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Classic space sims Star Wars: X-Wing and Star Wars: Tie Fighter are among many new LucasArts classics confirmed for a re-release on GOG.com. Both will be released in Special Edition form (complete with increased resolutions) and both are designed to work with modern Windows PCs. No more DOS prompts! It’s …
Read More »PAX Australia to stay in Melbourne for another five years
A big announcement kicked off Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) this morning, with Robert Khoo taking the stage to confirm five more years in Melbourne for PAX Australia
Read More »GungHo signs Skulls of the Shogun studio 17-Bit
GungHo Online Entertainment’s US branch has partnered with Seattle-based developer 17-Bit to publish and promote future games from the studio. The Japanese video game company is best known for its mobile mega-hit Puzzle and Dragons, which has accounted for the vast majority of the firm’s revenue over the past couple …
Read More »Telltale confirms Game of Thrones will launch this year
Telltale’s Game of Thrones is still due out before the end of 2014, the developer has confirmed. While fielding questions from fans on Twitter, Telltale community and PR specialist Laura Perusco stated that the episodic adventure game based on the works of George R.R. Martin and HBO’s related television program …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: October 19-25
Civilization: Beyond Earth has taken the top spot on this week’s Steam best sellers chart, beating out last week’s winner Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. The recently released Borderlands title settled for runner-up this time around, while Payday 2 finished third—thanks in part to new content and a discount promotion. Football Manager …
Read More »Lords of the Fallen release date brought forward to tomorrow
Square Enix had made the surprise decision to bring forward the release date of Lords of the Fallen to tomorrow. The action RPG was due out this Friday (October 31st) in the UK but will now be available both digitally and on the High Street first thing tomorrow (October 28th). …
Read More »Don’t miss out on early bird tickets for London Games Conference
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Read More »Call of Duty ‘has peaked’; AW expected to sell 70% less than Black Ops 2
Next week’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare could sell 70 per cent fewer units than 2012’s Black Ops 2. It could also fall 40 per cent short of last year’s COD: Ghosts, according to estimates from Cowen and Company which says that the series is now in a state of …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s how Share Play will work on PS4
Sony has explained how its new Share Play feature will work on PS4s. The feature arrives as part of PS4’s v2.0 firmware is released tomorrow. It allows owners to transfer control of their games to friends over the internet, and as it relies on streaming tech the share-ee need not …
Read More »Funcom bringing LEGO Minifigures Online to Fire TV
Online title LEGO Minifigures Online is being ported to Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire HDX tablets. Funcom’s game is already available on PC and has versions in the works for iOS and Android tablets. In-game content is unlocked via codes included in series 12 of LEGO’s physical Minifigure packs. Fire …
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