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Read More »Sony unites its music, tech, gaming, and movies content for Sony Collaboration Series
Microsoft exec states Google Stadia won’t ‘have the content’ to rival xCloud
"It's a great time to be a gamer"
Read More »Splatoon 2 to get a year of content updates and two years of Splatfest events
Nintendo has promised around a year of extra content updates for its upcoming Switch shooter Splatoon 2, as well as two years of Splatfest events, the platform holder revealed today in its Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct stream. Much like the original Splatoon on Wii U, Splatfests ask players from all …
Read More »Random mechanics and the art of being predictably unpredictable
The creators of XCOM 2, The Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon and The Swindle reveal how procedural generation and random gameplay elements can be used to build timeless titles
Read More »Microsoft’s Project Spark to be discontinued in August
Dissolution of team behind Xbox One and PC creation tool following end of active development last year cited as cause for cancellation
Read More »YouTube reworks Content ID to allow monetisation during disputes
‘When both a creator and someone making a claim choose to monetise a video, we will continue to run ads on that video and hold the resulting revenue separately. Once the Content ID claim or dispute is resolved, we'll pay out that revenue to the appropriate party’
Read More »Wargaming launches $10,000 hunt for innovative PC and mobile devs
Multiplayer titles focus of worldwide search by company’s WG Labs
Read More »Gaming video content now makes $3.8bn, Twitch more prosperous than YouTube
As the audience for gaming video content nears half a billion people, a new report has highlighted live streaming’s quick rise to the top. 468 million viewers around the world now digest games-related video content such as walkthroughs, trailers and live streams, according to research firm SuperData’s Gaming Video Content …
Read More »VIDEO: Destiny’s PlayStation exclusive content detailed
With its release under a week away, a new video explains exactly what extras will be included with the PlayStation version of Bungie’s shooter Destiny. Central the video is the Exodus Blue multiplayer map, featuring 6v6 and 3v3 matches and five different game modes – Skirmish, Control, Salvage, Clash and …
Read More »Watching The Halo Channel will unlock content in Halo 5 and the Master Chief Collection
Microsoft has confirmed an interesting incentive to get people watching its exclusive Halo Channel TV content. Polygon reports that watching The Halo Channel will in turn unlock some additional content in both this year’s Halo: The Master Chief Collection and next year’s Halo 5. "When you get to the end …
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