Blizzard to halt Overwatch matches if cheating is detected

Game maker says their will be harsh punishments for bad actors

• overwatch
• cheating

Devotion dev Red Candle says Winnie the Pooh art asset has caused it "immeasurable harm" to studio

Developer will not re-release the horror game soon, but might in the future

• China
• devotion
• winnie the pooh

Ubisoft responds to crowdsourcing Watch Dogs Legion creative through Joseph Gordon-Levitt's HitRecord firm

French firm says that all contributions are voluntary

• art
• gamedev
• watch dogs
• watch dogs legion
• crowdsourcing

CHARTS: Valve’s Index VR headset returns to Steam No.1 spot

PUBG drops to No.2 following the end of Steam summer sale

• steam charts
• valve
• valve index vr

Factorio dev Wube says G2A has dragged heels on compensation pledge

Studio claims to have lost around $6,600 due to credit card chargebacks

• keys
• key reselling
• factorio
• grey marketplace
• chargebacks

Sports Direct now owns 83.88 per cent of GAME Digital shares

Ashley's stake worth around $54.6m

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Hello Games cash reserves, My Friend Pedro, Google Stadia developers and much more!

At the start of each week, we collect the biggest stories and the hottest features of the last seven days.

• no man's sky
• #pcgicymi
• roundup
• google stadia
• my friend pedro

Frontier's Braben says developers shouldn't read too much into industry negativity

"Nowadays you've probably got the best chance of getting your game made than ever before."

• game development

Take-Two has applied for 'The Lost and Damned' trademarks in the US

Name previously used with DLC for Grand Theft Auto IV in 2009

• ip
• grand theft auto
• grand theft auto iv
• trademark
• uspto

Valve is letting its users see experimental storefront features with new Steam Labs

Most of the proposed additions are centred on discoverability

• Steam
• discoverability
• experimental features

Hi-Rez Studios grows UK presence with Red Beard Games

"Our intent with Red Beard Games is to ensure it can function independently, creatively and with all the agility of a small studio"

• UK
• New Studio
• expansion
• brighton

Amazon partners with Leyou for new MMO RPG based on Lords of the Rings

“Tolkien’s Middle-earth is one of the richest fictional worlds in history”

• MMO
• rpg
• the lord of the rings

No, China's Shanghai Fukong hasn't sold Jagex just yet

Reported sale was just one option that was being explored by the Chinese entertainment giant

• China
• sale

Over 4,000 developers have applied to be part of Google's Stadia Partners programme

According to technical account manager Sam Corcoran

• Streaming
• developers
• google stadia
• develop:brighton 2019

Zordix unveils new indie-focused publishing division

“Zordix Publishing will be a key strategic move for us, and we look forward with great excitement”

• Publishing
• Sweden
• indies