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Rocket League continues to dominate Steam’s best sellers list heading into August. The title outsold Ark: Survival Evolved and Grand Theft Auto V again for the top spot on Valve’s chart. The trio have been rooted in their respective top three spots since Rocket League’s arrival early last month. Counter-Strike: …
Read More »Nominations open for 2015 GamesAid charities later this month
The UK games industry can nominate charities to receive thousands of pounds from GamesAid, later this month. Between August 17th and August 28th, GamesAid members can put forward organisations they feel are deserving of receiving some of the funds it has raised. Only members of GamesAid are able to nominate …
Read More »Windows 10 has nearly overtaken OSX among Steam users
Having only arrived last week, Windows 10 is already on the brink of overtaking the most recent version of Apple’s OSX among Steam users. The latest Steam Hardware Survey for July shows that Windows 10 is currently used by 2.3 per cent of those who agreed to take part (which …
Read More »Brazilian duo skip FIFA 16, agree to PES 2016 exclusivity
EA’s FIFA series may continue to boss the genre when it comes to licenses, but Konami can at least celebrate another licensing victory for its latest title. IBTimes reports that Brazilian club duo Flamengo and Corinthians have signed up to appear exclusively in PES 2016 and will be completely absent …
Read More »Dubai to host ESL ESEA Pro League Invitational
eSports giant ESL has announced a huge Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament taking place in Dubai this September. The ESL ESEA Pro League Invitational will have $250k of prize money up for grabs across its three days. Six teams are confirmed – Fnatic, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Natus Vincere, Virtus Pro, Team …
Read More »Gears of War: Ultimate Edition now includes the entire series for free
Xbox One owners will get a bumper collection of games if they buy the Gears of War: Ultimate Edition later this month. Microsoft has announced that console owners who buy the remastered title will now also get copies of Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3 and Gears of …
Read More »Tim stamper has ‘no idea’ why Nintendo didn’t buy Rare
‘I thought we were a good fit’
Read More »Amplitude slips to the end of 2015
Harmonix has confirmed that Amplitude won’t now arrive until the end of the year, and even then only for some backers. The rhythm action reboot was supposed to be with us this summer but will now not arrive until the end of 2015. Kickstarter backers who bought in to the …
Read More »Spencer hints at Quantum Break release date announcement tomorrow
It looks as if a release date for Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break could be announced at Microsoft’s Gamescom 2015 press briefing tomorrow. When asked on Twitter whether Gamescom will deliver a firm” release date for the game, Xbox boss Phil Spencer replied: "You’ll see on Tuesday. I think you’ll …
Read More »Kabam’s Marvel: Contest of Champions passes $100m
Kabam has announced that Marvel: Contest of Champions has generated $100m in gross revenue after just seven months. This makes it the fastest-growing title in the company’s history, beating the previous record-holder The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-Earth, which reached the milestone in 13 months. Kabam now has five titles that …
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