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Tropico 5 will launch in May on Windows PC and several other platforms later this year, publisher Kalypso has announced. The PC version will initially release via digital channels on May 23rd, and arrive at retail for the platform on May 27th. Kalypso also revealed that Mac and Xbox 360 …
Read More »Industry vets Hocking, Swift join Amazon
Amazon has hired on Portal lead Kim Swift and Far Cry 2 designer Clint Hocking to join its internal game studio. Kotaku reports the two will join Amazon Game Studios’ growing talent pool. While Amazon has yet to confirm the hires, Hocking’s personal blog and Swift’s twitter account both allude …
Read More »PS Vita Pets tabbed for June launch in North America, Europe
PS Vita Pets will launch this June in North America and Europe, Sony has confirmed. The PlayStation US blog announces the pet simulation adventure game will land in North America on June 3rd. Meanwhile, the PS Europe blog confirms the game will arrive June 4th within the territory. PS Vita …
Read More »Sweeney: VR will be bigger than smartphones
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has lofty expectations for the budding VR space, stating that he believes the technology will end up being bigger than the smartphone phenomenon. In an interview with Polygon, Sweeney explained VR has the potential to go beyond the enormous reach smartphones and tablets have established …
Read More »King lists 165 international job openings
Candy Crush Saga developer King has listed 165 openings for its studios across the globe, as the company aims to expand its workforce by 25 per cent. Polygon reports on the dozens of job listings posted on King’s website – including work in development, design and engineering, and marketing and …
Read More »Valve’s Aaron Nicholls follows Binstock, Abrash to Oculus VR
Oculus has picked up another Valve VR expert in the wake of Facebook’s acquistion of the company, hiring Aaron Nicholls onto its research and development team. The company announced on Twitter that the former Valve researcher will join Oculus VR as a scientist, working alongside other former Valve veterans – …
Read More »Deep Silver confirms next-gen Metro release
Metro Redux is real and in the works for the latest generation of consoles, publisher Deep Silver has confirmed. Rumour of the franchise’s jump to next-gen broke yesterday, when a pair of images mentioning the Metro Redux SKU for PS4, Xbox One and PC hit the web. Deep Silver has …
Read More »Warface registers 25m users
Free-to-play shooter Warface has reached 25m registered users, Crytek has announced. In a news post on Crytek’s site, the company revealed the figure – adding that the milestone was achieved in just two years within Russian, North American and European territories. It is a fantastic achievement for our franchise and …
Read More »Oculus Rift creator receives death threats over Facebook acquisition
Oculus staff and their families have received death threats over Facebook’s recent acquisition of the company, Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey has revealed. Luckey explained in a post on Reddit that while Oculus employees had anticipated an initial negative reaction from the masses, the company didn’t believe the backlash would reach …
Read More »Sony licenses 1,000 indie studios for PlayStation platforms
PlayStation’s self-publishing initiative has signed on more than 1,000 indie developers, Sony has announced. A new post on the Playstation US blog reveals the number, adding that more than 100 self-published titles are coming to PS4 this year. [PS4’s] amazing lineup is made possible by the development community, who have …
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