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In a series of recruitment ads on Gamasutra, Amazon Inc has stated that it is “building a team of top talent for an ambitious new PC game project using the latest technology,” and there is strong evidence that game will be a third-person, competitive …
Desura’s parent company has filed for bankruptcy, fate of the platform unclear
Bad Juju, the parent company of digital distribution platform Desura and game bundle site Indie Royale, has filed for bankruptcy. Launched in 2009, Desura describes itself as “a community driven digital distribution service for gamers, putting the best games, mods and downloadable …
Twitch will allow users to “co-stream” its E3 broadcasts
Twitch will once again be the exclusive livestreaming partner for this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), which will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 16-18. This is the second year in a row that Twitch will serve as …
Facebook launches low resource ‘Facebook Lite’ app in Asia
Facebook has announced the launch of Facebook Lite, a new Android-only app for Asian markets that pares down the social network’s features so that it can run on older phones and slower networks. “More than a billion people around the world access …
DayZ is bleeding players – can it recover from the slump?
For a while, it looked like zombie survival game DayZ was on the Minecraft trajectory, gathering an early cult following that bought into a crowdfunded alpha phase. Like Minecraft, DayZ’s early days have been plagued by bugs and stability problems, but while Minecraft’s user base always maintained its meteoric growth, DayZ’s user …
Valve reveals Steam Machines release dates, opens pre-orders
The road to Valve Corp’s console/PC hybrid Steam Machines has been a long one, full of rumors and speculation, but now the systems will finally be hitting store shelves later this year. Some customers who pre-order the consoles will receive them as …
Riot suspends League of Legends commentator for ‘tampering’
Video games can be serious business, and few games can elicit the sort of religious zeal that surrounds Riot Games’ League of Legends. The LoL esports scene has no shortage of drama, with unauthorized livestream controversies and even the occasional case of extortion. Today marks yet …
Twitter cuts API access for Politwoops, a tool that archives politicians’ deleted tweets
Once again proving that relying on Twitter’s API is not the safest business strategy, Twitter Inc has revoked access for Politwoops, a service that monitors political accounts for deleted tweets and archives them. The goal of Politwoops is to preserve potential gaffes by …
Conflict minerals are a serious problem for game hardware manufacturers
Many people are aware of the difficulties faced by the jewelry business when it comes to conflict resources, especially after the 2006 film Blood Diamond, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio. But few people realize that the problem extends beyond precious gems and metals and into …
Fallout 4: What we know so far
Today we finally saw the long awaited announcement of Bethesda Softworks’ Fallout 4, the latest entry into the campy post-apocalyptic series that is quickly approaching its 20-year anniversary. While Bethesda is expected to make a more complete showcase of the game at its …