Extinction, a brand-new action title and IP from Iron Galaxy and Maximum Games, is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC in Q1 next year. Featuring epic battles with huge ogre-like monsters, the title will be playable behind closed doors at this year’s E3, publisher Maximum Games has confirmed, so …
Read More »Indivisible devs: ‘Supporting Switch was an easy decision.’
The makers of the upcoming action RPG Indivisible have announced a Nintendo Switch version is on the way in addition to its PS4, Xbox One and Steam releases. Published by 505 Games and developed by Skullgirls creator Lab Zero Games, the title was first announced back in 2015 and eventually …
Read More »BAFTA to honour Riot Games with Special Award
BAFTA is to honour League of Legends’ Riot Games with a Special Award at an event at The London West Hollywood on Monday June 12th over E3. The event is part of BAFTA’s growing global games strand in the USA and the award will be presented to Riot’s co-CEOs and …
Read More »PS VR shipments reached 429k in Q1, taking 18.8% of total shipments – IRC
Total worldwide shipments of VR and augmented reality headsets reached 2.3m in Q1, according to the latest data from IDC (via SeekingAlpha), with VR headsets representing over 98 per cent of those sales. Around 1.53m headsets were mobile headsets, including Samsung’s Gear VR, Google’s Daydream View, and TCL’s Alcatel VR, …
Read More »Soedesco’s Aerea gets boxed and digital release on June 30th, now timed Steam exclusive
UPDATE:Soedesco’s Aerea is now a timed-exclusive on Steam, launching today (June 2nd) ahead of its boxed and console launch at the end of the month. The Steam version of Aerea will also launch with additional DLC in the form of the game’s soundtrack, which you’ll see below is composed by …
Read More »Hori’s odd Splatoon 2 headset to include squid adaptor to bypass Switch’s phone-based voice chat
Many eyebrows were raised when Nintendo announced that Switch owners would have to use their smartphones for voice chat when playing games online as part of its paid subscription service (which has now been delayed until early 2018, Nintendo announced this morning), but peripherals manufacturer Hori is likely to raise …
Read More »Substance Global expands social media and project teams
Creative marketing agency Substance Global has two new hires in its social media and project teams, as well as one promotion, the firm has announced. After six years at GameSpot, Sarah Lynch (pictured left) joins as project manager to support the team’s work on its entertainment clients, including Netflix, and …
Read More »Think Jam appoints 2K’s Chris White as publicity manager
Marketing agency Think Jam has appointed 2K’s Chris White as publicity manager. White will mainly be working on Think Jam’s Warner Bros Games account, as well as select film clients, including the upcoming Tupac biopic All Eyez On Me, Steven Soderburgh’s new comedy Logan Lucky and Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player …
Read More »Nintendo Switch’s Online service delayed until 2018, full pricing revealed
Originally set to launch this autumn, Nintendo’s online service for the Switch will now launch in early 2018, the platform holder announced today. Simply known as ‘Nintendo Switch Online Service’ at the moment, the paid service will let players participate in online multiplayer gaming and use their smartphone to chat …
Read More »Middle-Earth: Shadow of War delayed two months until October
Warner Bros’ upcoming open-world action adventure game Middle-Earth: Shadow of War has been delayed until October, the publisher has announced. Originally set to launch on August 25th, the hotly anticipated follow-up to 2014’s critically-acclaimed Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor will now launch worldwide on PS4, Xbox One and PC (including Windows …
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