Ex-Bioware dev says EA is pushing for more open-world games

Adds fuel to the fire of speculation surrounding Visceral closure and Star Wars ‘pivot’

• ea
• star wars
• microtransactions
• bioware

As if there were any doubt, there will be no single-player DLC for Grand Theft Auto V

Although Rockstar says that its future games could still get some

• grand theft auto v

Bluehole has full PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds release in its sights

Changes to how blue zone operates incoming this week

• playerunknown's battlegrounds

Sensible Soccer rebirth finally kicks off on Steam

Sociable Soccer now live in Early Access

• early access
• sociable soccer

Dates leaked for next three Steam Sales

Halloween, Autumn and Winter discount blitzes revealed

• Steam
• valve

Windows 10 update causes trouble for Razer laptop owners

Fall Update causes external USB peripherals and even the keyboard and trackpad to play up

• razer
• windows 10
• microsoft

NeoGAF down and possibly out after owner hit with sexual assault allegations

Future of influential online hub is very much up in the air

• neogaf
• metoo

Shock! PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is still Steam No.1 as Steam Link boosts Icey

Big discount to Valve hardware drives it to Top 10

• steam charts

Valve boss Gabe Newell worth $5.5bn

All those Team Fortress 2 hats have added up

• forbes rich list

Layoffs hit Rock Band developer Harmonix

Done “to reduce our overhead and align our business with our current development slate.”

• Job News
• harmonix

Capcom has shipped 4m copies of Resident Evil 7

Hits milestone only seven month after Japanese publisher hoped

• sales
• resident evil 7
• horror

Microsoft rolls out TruePlay anti-cheat service for UWP developers

Software keeps eye out for "behaviours and manipulations" to spot cheaters

• cheating

Five new faces at Sumo Digital

Developer expands its Sheffield and Nottingham locations

• expansion
• appointments

Keywords Studios has acquired d3t for £3m

“With increasing demand in the video games industry for reliable, high-quality outsourced software engineering services, we are building a strong offering to support our clients globally.”

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds now most popular game in Korean LAN cafés

Battle royale title boasts 24.28 per cent slice of the market at time of writing

• international
• playerunknown's battlegrounds
• korea
• lan cafés