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Blizzard has filed a lawsuit against German company Bossland, the creator of Watchover Tyrant, which is a cheating tool for Overwatch. The publisher is accusing Bossland of copyright infringement, unfair competition, and violating the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision,” TorrentFreak reports. Defendants’ sale and distribution of the Bossland Hacks in the United …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption sales spike following Xbox One backwards compatibility announcement
Sales of Red Dead Redemption for Xbox 360 have shot up by nearly 6,000 per cent in just a day on Amazon. This follows Rockstar’s announcement that the title will be coming to Xbox One this Friday (July, 8th) thanks to backwards compatibility. Starting on Friday, every Red Dead Redemption …
Read More »Ubisoft appoints two new board members to fend off Vivendi
The cold war between Vivendi and Ubisoft continues. Ubisoft has put forward two new independent Board members in an effort to keep Vivendi from forcing its way into the company. Vivendi has already acquired a stake of more than 20 per cent in Ubisoft and wants a place on the …
Read More »You can now register for GamesAid’s Poker Tournament
60 places are now available to take part in the annual GamesAid Poker Tournament at Develop. The game is Texas Hold ‘Em No Limit with a 50 buy-in and, to participate, you can register on the tournament’s Just Giving page. The event will take place next Tuesday (July 12th) in …
Read More »Nintendo takes down NES artbook Kickstarter campaign
Platform holder Nintendo has shut down a Kickstarter campaign, claiming it made an unauthorised use of Nintendo’s copyrights.” The campaign aimed at funding a NES artbook launched by specialist publisher Bitmap Books. The NES/Famicom: A Visual Compendium Kickstarter projectwas only 24 hours from ending – and had already successfully raised …
Read More »System Shock remake could make it to PS4
Nightdive Studios has announced it is in talks with Sony to bring System Shock to its PlayStation 4 console. In an update on the Kickstarter page, Stephen Kick, CEO of Nightdive Studios and Creative Director on System Shock, now says it could also launch on PS4: We’ve been listening to …
Read More »Trek Industries boss admits Orion’s assets were stolen from Call of Duty
After claiming that Activision’s accusations of theft were ‘erroneous’, CEO David Prassel has finally confessed that his company indeed stole assets from Call of Duty. Trek Industries’ sci-fi shooter Orion was pulled from Steam earlier this week, following a complaint filled by Activision over weapons assets oddly similar to those …
Read More »UK Government-backed professional eSports association launches
A not-for-profit British eSports association has been launched, and it’s been backed by the UK Government. Located at Pinewood Studios, the association will act as the National Governing Body for eSports and work alongside the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Its goal is to represent and support professional players, …
Read More »European Women in Games Conference set for September
The sixth edition of the European Women in Games Conference will take place at the University of Greenwich, on September 7th. Over 40 speakers will gather to deliver keynotes and lead panel discussions and workshops on various subjects, including careers, VFX and animation, eSports and BAME diversity. Lecturers include deputy …
Read More »Vivendi’s Stéphane Roussel appointed as the new CEO of Gameloft
Former Vivendi COO Stphane Roussel has been named CEO of Gameloft during its shareholders’ meeting yesterday. In addition to Roussel, four new members also entered the Gameloft board of directors: Sbastien Bollor (chairman of Omnium Bollor, director and chairman of Blue Solutions USA), Frdric Crpin (member of the Vivendi management …
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