The issue has seemingly been resolved now, though some players still report issues
Read More »Valve awards $20,000 to a researcher who reported a Steam bug that generated free codes
"It could have been used by any attacker who had access to the portal"
Read More »Activision says it’s working to improve Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 is released in the UK today, but widespread technical issues have marred its launch. Activision has already had to justify the game’s whopping 7.7GB day one patch. Not only is the download bigger than the game itself, but those unable to access it are locked …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved offers players $100 for finding game bugs
Ark: Survival Evolved developer Studio Wildcard is offering a $100 to players who discover hacks that can be used to exploit the game. The offer is open to anyone who can provide evidence of a hack that can have an impact on gameplay or server stability on its official servers, …
Read More »‘Gamers don’t care about buggy games shipped on time’
CD Projekt's Marcin Iwinski says consumers will only remember the very best titles they have played
Read More »Testing times for broken games
Develop asks QA experts to explain the full repercussions of bug-ridden releases
Read More »Breaking bad – how to stop games releasing with major bugs and issues
At the end of 2014, it felt like we couldn’t go a week without a game being released with some severe issues. Assassin’s Creed Unity came out with glitchy visuals; Microsoft had serious issues with Halo: The Master Chief Collection’s online mode. Even Tetris had problems. It was clear that …
Read More »Unity troubles will benefit the next Assassin’s Creed
Yves Guillemot explains that new engine introduced with last year's title will be refined for future installments
Read More »‘Bad coding leaves developers patching up damaged reputations’
A new Government-funded organisation has been set-up to help developers stamp out bugs and online issues in their games. Tony Dyhouse, director of the Trustworthy Software Initiative, explains Is the pressure on developers to rush new games to market causing more to be released before they are truly ready? Recent …
Read More »Patch problems continue for Assassin’s Creed Unity
Ubisoft issues 6.7GB patch for troubled triple-A game, error creates 40GB download for Xbox One owners
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