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Introversion's latest game has "bombed in a big way"
Scanner Sombre sold 6k units in two months, but was still among the top 15% of games on Steam
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds hits 4m sales, $100m revenue
Update: Bluehole Inc's breakout hit reached a peak of 230,000 concurrent users
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Rockstar: GTA single-player mods are "generally" safe from legal action
Take-Two and Rockstar have agreed to focus on GTA Online mods, an updated version of OpenIV is now available
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Valve's SteamVR "Knuckles" controller tracks all five fingers
Dev kits are now shipping for a new VR controller that emphasises hand presence
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Color Switch joins Skillz mobile eSports platform
With almost 200 million downloads, mobile hit has designs to become "a full-fledged eSport"
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GameMaker Studio 2 adds new license options
Devs can pay for PS4 and Xbox One exports separately, or for all platforms under new "Ultimate" license
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Croteam: "VR-only" isn't the only way with VR
The Croatian studio is meeting the demand for bigger VR games by drawing from its existing portfolio
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Liberty Foundation offers $60k "fellowship awards" for indie devs
XOXO founder wants recipients to make decisions based on "curiosity and long-term growth rather than dire and immediate need"
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Texas judge calls for an end to Oculus and ZeniMax's "big, hairy fight"
Injunction hearing started this week, with Zenimax asking for $500 million additional damages and a 20% cut of Oculus' revenue
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Destructoid bought by Enthusiast Gaming
Toronto-based media and events company has acquired the longstanding games website
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IO Interactive is now independent
Update: Following management buyout, all profits from the first season of Hitman will go to IO
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Sony is crowdfunding a kid-friendly robotics and coding kit
Sony Global Education wants $100k for KOOV, which will raise interest in STEM subjects among children
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Razer buys 19.9% of e-payment firm MOL
SE Asia focused company will help Razer to build its business in the region as "master distributor" of its zGold virtual currency
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The Void's exec team is full of games industry experience
Innovative location-based VR company rounds out management team with three C-level hires
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Netflix is experimenting with interactive narrative
"Content creators have a desire to tell non-linear stories," company says as it debuts branching kids TV shows
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HTC Vive now available through BestBuy, Walmart websites
Four new online retailers are "a testament to VR's march toward the broader consumer market"
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Waypoint publisher Vice Media takes $450m investment
CEO Shane Smith listed gaming as one area of expansion in bid to build "the largest millennial video library in the world"
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Pokémon Go Fest tickets sell out in minutes, scalpers rejoice
$20 tickets for Pokémon Go's anniversary event are now changing hands for hundreds of dollars
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Nine Australian indies funded by Film Victoria
Government of Victoria believes funding will create 40 jobs and generate $1.2 million for the state
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US games spending fell 11% on weak software market - NPD
Switch drove hardware gains in May, but Injustice 2's success couldn't prevent a 20% drop in software sales
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Capcom and Bandai Namco ink cross-licensing deal for fighting games
"Online matching" agreement will reduce dev costs and production times for "game series such as Street Fighter"
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Atari is preparing to launch new hardware
The "Ataribox" is "years in the making" and will be based on PC technology
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Take-Two pulls two GTA Online mods amidst OpenIV fallout
Force Hax and Menyoo withdrawn, but OpenIV's community is fighting back against cease-and-desist order
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Devolver claims ESA meddling after losing $100k on rented E3 lot
City of Los Angeles denied indie publisher permits to expand its E3 presence, ESA denies claims it was involved
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Rockstar: Single-player Grand Theft Auto mods not under threat
Take-Two's takedown notice was due to specific problems with OpenIV "enabling malicious mods"