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Riot tweaks regional virtual currency valuations League of Legends giant Riot Games has made some changes to the valuation of virtual currency across its titles.  In a post on its website , the company said that it was making these tweaks due to shifts in global economics and also to stop bad actors taking advantage of lower pricing in other regions via methods such as VPNs. These changes are coming into effect across League of Legends, Va…

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Timbre Games spins out from Sumo Digital UK developer Timbre Games is now independent from its previous owner Sumo Digital.  In a post on LinkedIn , the studio’s chief executive officer Joe Nickolls said that it was becoming its own venture in the wake of it being closed by Sumo in June of this year as that company initiated cost cutting measures.  As part of spinning out from Sumo Digital, Timbre Games has partnered with Stud…

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Ubisoft shares drop to 10-year low Reuters reports that stock in French publishing giant Ubisoft has fallen to its lowest point since 2014.  At the time of writing, the company’s trading price is €15.54; in the last five days, shares have fallen by over ten per cent and over 30 per cent since the start of 2024. The last time Ubisoft shares were priced at this level was in December 2014.  This appears to be related t…

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Hopoo staff join Valve Staff from Risk of Rain maker Hopoo Games have been hired by Valve.  In a post on the developer’s Twitter , it revealed that some of its employees were working in game development at the Steam giant. Staff moving include co-founders Duncan Drummond and Paul Morse. This does mean that production on Hopoo’s in-development title, known as Snail, is ending.  “We’re incredibly grateful to Va…

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PlayStation pulls Concord from sale In a rather unprecedented move, Sony Interactive Entertainment has pulled its newly-released hero shooter Concord from sale.  In a post on the PlayStation Blog , the company announced that it was refunding those who had bought the game and was taking the title offline later this week on September 6th. This follows a weak release for Concord, with reports suggesting the game had sold just 25,…

Concord fans — we’ve been listening closely to your feedback since the launch of Concord on PlayStation 5 and PC and want to thank everyone who has joined the journey aboard the Northstar. Your support and the passionate community that has grown around the game has meant the world to us. However, while many qualities […]