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Steam has been banned in Vietnam. As first reported by Game Developer and spotted by our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz, it’s unclear exactly why the PC platform has been banned, but GI.biz proposes it may be due to “Valve’s business operations”. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Newscast: Is the closure…

Steam is auto-refunding players who bought Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut in countries where PSN isn’t available. Last week – around the same time Helldivers 2 was being pulled from sale in 177 countries following the disastrous rollout of mandatory PSN linking – Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch confirmed that Steam players were not…

V Rising was finally released in full this week, and so many players have jumped into the open-world survival game, it’s breached 100,000 concurrent players for the first time since it released as an early access two years ago. Developer Stunlock Studios marked the milestone on social media with a “Thank you!” and a simple…

Steam is refunding players with hundreds of in-game hours in Helldivers 2 after publisher Sony and developer Arrowhead told PC players that in order to keep playing after next month, they would have to link to a PSN account. One player managed to secure a Steam refund despite having played Helldivers 2 for 90+ hours…

Vicarious Visions – the Activision studio now known as Blizzard Albany and perhaps best known for supporting the development of Destiny 2 and several Call of Duty titles, as well as Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 – pitched a 3D Donkey Kong game to Nintendo. DK Vine reports that a Donkey Kong Tropical…

TIGA, a trade association for the UK video games industry, is calling for an independent games tax credit to support game development. As part of a 10-point manifesto, TIGA proposes that the UK industry launch an independent games tax credit (IGTC), a new “National Games Accelerator” to enable more start-ups to scale up, and a…

A Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 art book has leaked online, confirming the delayed game by Saber Interactive will include a PvP mode. YouTuber prdalien0 shared a full flick through the book, giving us a detailed dive into the game’s various modes and customisations months ahead of Space Marine 2’s scheduled release in September 2024.…

Helldivers 2 has been pulled from sale in 177 countries as its PSN linking requirement rolls out in countries where PSN is not available. Developer Arrowhead said this linking requirement was made optional when the game released at the beginning of February due to technical issues. However, that initial “grace period” for Helldivers 2 players…

As Helldivers 2 is pulled from sale in 177 countries following the disastrous rollout of mandatory PSN linking, Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch wants you to know that PSN is not required if you want to play its singleplayer campaign on Steam. As spotted by wccftech, the studio responded to a now-hidden Twitter/X message…

Resident Evil 9 “should be revealed pretty soon and release next year”. That’s according to horror leaker Dusk Golem, who posted the news to Twitter/X yesterday. 29 Things You Didn’t Know About Resident Evil 7 (Even If You Played It) – RESIDENT EVIL 7 GAMEPLAY.Watch on YouTube “I have good news/rumours to deliver on Resident…