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The Steam Boxes due to be sent out to beta testers later this year will come in an assortment of specifications, some of which are very high-end indeed. Of the 300 units some will include a modest Nvidia GTX 660, some a very decent GTX 760 and other a top-of-range …
Read More »Star Wars + Tiny Tower = Star Wars: Tiny Death Star
Tiny Tower creator NimbleBit has joined forces with Disney for a Star Wars-themed take on the game. It’s called Star Wars: Tiny Death Star. It sees players constructing floors in the not quite fully armed and operational battle station and will feature a host of recognisable characters. Live life on …
Read More »Scottish Games Network becomes industry trade body
Not-for-profit organisation set up by Brian Baglow to represent game developers in Scotland
Read More »FIFA 14 still No.1 but GTA V continues to chase records
EA’s FIFA 14 has held off Grand Theft Auto V to claim its second week as the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1. Sales of the football game fell 68 per cent in its second week, which is an improvement on the 72 per cent drop FIFA 13 saw in …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV’s Skull Edition, Buccaneer Edition to release in India
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s Skull Edition and Buccaneer Edition will release in India, distributor E-xpress Interactive has confirmed. Like the Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition, which will also release in India, these editions will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 only. While the Skull Edition will be priced …
Read More »RI Governor accused of driving 38 Studios under
Former head of the RIEDC says Gov. Lincoln Chafee blocked attempts to restructure debt or raise capital
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 29 – October 5
Steam’s latest weekly top ten selling products list has been littered with (mostly 2K published) games boosted by discount promotions. Sales on 2K Games this past weekend propelled several of the company’s titles onto the charts, including Bioshock Infinite (first), Borderlands 2 (runner-up), along with XCOM: Enemy Unknown (fourth) and …
Read More »Valve details debut Steam Machine prototype
Valve has posted hardware specifications for its SteamOS-powered Steam Machine prototype. Here they are, as listed by Valve: GPU: some units with NVidia Titan, some GTX780, some GTX760, and some GTX660 CPU: some boxes with Intel : i7-4770, some i5-4570, and some i3 RAM: 16GB DDR3-1600 (CPU), 3GB DDR5 (GPU) …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition priced Rs 7,999 for India
The Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition, which includes a 12-inch Batman and Joker statue, will release in India, distributror E-xpress Interactive has announced. The Collector’s Edition will be priced at Rs 7,999, but will only be available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game. It includes the …
Read More »Restoring Relic’s leadership
Creative Assembly's Tim Heaton on why appointing a new GM at the Company of Heroes studio has been central to its survival
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