega, Rebellion and Focus. The model was similar to that seen with GOG, …
Read More »Arons named as Machinima GM
Warner Bros has announced that its former senior VP of worldwide marketing Russell Arons has become the new general manager of Machinima. Arons will work with existing Machinima CEO Chad Gustein for a period after which he will leave the company to pursue other projects. Arons will from that point …
Read More »BioWare defends developer from online abuse
One member of BioWare’s development team has found themselves the centre of a new online abuse campaign. A notorious right wing blog published a piece claiming that Allie Rose-Marie Leost – yes, of course it’s a woman who has been targeted – was solely responsible for the much criticised animations …
Read More »Super Mario Run lands on Android this week
Three months after its iOS debut, Nintendo’s Super Mario Run will make its debut on Android this Thursday (March 23rd). On the same day the iOS release will be updated to version 2.0.0, introducing a new playable character. Plus, free players will have the chance to unlock an additional level …
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