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Ubisoft Entertainment Cuts 45 People From Its US Staff
16 Aug

Ubisoft Entertainment Cuts 45 People From Its US Staff

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Ubisoft Entertainment SA, maker of video games like Assassin’s Creed, cut 45 jobs this week at its offices in San Francisco and Cary, North Carolina, as the industry continues a period of retrenchment.In a statement, a Ubisoft spokesperson said the “difficult yet necessary decision was made to align these studios’ organizations with their future business and development objectives.” Affected employees will receive severance and career assistance. Source link lol
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‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Challenges Apple’s Dominance With New iOS App Store
16 Aug

‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Challenges Apple’s Dominance With New iOS App Store

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Epic Games today officially launched a rival app store for iOS in the European Union, marking the first time Apple’s own App Store has had to face a serious rival. The Epic Games Store will initially offer Epic’s games, including Fortnite, for users to download onto their iPhones, with plans to start onboarding third-party developers’ games beginning in December.The launch, the most dramatic outcome of a series of new EU tech rules passed over the last year, imports the long-standing rivalry between Epic and Apple onto European soil. Epic says its app store will take a maximum 12 percent commission…
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Arizona Sunshine Remake brings the undead back to VR with enhanced graphics
16 Aug

Arizona Sunshine Remake brings the undead back to VR with enhanced graphics

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It’s only been seven years since the “Fred” started to rise up in the VR zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine, but a remake is already lumbering your way and will land on VR headsets on October 17. Vertigo Games announced the upcoming release of Arizona Sunshine Remake at the first VR Games Showcase. It's slated to come to the Meta Quest 2 and 3, PS VR2 and Steam.The Arizona Sunshine Remake will feature the same central story and multiplayer modes but with a noticeable graphics update. The zombies look more defined and real in the trailer, with an advanced mutilation system…
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Two action movie simulators Action Hero and Vendetta Forever are headed to VR
15 Aug

Two action movie simulators Action Hero and Vendetta Forever are headed to VR

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The first VR Games Showcase has delivered a deluge of new VR titles like the and , but two new (and very similar) titles caught my eye: Action Hero and Vendetta Forever. They both appear to be slow motion action games like the brilliant that will let you live out your John Wick firefight fantasies without risking serious bodily injury or your health insurance premiums.In , you’re an action movie hero starring in a series of five fictional movies including an Indiana Jones-esque Nazi killing adventure, a high tech heist thriller and a Jurassic Park ripoff. Each movie has four…
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Tencent’s Sales Growth Sped Up After Blockbuster Game Release
14 Aug

Tencent’s Sales Growth Sped Up After Blockbuster Game Release

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Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s revenue accelerated its growth after the blockbuster summer release of Dungeon & Fighter Mobile helped lift China’s most valuable company out of a gaming trough.Revenue jumped 8% to 161.1 billion yuan ($22.5 billion) for the April-June period, versus the projected estimate of 161.4 billion yuan. Net income surged to 47.6 billion yuan, compared with the estimated 39.9 billion yuan. Source link lol
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Halloween’s Michael Myers and Ash vs. Evil Dead’s Ash Williams are getting their own throwback games
13 Aug

Halloween’s Michael Myers and Ash vs. Evil Dead’s Ash Williams are getting their own throwback games

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Michael Myers may be dead and Ash Williams may be flung far into the future, but they aren’t done slashing up the screen here and now. Boss Level Games announced the upcoming release of two new retro style games under its RetroRealms banner based on the classic slasher flick Halloween and the Starz horror comedy series Ash vs. Evil Dead.The retro Halloween and Ash vs. Evil Dead titles will be released on October 18 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PCs via Steam.The Halloween game puts players in control of the murder machine Michael…
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The pixelated cyberpunk platformer Replaced has been pushed back to 2025
13 Aug

The pixelated cyberpunk platformer Replaced has been pushed back to 2025

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that it is delaying its highly anticipated cyberpunk action game Replaced to next year.The studio says in its online statement that its expectations for the Xbox and PC exclusive are high since in 2021. It wants to make sure it meets those expectations and doesn’t want to rush the production process.“Our initial release was optimistic, and we apologize for that,” the statement reads. “Developing Replaced is quite a unique challenge, and we’re proud to be creating something that special. We need more time to ensure we meet the high standards we’ve set for ourselves and to meet the expectations of…
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Borderlands’ single-digit Rotten Tomatoes rating can make you taste the bloody hatred
08 Aug

Borderlands’ single-digit Rotten Tomatoes rating can make you taste the bloody hatred

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We’re less than a day away from the premiere of the Borderlands movie based on the violent, treasure-hunting comedy adventure games from Gearbox Software. Unfortunately, the vast majority of its reviews are wishing it never went beyond its gaming phase.Rotten Tomatoes rounded up 34 reviews of Eli Roth’s adaptation of the Borderlands games and so far, it’s earned a freshness rating of 3 percent. Only one of the included critics have given the movie a positive review.So what are the rest of the critics actually saying about this movie? Well, their words are unkind and that’s being generous.“...a quick internet…
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