Thursday, 18 July 2024

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 18 July 2024.

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Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is now available on PC

  • EA originally released Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes for mobile in November 2015.
  • The PC version of the game features options for higher resolutions, supports antialiasing and doubles the framerate to 60fps.
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Amazon’s Fallout show has received 16 Emmy nominations

  • They include a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, which pits the show against the likes of 3 Body Problem, Shogun, The Crown, Slow Horses and Mr & Mrs Smith.
  • Walton Goggins is also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series for his portrayal of The Ghoul.
  • Its showrunners say Season 2 only scratches the surface of the story they want to tell
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Sega sues social media user for "excessive slanderous and insulting comments" against employee

  • Sega has revealed it's taken legal action against a social media user for harassing one of its employees, warning that it will continue to pursue legal remedies or criminal proceedings should similar occurrences happen in the future.
  • The company - which published a Consumer Harassment Policy last year - reiterated its stance on social media harassment in a post on its Japanese website. Providing context, it explained it has been dealing with an individual who has made "excessive slanderous and insulting comments on social media against one of our employees" for a "long time".
  • After the individual failed to improve their behaviour, the company was granted access to the person's information through the court. Since then, it's reached a settlement, with the individual agreeing to "pay damages to our employee, delete the slanderous and insulting comments, and refrain from such actions in the future."
Eurogamer