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Unity CEO John Riccitiello to leave company immediately following recent pricing controversy
It was confirmed yesterday (Monday, October 9) that Unity’s president, CEO, chairman, and member of the company’s board of directors, John Riccitiello, is retiring from his roles, effective immediately. This comes just weeks after the company announced its controversial Runtime Fee for certain users of its game engine – a…
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Activision Blizzard expects to bring its games to Xbox Game Pass “next year”
Activision Blizzard expects to bring its titles to Xbox Game Pass as early as 2024, according to a new statement from the company. This news follows Microsoft‘s prediction that it will close its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard within the next week (via VGC). Despite resistance from the United…
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PlayStation was offered the exclusive rights to FIFA in the 90s instead of EA, but turned down the deal
It’s been revealed that FIFA could have ended up belonging to PlayStation instead of EA in the 90s, if it wasn’t for the fact that Sony decided to turn down the rights. In an interview with Time Extension, EA’s former vice president of European marketing, Tom Stone, stated that prior…
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is getting a new 3v3v3 game mode called Cutthroat
Sledgehammer Games has confirmed that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 will receive a brand-new game mode for the series called Cutthroat. Announced during the CoD: Next event on October 5, the developer spent a good few hours diving into everything there is to know about the highly-anticipated multiplayer shooter, as…
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Redfall player count on Steam drops too low for anyone to form a full team
Interest in vampire-hunting co-op shooter Redfall has dwindled to the extent that the game’s concurrent Steam player count is now regularly dropping to single digits. At times, the number of players has been so low that there aren’t even enough people to fill a single full four-player co-op team. What’s…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will have new perks and ‘remix’ some fan favourites
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is getting a serious facelift when it comes to its loadout select and choice of perks, with some classics being remixed alongside some excellent new additions. To celebrate the upcoming launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and the start of beta access,…
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