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MindsEye studio reportedly installed monitoring software on staff PCs without their knowledge, as execs continue alleging sabotage

Management at Scottish studio Build A Rocket Boy, makers of notoriously panned GTA-like MindsEye, have reportedly installed monitoring software onto the PCs of their staff without informing the workers beforehand. The move appears to be linked to ongoing claims from BARB executives that the game's prospects have been deliberately sabotaged ...
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‘There’s a Level of Investment We Need’: Despite the Popularity of Nintendo Switch and Being Owned By Microsoft, Blizzard Discusses Why Hearthstone Still Isn’t on Consoles

Blizzard has said that its Warcraft-themed collectible card game Hearthstone is still not available on consoles because the team needs "a level of investment... to make that happen."That's according to executive producer Nathan Lyons-Smith, who recently revealed that because of the 12-year-old game's aging code — estimated to be 16 ...
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Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike gaming mouse review: a new standard in customisable clickery

I don’t want to alarm anyone, but a gaming mouse has just tried something new. New and, it turns out, brilliant. Read more ...
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Capcom Developing Another Monster Hunter Wilds ‘Large-Scale Expansion’ Similar to Iceborne

Monster Hunter Wilds will welcome a "large-scale" expansion later this year.Addressing fans in a video celebrating the open-world adventure game's first anniversary, series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto teased that this expansion will be similar to Monster Hunter World's Iceborne add-on, but was otherwise coy about the details. He did, however, stress ...
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Pokémon Pokopia Demo Event Is Heading To London This Week

Dragonite Quest Builders.Pokémon Pokopia might just be one of our most anticipated games of 2026. If you're in the same boat and you're lucky enough to be attending the Pokémon European International Championships in London this weekend, then boy, do we have good news for you! Attendees will be among ...
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Black Myth: Wukong Developer Reveals ‘Non-Canon’ Teaser for Sequel Black Myth: Zhong Kui

Here's almost seven minutes of Black Myth: Wukong follow-up Black Myth: Zhong Kui. Well, kind of.While developer Game Science has dropped the new in-engine trailer and labelled it as pertaining to the highly-anticipated sequel, it also features a "non-canon" disclaimer which suggests everything you see here could have no bearing ...
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Riot reportedly lay off around 80 devs on League Of Legends spin-off fighter 2XKO less than a month after launch

2XKO, Riot's League of Legends fighting spin-off, is having its development team significantly cut back not long after release. Game Developer report a Riot spokesperson as stating the publishers have put plans in motion to lay off around 80 developers on the game, about half of the global team who've ...
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Riot Games Lays Off Dozens From 2XKO’s Development Team Less Than a Month After Launch

Less than a month after the launch of its free-to-play 2v2 tag-team fighting game, 2XKO, Riot Games is scaling back its development team.Admitting the news was "difficult to share," producer Tom Cannon said that despite securing a "passionate core audience," the new game "hasn't reached the level needed to support ...
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(For Southeast Asia) State of Play returns this Thursday, February 13

Tune in live this Friday for 60+ minutes of news, gameplay updates, and announcements from game studios across the globe. February’s State of Play will spotlight eye-catching third-party and indie games headed to PS5, along with the latest from teams at PlayStation Studios. Play Video State of Play ...
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Rayman Really Is Back, According To The Series Creator

"I think there's a kind of remake planned".Although Ubisoft has only just done a major organisational restructure, it's already been confirmed the mascot Rayman is part of the company's future plans.Now, following a rating for a Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition last month, the series creator Michel Ancel has made some ...
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