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Zelda takes the big prize, but Hellblade and Cuphead snag 3 awards apiece
Read More »The Game Awards winners for 2017 crowned
Valve boots Bitcoin payments from Steam
High fees and volatility are to blame
Read More »Squanchtendo Games rebrands ahead of The Game Awards announcement
Squanch Games offers same great taste, 100% less possibility for litigation
Read More »Lyon Gaming rebrands after brand conflict, emerges as Rainbow7
Lyon Gaming is getting a new identity after a brand dispute, and has now been renamed Rainbow7. In early November, Riot handed down an official ruling that said Mexican League of Legends outfit Lyon Gaming, winner of nine back to back titles in League of Legends LLN, didn’t have the …
Read More »FIFA 18 to join Gfinity Elite Series season three
Gfinity has announced that FIFA 18 will be joining the Elite Series for season three. The third season of the Gfinity Elite Series kicks off on March 2018, and is an official EA Sports FIFA 18 Global Series qualifier, meaning that top performers here can earn a spot to compete …
Read More »PUBG Corp CEO says loot boxes won’t include game-changing items
Cosmetics could be on the way after launch, though
Read More »EA rebalances Battlefront 2 in-game currency in response to sustained loot box criticism
The minor change may not be enough to appease the angry mod
Read More »Original creators allege Stardock is publishing Star Control without permission
"Unfortunately there appears to be a growing legal conflict between us and Stardock."
Read More »The Sims 4’s Grant Rodiek: “we see crunch as a sign of failure”
"I've been in the industry for 12 years and I would say that for five or six years, our leadership has made not crunching a priority.
Read More »Jason Kingsley: Rebellion still “very interested” in VR
"We're just at the end of the (VR) novelty phase,"
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