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Goodgame Studios, the company behind free-to-play titles such as Goodgame Empire and Big Farm, has confirmed it will be restructuring its business, resulting in the lay-off of around 200 employees across all its corporate departments. Rumblings of the job losses began yesterday whenan anonymous email was sent to Gamasutra stating …
Read More »Rooster Teeth launches new games publishing division
US production company Rooster Teeth has created its own games publishing division, the company announced yesterday. The new arm will be known as Rooster Teeth Games and will aim to bridge the gap between indie game developers and gamers around the world using its network of over 30m YouTube subscribers …
Read More »Gravity Rush 2 and Valkyria Revolution dominate Japan weekly charts
Gravity Rush 2 has gone straight in at No.1 in the Japanese games charts this week, according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. The PS4 exclusive RPG only managed to scrape 16th place in the UK charts this week, but in Japan this gravity-shifting adventure title sold 69,092 units …
Read More »Prey release date confirmed for May 5th 2017
Bethesda has announced that its upcoming first-person sci-fi action game Prey will be released on May 5th 2017 on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Those who pre-order the game will also receive a special bonus in the form of the Cosmonaut Shotgun Pack. This exclusive pre-order bonus contains a special …
Read More »Deus Ex: Breach and VR Experience now free on Steam
Square Enix and Eidos Montreal have announced that Deus Ex: Breach and the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided VR Experience are now available to download for free on Steam. Breach was originally included as a separate game mode in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, focusing on short, sharp stealth speed runs in …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood pre-orders now open
Square Enix has announced that pre-orders for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood are now open. The second expansion to Square Enix’s MMORPG is set to launch on June 20th on PS4, PC and Mac in the UK, and a Collector’s Edition of the game will be available alongside the regular boxed …
Read More »PlayStation announces Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 bundle for Europe
Sony is releasing a Horizon Zero Dawn PlayStation 4 bundle in Europe to celebrate the game’s launch this March, the company has announced on its PlayStation Blog. The 1TB bundle, which features the new, slimline console, will arrive in shops on March 1st. It comes with a copy of the …
Read More »GAME cancels Resident Evil VII Collector’s Editions due to broken mansions
A broken batch of Resident Evil VII Collector’s Editions has led GAME to cancel several customer pre-orders. The 99 Collector’s Edition is exclusive to GAME and was meant to include a miniature replica of the Baker Mansion among other special items. However, GAME has now admitted that these mansion replica …
Read More »Bandai Namco gives Richmond students crash course in game development
Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced it’s been working with The Falcons School in Richmond, Surrey, to help its pupils learn about games development, games publishing, careers across the industry and how Bandai Namco’s distribution business works across its games, arcades and toys businesses. Over 40 Year 7 and 8 students …
Read More »Banner Saga 3 Kickstarter campaign is now live
Stoic has announced that its Kickstarter campaign for Banner Saga 3 is now live.The studio is hoping to raise $200,000 over the course of thirty days to help fund development for the final instalment in its award-winning turn-based strategy series. We’re going full circle and returning to Kickstarter where it …
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