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Fallout 4 has reportedly exceeded 2m sales on Steam alone. According toSteam Spy’s data, the game surpassed the milestone within 10 days of its launch. It alsosold 500,000 units within the UK in one week, and Bethesda claimed the titlesold-in 12m unitsas of launch day. Shacknewspoints out a few notable …
Read More »3D Realms delays Bombshell to January 2016
3D Realms’ Duke Nukem spiritual successor Bombshell has been delayed to early next year, the publisher has announced. A post by developer Interceptor Entertainment’s Frederik Shreiber on the game’sSteam community boardsexplains the game has been pushed back from its original release this month to January to give the studio the …
Read More »Mobile startup debuts iOS game livestreaming in Japan and Korea
Kamcord has beaten Twitch and YouTube Gaming to the iOS streaming race. While Android game streaming is possible with some apps, including Google’s recent YouTube Gaming, iOS users have until now been left out in the lurch. Now VentureBeat reports that Kamcord has debuted its livestreaming app in Japan and …
Read More »Second season confirmed for Telltale’s Game of Thrones
Just days after the release of the concluding part of its first series, Telltale has confirmed a second series for its Game of Thrones game. When we initially announced the series in 2013, we let everyone know this would be a multi-title, multiyear partnership with HBO,” Telltale’s co-founder and CEO …
Read More »Miyazaki seemingly rules out Dark Souls 4 and Bloodborne 2
Acclaimed From Software developer Hidetaka Miyazaki has contradicted previous comments about the future of Dark Souls. In June Miyazaki said that Dark Souls 3, which is due out in April, "is not the final product for the Dark Souls series”, adding that it’ll be a turning point, but it’s not …
Read More »Steam’s autumn and winter sales dates leaked
It looks as if the first of two big Steam sales will kick off next week. ShackNews reports that messages in a Steamworks developer group date the Steam Autumn sale for November 25th. It will run until December 1st. It then adds that the Steam Winter sale will run from …
Read More »Retro Mega Drive console sales surge 400% at Argos
A quarter of a century after its release in the UK, the Mega Drive could be a star performer this Christmas. The Daily Mail reports that sales of AtGames’ Sega Mega Drive console have jumped 400 per cent at Argos in recent weeks”. This version of the machine includes two …
Read More »Activision leads US TV ad race
The flurry of triple-A console releases has seen console publishers race back to the top of the TV advertisement battle in the US. VentureBeat reports Activision claimed 36 per cent of what is referred to as the digital share of voice (SOV) of the entire game industry’s TV ad output …
Read More »YouTube launches Fair Use policy, will help content creators fight legal battles
YouTube is now siding with its content creators over games publishers. In a blog post called ‘A Step Towards Protecting Fair Use on YouTube‘, Google copyright legal director Fred von Lohmann says that the firm is going to be defending Fair Use going forwards. As such, it will be refusing …
Read More »Versus Evil pulls Afro Samurai 2, cancels parts 2 and 3
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of the Kuma is no longer available to buy from PSN, Xbox Live or Steam. Developer Versus Evil has announced that the title has been pulled from sale. It has also cancelled the previously planned second and third instalments. Refunds are available to those who have …
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