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Mojang’s long in-development third-party release Cobalt has been delayed to February 2016. Previously carrying a release window of October 2015, the game has been pushed back to early next year to account for the console certification process. In honesty, we don’t need four months to fix the outstanding issues, but …
Read More »Kickstarter success Pillars of Eternity sells 500,000 copies
Obsidian’s Kickstarter success Pillars of Eternity has surpassed 500,000 units sold. The milestoneincludes copies given to backers of the game’s original 2012 Kickstarter campaign, which boasted nearly 74,000 backers combining for just under $4m in funding – obliterating the project’s $1.1m goal. Obsidian is still adding to the game post-launch, …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: October 25-31
Grand Theft Auto V has retaken the top spot on Steam’s weekly best-sellers chart, thanks to a feature discount in the distributor’s Halloween Sale. Pre-orders for Fallout 4 – last week’s winner – are still chugging along, with the game finishing in the runner-up spot ahead of Warhammer: End Times …
Read More »World of Tanks developer Wargaming helps Twitch rival Hitbox with $4M funding round
Hitbox, a European startup that can stream gameplay at 4K resolution, has raised $4 million from World of Tanks developerWargamingand others to further develop livestreaming service in competition with Amazon’s Twitch division. The deal shows that Vienna, Austria-based Hitbox is making progress in its effort to provide competition to Twitch, …
Read More »Only 35% of U.S. eSports fans play games on PC
A new study has debunked the theory that the majority of eSports fans play games on PC. According to number crunchers atNielsen, only 35 percent of eSports fans play on PC, with three out of every four favouring consoles. Nearly half of those console fans play games on Xbox one, …
Read More »We could be seeing EA games on Nintendo’s NX
EA is looking into ‘any and all opportunities’ to develop software for Nintendo’s upcoming new hardware, the NX. That’s according to the publisher’s CEO Andrew Wilson, who was asked during a recent investor call whether EA plans on supporting NX. This comes after EA has all but abandoned Nintendo’s Wii …
Read More »VIDEO: Call of Duty Black Ops III’s live-action launch trailer arrives
It’s Call of Duty week! And in keeping with tradition, Activision has released its live-action launch trailer. It stars Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Fantastic Four, Fruitvale Station) and Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad, Paper Towns, Valerian), along with American footballer Marshawn Lynch of the Seattle Seahawks. Director Wayne McClammy tried to …
Read More »Avalanche Studios suffers layoffs ahead of Just Cause 3 launch
Just Cause and Mad Max developer Avalanche Studios has laid off a number of employees at its New York and Stockholm offices. In a statement toGame Informer, a spokesperson said 12 employees had been let go at its US branch. A similar number were also let go at its Sweden …
Read More »High Street entertainment market share up year-on-year, says Kantar
New data from Kantar Worldpanel indicates that the market share of GAME, HMV and Argos has increased on the year before. The firm’s new research – for the 12 weeks ending September 27th 2015 – shows that HMV was the strongest performer, with its share of the entertainment retail market …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016 lobbying now open
There are certain things that signal that Christmas is on its way – the clocks going back, Strictly and X-Factor hitting our screens, the onslaught of DFS ads… and the opening of the lobbying period for the MCV Awards. The UK games industry’s most prestigious awards return on Thursday, March …
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