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Read More »Two Tribes quitting game development
Toki Tori developer Two Tribes has said that it is calling time on game development following the release of its next title Rive. The studio will remain operational and continue to support its existing games, but it has no plans to release any further games. In a long statement, the …
Read More »PlayStation heads to Guildford to hire Lionhead staff
PlayStation is holding a job fair for Lionhead employees on Monday. The Xbox-owned studio is facing closure following the cancellation of its game, Fable Legends, earlier this week. PlayStation operates a number of UK outfits, including Media Molecule, Guerrilla Cambridge and London Studios, all of which are working on PS4 …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD was the best-selling individual game last week in the UK
The Wii U actually had a No.1 game in the UK. Every week on this very website, we publish the ‘All-Formats Charts’. This week, Far Cry Primal was No.1. That included physical sales of the game on PS4 and Xbox One. However, if you only count individual consoles, Zelda: Twilight …
Read More »PS4 and Far Cry top February NPD rankings; Fire Emblem blossoms
February marked another sales victory for Sony’s PlayStation 4 in the US. VentureBeat reports that the result means that PS4 has outsold Xbox One for 12 of the last 14 months in the region, with Sony saying: We continued to see strong year-over-year sales growth for PS4 hardware and software …
Read More »OPINION: Dear Xbox, I think you’re making a mistake with Lionhead
Phil Spencer’s repetitive insistence that Xbox remains ‘committed to first party’ seems to be falling on deaf ears. Because, as some of the firm’s more vocal critics will tell you, what Microsoft says and what Microsoft does are often very different. It’s just announced the intention to close two internal …
Read More »Wooga opens Black Anvil Games, targets core gamers
New dev headed up by Wooga veteran Wilhelm Oesterberg, first title is mobile strategy game Warlords
Read More »Elite Dangerous named as Oculus Rift launch title
Any lingering questions about Elite Dangerous’ support for Oculus Rift have been answered. The space sim has been named as an official launch title for the headset. Furthermore, as well as supporting cross-platform play for the VR, PC and console versions, existing owners will get the VR version for free. …
Read More »Next Hearthstone expansion likely called ‘Whispers of the Old Gods’
A New York advert has seemingly revealed the name of the next Hearthstone expansion. As spotted by a Reddit user, an in-progress mural painting in Brooklyn carries the name ‘Whispers of the Gods’. Blizzard has already said that it will detail the next big step for the game tomorrow (March …
Read More »Stardew Valley approaching half a million sales
Steam’s current surprise hit is on the cusp of a big sales milestone. PC Gamer reports that Stardew Valley has to date sold around 425k copies. That’s in just 12 days since its launch at the end of February. The game, which has been likened to Harvest Moon, came out …
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