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Square Enix has announced a limited edition for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix compilation. A post on the PlayStation US Blog reveals the special edition will include a Disney pin of Sora and Mickey, adding that the offering can be picked up just by pre-ordering the standard version …
Read More »Google commits to $1bn purchase of Twitch – report
Google is finalizing a $1bn deal to acquire streaming video network Twitch, a new report claims. Games Beat cites sources familiar with the matter,” who state that the purchase is official. Reports from earlier this year also claimed the deal was in the works, but still at an early stage.” …
Read More »Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris lands in December
Crystal Dynamics isometric action adventure game Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris will launch in December. Initially revealed last month at E3, IGN now reports the upcoming title will launch December 9th on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Temple of Osiris is the sequel to Lara Croft and …
Read More »Boss Key reveals core development team
Cliff Bleszinski’s new studio Boss Key Productions has confirmed a new wave of hires, bringing on industry veterans from Call of Duty, Far Cry and Bleszinski’s own Gears of War franchise. CVG reports on the additions, which includes senior producer Chris Mielke (Gears of War: Judgment, Infinity Blade III), senior …
Read More »Sony agrees to $15m settlement in 2011 PSN data breach suit
Sony has agreed to a preliminary settlement of $15m in a class action lawsuit regarding its 2011 security breach. The data breach – which resulted in the theft of names, addresses and possibly credit card data belonging to 77m PSN user accounts – had previously earned SCEE a fine of …
Read More »Riot tests instant, permanent bans for toxic League of Legends players
Riot Games is attempting to crack down on the extreme” toxic behavior that has plagued the online play of the studio’s popular MOBA League of Legends for years. Riot’s lead designer of social systems Jeffrey Lin took to Twitter to announce the news, then later appeared on a Reddit post …
Read More »Average game developer salary down from 2012
The average salary for game developers saw a year-on-year decrease of 2 per cent in 2013, according to the latest Game Developer Salary Survey. Gamasutra’s research found that professionals working in audio made a higher salary than all other disciplines, with professionals making an annual average of $95,682 USD. Programmers …
Read More »Halo composer Marty O’Donnell settles case with Bungie – report
Marty O’Donnell has settled his case against Bungie for terminating the studio’s former composer without cause.” O’Donnell announced he had been terminated from Bungie without cause” back in April, and filed suit against the developer for unpaid benefits just last month. Bungie initially denied all allegations, but it now appears …
Read More »Ubisoft bringing Tetris Ultimate to 3DS with exclusive content
Ubisoft has announced Tetris Ultimate is coming to Nintendo hardware after all, just not its Wii U console. The publisherinitially revealedthe updated classic for PC, PS4 and Xbox One (and later for PS Vita), but notably left out Nintendo platforms. That omission didn’t sit well to many Nintendo fans, which …
Read More »Early access contest winners crack and leak game’s pre-release build
Upcoming FPS Modern Combat 5 has been cracked and uploaded onto multiple torrent websites ahead of its release. The leak is due to a recently run contest by Gameloft that gave select players access to an early build.Polygon reports the developer/publisher has released a statement on the matter: "Following the …
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