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Thomas Was Alone, the indie platforming game from Mike Bithell, has surpassed one million copies. Released in July 2012 for the PC and Mac, Thomas Was Alone tells the tale of sentient life emerging inside a computer system represented by polygons and narrated by comedian Danny Wallace. These shapes then …
Read More »Iwata: We shouldn’t think entertainment = only video games
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has stressed that Nintendo should no longer be thought of as just a video games company. Reiterating the message sent out to investors in January, the under-fire exec has told Diamond, as reported by CVG, that Nintendo’s expansion into non-gaming markets and its new ‘Quality of …
Read More »Konami has shipped 1m copies of Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes has hit a big milestone. Konami has announced that it has shipped 1m copies of the game across PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360. That’s not sold, but it means 1m copies are out there and available at retailers. That also doesn’t count …
Read More »Microtransactions are coming to Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
EA has said that microtransactions will be added to console title Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare this week. Until now the title’s in-game currency has only been earnable by completing in-game tasks but, as is the way with many EA titles, an upcoming update will soon offer the chance for …
Read More »Grab the last seats at Develop’s An Audience With… Project Morpheus
Last chance to attend this Wednesday's event exploring virtual reality and PlayStation's VR plans
Read More »Titanfall holds onto No.1 in slowest week of 2014 so far
EA’s blockbuster Titanfall held onto the top spot with little effort as not a single new release entered this week’s chart. Titanfall takes its third consecutive UKIE gFk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 and fourth chart-topping performance since its launch back in March on Xbox One and PC. Elsewhere in the …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare to receive microtransactions
Latest Plants vs Zombies on Xbox platforms will allow players to pay to advance quicker
Read More »Twitch is America’s most used live streaming site
Big-hitting live video sites such as WWE, Ustream and MLB are trailing in the wake of the phenomenon that is Twitch. A Qwilt report about live streaming usage reveals that Twitch claimed a 43.6 per cent share of the live video streaming audience in the US for the week of …
Read More »Retailer lists Mass Effect Trilogy on PS4 and Xbox One
BioWare’s Mass Effect could be the next IP in line for a next-gen re-release. As spotted by NeoGAF, Chilean retailer Zmart Games has posted listings for the Mass Effect Trilogy on both PS4 and Xbox One. The listings don’t specify either a release date or price – although the sheer …
Read More »Finland: The games start-up capital of the world
Develop investigates how this country has become such a hotbed for new companies
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