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Read More »Steam growth continues despite PC decline
The decline in PCs is not having any detrimental effect on Steam, which according to owner Valve continues to post impressive growth. CVG reports that Valve MD Gabe Newell told an audience at the Linuxcon event in New Orleans that Steam is not mirroring the trends seen in PC hardware. …
Read More »Sony says Grand Theft Auto V PSN download problem fixed but performance concerns remain
The problem that prevented some PS3 owners installing the digital version of Grand Theft Auto V has been resolved, Sony says. Some users had, having sometimes waited some considerable time to download the 18GB file, found themselves unable to install the game due to an error. That has now been …
Read More »PS4 hitting Asia BEFORE it arrives in Japan
South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan will welcome the PS4 this December. Sony confirmed the 2013 launch month at its pre-Tokyo Game Show event earlier today, although it did not give a specific launch date or price for each territory. The PS4, remember, will not be released in Japan …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 schedule "very tight" with large day one patch planned
It will be a shock to no-one to hear that Polyphony Digital is up against it to get Gran Turismo 6 ready for its December 6th release. Creator Kazunori Yamauchi confirmed to Eurogamer that some of the game’s features are unlikely to be ready for launch and that a sizable” …
Read More »Brenda and John Romero to teach at UCSC
Husband and wife tutors to push students beyond what they already know
Read More »Sega set to acquire Atlus’ parent company for $141m
Japan publisher acquires Persona, Megami Tensei and others as part of deal
Read More »iPhone 5C pre-orders "not overwhelming"
Sources from within the US mobile phone market have suggested that the iPhone 5C is not proving a hit with consumers. Reuters reports that pre-orders for the supposedly budget handset have not been overwhelming” following its availability to pre-order on Friday. It is also claimed that inventory levels for the …
Read More »EA appoints Andrew Wilson as CEO
Publisher ends six-month search by promoting from within
Read More »Today’s Mirror headline: "Driven To Kill By Call of Duty?"
One day after the release of Grand Theft Auto V, the UK’s national press has seemingly resumed its attack on gaming. Surprisingly, GTA V is not the target – instead, today’s edition of the Daily Mirror targets Activision’s Call of Duty. Driven to kill by Call of Duty” is the …
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