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EA will not be releasing the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall as a Games on Demand download. After extensive testing, we felt that it simply did not represent the true Titanfall experience and it was decided not to release a Games on Demand version,” a statement on EA’s help pages …
Read More »Firaxis reveals Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth
Firaxis Games has announced Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, revealing the game will release later this year. The development studio officially confirmed the news over the weekend, but it was an early info leak picked up by NeoGAF late last week that initially spilled the beans. The game will be …
Read More »Titanfall Expedition DLC lands in May
Titanfall will receive its first DLC offering next month, developer Respawn has announced. Dubbed Expedition, the new content will add three new maps and additional story that will take place following the multiplayer campaign. The "Swampland" map will be set among the ruins of "archaic alien technology" and includes trees …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: April 6-12
DayZ is back on top of Valve’s latest weekly top sellers chart on Steam. The Early Access title resumes its reign atop the board, following Goat Simulator’s triumph the week prior. The goat game still fared alright though, finishing in third behind Watch Dogs (on the strength of its pre-orders). …
Read More »OnLive cuts CloudLift subscription price, LEGO The Hobbit added
Cloud gaming outlet OnLive has halved the price of its CloudLift service to under 5. The streaming service allows users to play their existing games purchased on Steam across a variety of devices, including tablet PCs and TVs, through the cloud. But now the firm has slashed the price of …
Read More »Single player adventure mode coming to Hearthstone
Card battler Hearthstone is getting a brand new single player adventure mode, Blizzard has announced. It’s called Curse of Naxxramas and is set in ancient necropolis Naxxramas which is a base of operations for Kel’Thuzad and his rather unpleasant sounding plague-bearing undead host. 30 new cards are on offer in …
Read More »Driveclub won’t user microtransactions
The design director of PS4 racer Driveclub has stated that the game will not offer microtransactions. Evolution Studios’ Paul Rustchynsky tweeted a link to CVG’s review of Trials Frontier which labels the game a microtransaction monstrosity”, adding that: Even Trials has been infected by this plague.” When asked by another …
Read More »Develop Quiz returns to London next month
Book your place now to match wits with returning champions Creative Assembly
Read More »Develop’s VR week: All the stories here
The industry's sharpest minds discuss what impact virtual reality can have on games
Read More »Atari now says the future is digital and on mobile
Another week, another new direction for Atari. The CEO of the struggling former games giant Frederic Chesnais has told NowGamer that the company’s future now lies on mobile – just over a year after founder and board member Nolan Bushnell said that mobile gaming was ”over”. "What we’re going to …
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