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FarmVille creative director Mark Skaggs has departed from his position as senior vice president of Zynga. Gamasutrareports on a Zynga staff email the site obtained, written by company founder and CEO Mark Pincus. In it, Pincus confirms Skaggs departure without providing any additional details on the matter. Skaggs lead the …
Read More »Valve details first of Dota 2 Majors series
Valve has announced the beginning of a series of Majors for Dota 2 to compliment its annual event The International, with the first to be hosted in Frankfurt in November. According to a post on theDota 2 blog, the event will take place at Festhalle Messe across six days of …
Read More »Mighty No. 9 now set to launch in February
Mighty No. 9 has received new US and worldwide release dates, publisher Deep Silver has announced. The digital version of Comcept’s Mega Man spiritual successor will launch February 9thin North America and February 12thfor other territories on PC, Mac, Linux, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Wii U. Downloadable …
Read More »Turner Broadcasting will launch eSports league next year
American basic cable channel TBS has announced it will air multiple Counter-Strike: Global Offensive matches next year. The Wall Street Journalreports Turner Broadcasting has signed a deal to launch its own eSports league, and is set to broadcast Counter-Strike: Go competitions on Friday nights for 20 weeks in 2016. Qualifying …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: September 20-26
Elite: Dangerous has nabbed the top spot on Steam’s latest weekly best-selling titles, thanks in large part to a featured discount promotion. The game was able to surpass runner-up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – which still appears to be selling stronger every week. Last week’s winner Metal Gear Solid V: The …
Read More »System Shock: Enhanced Edition launches on GOG
Night Dive Studios has released an enhanced edition of Looking Glass Technologies’ classic FPS/RPG hybird System Shock on GOG. A post onGOG’s news sectionreveals the updated version adds mouselook and widescreen support, as well as a classic” version of the game that perserves the original’s look and feel. New features …
Read More »Xbox One Elite controller arrives next month
The upcoming Xbox One Elite controller will arrive next month, according to its listing on the Microsoft Store. The peripheral’sstore pagenow displays a release date of October 27th, meaning it will launch alongside Halo 5: Guardians. The $150 controller features swappable thumbsticks and D-pads, interchangeable paddles allowing for less hand …
Read More »Final Fantasy Agito PS Vita port cancelled
Square Enix has cancelled Final Fantasy Agito Plus for Vita. The studio announced the news via the game’s official Twitter page. It was scheduled to arrive this past January in Japan, but ended up being delayed. Final Fantasy Agito originally launched in Japan on Android and iOS last May, though …
Read More »Rock Band 4 Xbox One release and instrument adapter to be sold separately
The legacy instruments adapter for the Xbox One release of Rock Band 4 has been made available for individual purchase, Harmonix has announced. A new post on the studio’s blog reveals there’s been an about face regarding the mandatory bundling of the adapter and the game’s Xbox One edition. The …
Read More »Another Gameloft studio shuts down – report
Gameloft has reportedly closed another game development studio. Gamasutracites multiple sources that claim the company has shut down a Seattle-based office, with one source stating roughly 15 people have been laid off. The move comes less than a year after the branch opened in November 2014. It’s not clear at …
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