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Read More »London Games Festival’s Now Play This has switched to a free online event
Amazon Moments rewards users with physical goods for actions they do in apps
"Amazon is reinventing the way companies approach marketing"
Read More »Activision launches refund scheme for Guitar Hero Live players after it withdraws its song library
Refunds are currently only available in the US
Read More »CCP closes two studios as it shifts away from VR development
Studio in Atlanta, US, will close and Newcastle, UK, will be sold as the focus goes back to PC and mobile games
Read More »PCGamesN: ‘We want to be No.1 in PC games’
What a difference five years makes. When PCGamesN first launched in June 2012, traffic figures were “just dreadful,” creative director Tim Edwards (pictured right, with editorial director Joel Gregory) tells MCV. “It was really hard, like, just, incredibly hard,” he says. “We had a pretty good E3, but then the …
Read More »Switch prompts online traffic boost for US retailers
The launch of the Nintendo Switch earlier this month saw all major US retailers enjoy a boost to their online traffic. VentureBeat reports that data from analyst SimilarWeb shows that both GameStop and Toys R Us saw monthly traffic peaks on the day Switch launched – March 3rd. Traffic from …
Read More »Switch returns to Friend Code system, but alternatives are coming
There was a collective groan from the internet yesterday when the Switch’s day one update brought with it one unpopular bit of Nintendo functionality. Whereas on the likes of PSN and Xbox Live, users are able to search for and befriend people by their username, Nintendo has typically favoured a …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV’s Neverending Story: Three years on from A Realm Reborn’s release
Three years ago, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn achieved two impossible feats: it reversed the critical failings of its 2010 predecessor and proved that the MMO genre is alive and kicking. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida retraces the title’s evolution to discover how the studio perfected things second time around
Read More »Online play icon was removed from No Man’s Sky retail packaging
The discovery of a change to the UK packaging for No Man’s Sky has fuelled the heated conversation about the game’s online functions. Pictures have appeared online of a sticker placed on the rear of the game’s box. It pictures a PEGI 7 logo and violence warning. Removing it reveals …
Read More »Telltale embraces online social multiplayer with Crowd Play mechanic
System will debut in upcoming Batman title, with ‘two to 2,000-plus’ players able to share a URL and have audiences vote on in-game decisions
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