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Read More »Blizzard’s COO "excited" about Steam Machines
Valve’s track record with its distribution platform Steam has Blizzard COO Paul Sams excited about the potential surrounding the company’s Steam Machines initiative. Speaking with GameSpot at Blizzard’s annual BlizzCon gathering, Sams explained that Valve’s proven itself to be the only organization that could pull off its mission statement to …
Read More »Gamevil boasts record overseas growth
Korean publisher's profits fall in spite of climbing revenues thanks to costs of acquisitions and royalties
Read More »LEGO Marvel Super Heroes delayed on Xbox One
Warner Bros has confirmed a delay to the Xbox One version of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. The game had been scheduled to be a launch title on Xbox One. It’s still coming out on all other formats on November 15th, apart from on PS4 in Europe where it will arrive …
Read More »New Lord of The Rings game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor revealed
Warner Bros has a new Lord of the Rings game in the works for current and next-gen consoles. As revealed by GameInformer, it’s called Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and is being developed by FEAR, Condemned and Guardians of Middle-earth creators Monolith Productions. It depicts events set between those of The …
Read More »Ex-Future staff start crowdfunding for rival Linux magazine
Three former writers from Future’s Linux Format magazine have set up a crowdfunding effort to establish a rival title. It’s called Linux Voice and is being made by former deputy editor Andrew Gregory, Mike Saunders and Ben Everard. The Indiegogo campaign is looking to raise 90,000, of which over 10k …
Read More »Facebook cools enthusiasm for dedicated console apps
PS4 will offer Facebook integration but, like Xbox One, won’t have a dedicated app for the console. That’s because the social network found that such apps took a lot of effort to maintain and ultimately offered little benefit to users. "One of the things that came out of our experience …
Read More »Tearaway is a digital-only Vita title in India
Sony will not release Media Molecule’s PS Vita debut Tearaway at retail, it has confirmed. The game was listed at various online stores, and aswe reporteda few days ago, there was quite a disparity between that suggested retail price and the price of the digital version on PSN. Sony’s decision …
Read More »World of Warcraft getting Warlords of Draenor expansion
The latest expansion to World of Warcraft – Warlords of Draenor – has been revealed, showing off improved visuals and gameplay in a new world. Blizzard unveiledthe expansion, the fifth for the game, at its annual Blizzcon event. Taking place in the eponymous world of Draenor, the storyline of the …
Read More »Steam controllers won’t go third-party
Valve won’t let third parties design and sell their own Steam controllers like it’s encouraging them to do with Steam machines, the company has revealed. In aninterview with IGN, Valve’s Greg Coomer said his company will supply Steam Controllers to third-parties that want to make their own Steam Machines. The …
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