The Banner Saga also hit by King trademark claims
Not content with candy-related takedowns, King has seemingly contradicted its promises to be thoughtful in its application of trademark claims by filing a notice against The Banner Saga, a game with absolutely no connection to Candy Crush Saga beyond a shared word.
Rain World, Catlateral Damage included in latest Steam Greenlight approvals
Valve has passed 50 new titles through its Steam Greenlight community approval process, including Rain World and Catlateral Damage.
EA has also paid for YouTube promotions
Following on from Microsoft and Machinima’s “typical” paid Xbox One promotion, one NeoGAF user has come forward with documents allegedly pertaining to a similar promotional deal pertaining to next-generation EA games. While not going into specifics, an EA representative confirmed the promotion’s existence with The Verge, saying that “some fans are compensated for the YouTube videos they create and share about our games” and that participants are required to abide by the FTC’s guidelines regarding disclosure of paid advertorial material.
Thanks, Polygon.
Rymdkapsel arrives on Linux, Mac and PC this month
Rymdkapsel‘s promised PC release is just around the corner, complete with bonus bells and whistles.
Diablo 3 launcher to be upgraded to Battle.net desktop client
Diablo 3′s launcher will soon be redundant, integrated fully into Blizzard’s ever-improving Battle.net desktop client upon release of first expansion Reaper of Souls. A Battle.net announcement offers you the chance to get in early by downloading the client now, ahead of what is likely to be serious demand on launch day. Otherwise, the upgrade will take place automatically when Reaper of Souls and patch 2.0.1 drop, on March 25. The client also works for World of Warcraft and StarCraft 2.
Thanks, Polygon.
Aerial dogfighter Strike Vector to release Jan 28th
After two weeks in beta, Rage Quit Corporation’s “aerial first-person shooter” will go live on January 28th.
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Rain World: a ray of indie sunshine in a murky January – interview
Rain World creators Joar Jakobsson and James Primate tell VG247′s Dave Cook how a simple sprite test evolved to become one of the most intriguing Kickstarter-funded games in recent times.
Star Citizen community Organization System goes live
Players can now create groups and organisations, recruit members and sign up for new Live Chat beta. More »
GTA 5 PC listed on Amazon France & Germany
Grand Theft Auto 5 PC rumours are hotting up, as Amazon’s French and German stores have listed the game for release.
Brutal Legend: Schafer would love to revisit the IP, “Jack Black might be up for it”
Brutal Legend developer Double Fine never made a sequel to the heavy metal romp, but studio founder Tim Schafer has stressed that he’d love to return to the world via a new game or DLC, and that actor Jack Black would probably be up for coming back.
AMD: PS4 & Xbox One sales boost company’s Q4 financials, $1.59 billion revenue posted
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sales helped boost AMD’s fourth-quarter financials, the firm has revealed. The company arm responsible saw revenue of $865 million in the period as a result.
Homefront 2 early test footage shows remote-controlled car, multiplayer menus & more
Homefront 2 test footage appears to have been posted online last August, but it has only just been brought to our attention. The video shows a user driving a remote-controlled car device around an unfinished environment, then cycling through some Crytek-branded menus.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance to be split into 3 episodes, Kickstarter now live
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is the sprawling open world RPG from the former Mafia developers that make up Warhorse Studios. The team has revealed it will split the PC and next-gen game into three episodes as a way of managing workloads and costs, along with the launch of a Kickstarter campaign.
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