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The next ‘Hitman’ game will be fully episodic
If you do not have the attention span to play an entire Hitman game from start to finish, then Square Enix has the solution for you. The game publisher has announced that the next game in the Hitman series will be entirely episodic. Players will still be able to buy the entire game for the usual AAA price of $60, ...
Foursquare CEO steps down as company valuation tanks
Foursquare Labs Inc co-founder Dennis Crowley has stepped down from his role as CEO amidst a massive drop in the valuation of the company, which has struggled to monetize its location discovery and check-in apps over the last six years. While the exact number of Foursquare’s drop in valuation is currently unknown, the company had ...
ESPN says it can be the “ESPN of esports” too with the launch of ESPN Esports
Earlier this month, game publishing giant Activision Blizzard Inc announced that it had purchased esports organization Major League Gaming (MLG) as part of its attempt to build, in CEO Bobby Kotick’s words, “the ESPN of esports,” but there is someone else who wants to hold that title—ESPN. This week, ESPN Inc is launching its own ...
Tabletop games raised twice as much as video games on Kickstarter in 2015
There were numerous video game Kickstarter PBC campaigns that made headlines in 2015, but it turns out the real crowdfunding winners last year were tabletop players. According to crowdfunding data released by Kickstarter today, video games pulled in over $46 million in pledges in 2015, but tabletop games raised nearly double that amount with over ...
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD requires Wolf Link Amiibo to access a new dungeon
Have you been bitten by the Amiibo collecting bug yet? If not, Nintendo Co Ltd is still hoping you will be by forcing players to buy the new Wolf Link Amiibo in order to access a new dungeon being added to the upcoming HD remaster of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Wii U. Generally, the content ...
Twitch creates new livestreaming category for ‘Twitch Plays’ games
Twitch Interactive Inc has announced the creation of a new game category for its livestreaming site that will make it easier for users to find viewer-controlled games similar to the ever popular Twitch Plays Pokemon. “Calling all game devs! The Twitch Plays game category is officially open for business,” Twitch Business Development Director Brooke Van ...
Devs can now add spatial audio to Google Cardboard apps
Google’s low-cost virtual reality (VR) platform Google Cardboard just got a little more immersive thanks to new spatial audio capabilities added to its software developer kit (SDK). While it would be easy to assume that visuals are the most important aspect of creating an immersive VR experience, Google Cardboard product manager Nathan Martz says that audio ...
Activision Blizzard names ‘The Hateful Eight’ producer as co-head of its new film studio
Game publishing giant Activision Blizzard Inc has announced that it has hired veteran film producer Stacy Sher to serve as co-president of its recently formed film and television production company. “Stacey is a rare talent behind two decades of award-winning television series and films. Her ability to collaborate with the most inspired, talented people in entertainment ...
Amazon now offers 20 percent off game pre-orders for Prime members
If you happen to be both a gamer and an Amazon Prime member, then we have good news for you: Amazon is now offering a 20 percent discount off of game pre-orders for all Prime subscribers. According to Amazon, the new discount will be automatically applied to all existing pre-orders for current Amazon Prime members, ...
Tim Schafer talks about the future of Psychonauts 2 in Reddit AMA
In a Reddit AMA yesterday, Double Fine Productions founder Tim Schafer answered fan questions about the studio’s upcoming game, Psychonauts 2, including where the story picks up after the original game. Fans of cult classic platformer Psychonauts were giddy when developer Double Fine Productions announced a crowdfunding campaign for the game’s long awaited sequel in December 2015, ...
