The first batch of games confirmed for Microsoft’s Xbox Play Anywhere initiative have been named. All of Microsoft’s big E3 first party titles are included – Crackdown 3, Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Sea of Thieves, Scalebound, Recore and Halo Wars 2. Also incoming are the E3 show-stealing …
Read More »Gay-themed game bundle now available on Steam
A bundle of three experimental games based on the theme of homosexuality are now available to download – for free – on Steam. The three titles – Hurt Me Plenty, Stick Shift and Succulent – are the work of Robert Yang and have previously been available on Itch. There is …
Read More »Microsoft: We will ship games on Steam again
The locking off of Microsoft’s first party PC games from Steam may only be a temporary measure. Speaking on Giant Bomb’s E3 livestream, as reported by GameSpot, Xbox boss Phil Spencer recognised the importance of Vale’s platform to the PC games market. "I look at Steam today, it’s on an …
Read More »South Park: The Fractured But Whole mocks Marvel and DC, and is out in December
The next South Park RPG is a parody of Marvel movies, Ubisoft revealed at E3 today. What’s more, the title is out this year – December 6th, to be precise. Showcasing multiple trailers, South Park: The Fractured But Whole features a completely new combat system, and is set the day …
Read More »E3 2016: Bethesda moves into VR development with Fallout 4 and Doom for Vive
Fallout game director Todd Howard vows to bring the full RPG to Valve’s virtual reality platform
Read More »Offworld Trading boss wants an end to Early Access refunds and reviews
Steam’s Early Access system should run on a different set of rules to the rest of the store. That’s according to the creator of Offworld Trading Company Soren Johnson, who has argued that players should not be able to claim refunds on Early Access titles, or leave reviews. We want …
Read More »Yooka-Laylee delayed to 2017; Playtonic internally handling Wii U and PC versions
Fans of 1990s hit Banjo-Kazooie will have to wait a little bit longer for its spiritual sequel. Yooka-Laylee will now arrive in Q1 next year for PC, Wii U, PS4 and Xbox One, developer Playtonic says. The studio also detailed how the development partnership with Team17 is working. The firm …
Read More »Paradox requests takedown of all game stats from Steam Spy
Creator complies, responding: ‘I firmly believe Steam Spy should be seen as a useful tool by developers, not as a threat'
Read More »Microsoft: ‘We’re betting on UWP’
Speaking at Unite Europe, senior product planner Alex Teodorescu-Badia told a room full of developers that Microsoft will continue to advocate ‘openness’ in UWP. UWP has sparked heated backlash from the development community over its alleged closed nature, with Epic Games co-founder Tim Sweeney condemning the platform to ‘death’ unless …
Read More »Blizzard being ruthless with its Overwatch cheating bans
Those who decide to cheat at Overwatch can expect the very harshest retaliation from developer Blizzard. In an age where PC players of titles like Dark Souls 3 and The Division have to endure some quite serious hacking among the online community, Blizzard says it is determined to make sure …
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