In an odd and perplexing move, Australians can no longer see “Numa Numa” on YouTube. Despite being on the site for nearly ten years, a copyright claim by Sony Music Entertainment has now geoblocked Australians from accessing one of the earliest viral videos on YouTube. https://t.co/fkwO6Rm4El Sorry Australia… but you can still watch the …
Read More »Product Hunt Is Being Acquired By AngelList For A Reported $20 Million
Product Hunt has revealed that it has been acquired by AngelList and whilst the two companies did not reveal the terms of the acquisition, reports suggest that the deal is around $20 million. As part of the acquisition Product Hunt will continue as an independent platform for finding new apps …
Read More »Gears of War 4 competitive cross-play being tested this weekend between PC, Xbox One owners
If you’re still playing Gears of War 4’s multiplayer, this weekend has something special on offer. The Coalition team has decided to enable competitive cross-play for this weekend in hopes of gathering data on what it’s like for Xbox One and PC gamers to go head-to-head. Unifying the PC and …
Read More »Why PlayStation Being Dominant May be The Best Thing For The Gaming Industry
As I was watching the Tokyo Game Show last week, and seeing the triumphant return of the Japanese gaming industry, which had spent a decade in decline, migrating first to handheld devices, and then later on, to mobile gaming, it occurred to me just how strong of a show the Japanese …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet Franchise Servers Being Taken Offline In Japan
Sony will be retiring the servers for LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet 3, LittleBigPlanet Portable, LittleBigPlanet Vita, and LittleBigPlanet Karting in Japan, permanently ending all online services and components for the franchise in the nation. All servers will be taken offline on July 31, 2016- this means that after this date, you will …
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