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Turtle Rock has announced that it will no longer work on Evolve, despite recently releasing a big update on PC that made the game free to play. In a post on the Evolve forums studio co-founders Chris Ashton and Phil Robb announced that they were moving away from Evolve, after …
Read More »Firaxis on what changes Civilization VI has brought
If you ever needed proof that the strategy genre is anything but niche, take one look at Civilization. It’s a deep, complicated turn-based strategy franchise that has sold in excess of 33m copies in its 25-year history. The most successful was Civilization V with 8m games sold to date. The …
Read More »Some physical versions of Mafia III on PC are missing activation codes
Some of the Mafia III Deluxe Editions on PC are missing an activation code, meaning people are not able to play the game. In the Deluxe Edition the game comes as a physical disk, or six, to install it to your PC. However a code is required to activate the …
Read More »XCOM 2 developer Firaxis on the game’s console invasion
2K Games is in the midst of what might be one of its busiest ever periods. The team is currently in the throws of launching seven games in six weeks, which began earlier in the month with the chart-topping BioShock: The Collection and will conclude at the end of October …
Read More »Why Mafia III isn’t afraid to deal with racism
Mafia should really be 2K’s biggest franchise. It has a brilliant name and is an open-world crime game, which is perhaps the most popular genre in the world. It certainly sounds like it has more potential than 2K’s other huge sellers, such as the stylised, and frankly unusual, Borderlands and …
Read More »Games industry marketing veteran Jon Rooke joins 2K
Games industry marketing expert Jon Rooke has joined 2K. Rooke is a 16-year veteran of the video games industry, including lengthy stints at Vivendi, Microsoft, Sega and THQ. His most recent roles included European marketing director at Sega, global brand director at The Creative Assembly and European marketing director at …
Read More »XCOM 2 set for PS4 and Xbox One
Hit PC strategy game XCOM 2 will come to consoles after all. Developer Firaxis has teamed up with The Workshop to deliver a PS4 and Xbox One version of the game. The title is set for release on September 9th in Europe. Gamers who pre-order the title will receive the …
Read More »BioShock director Ken Levine working on interactive Twilight Zone movie
Irrational Games co-founder will remain at 2K while working with firm behind Sam Barlow’s WarGames
Read More »BioShock 2 design head joins Double Fine as lead Psychonauts 2 designer
Zak McClendon also worked on The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and Rock Band 4 during stints at 2K and Harmonix
Read More »XCOM 2 plots invasion of 2K’s Windsor Gaming Bar
2K Games is running a series of PR events in Windsor to support the upcoming XCOM 2. The PC strategy title arrives on February 5th and the firm has been inviting press, streamers, YouTube personalities, fans, retail communities and staff to the 2K Gaming Bar in Windsor to try the …
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