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The Xi3 Piston, the Valve-backed PC-like console, will be available by the end of the year. And costs a whopping $1,000. Xi3 Corporation is now accepting pre-orders for the device, listing the price as $999.99, according to Engadget. Consumers who pre-order by Sunday, March 17th will receive a $100 discount. …
Read More »SimCity problems are "almost behind us" says EA studio Maxis
Adding more and more servers to support the launch of its SimCity reboot appears to be helping EA turn a corner. A new statement from studio head Lucy Bradshaw says the core problem with getting in and having a great SimCity experience is almost behind us”. Although it might take …
Read More »Tomb Raider takes UK No.1 and is the biggest launch of 2013 so far
The rebooted Tomb Raider is the new UK No.1. Square Enix’s revamp of the long-running franchise has debuted at the top of the charts, and is also the biggest game launch of 2013 so far. It has comfortably doubled the week one sales of previous best seller Aliens: Colonial Marines. …
Read More »Amazon, Apple patent used digital goods tech
Market for used games may not disappear with physical media
Read More »Battlefield 4 could be revealed on 27th March
EA could reveal Battlefield 4 around this month’s Game Developer Conference in San Francisco. The publisher has sent out invitations for an event on 26th March, which has been posted online by IGN. While Battlefield 4 isn’t mentioned on the invite, the design, font, and colour palette are reminiscent of …
Read More »EA halts SimCity online advertising
Publisher 'temporarily' pauses promotion of troubled city-builder
Read More »EA pulls SimCity from Indian Origin store following technical exploit
EA has removed SimCity from the Indian Origin Store after users outside India found a technical loophole that allowed them to purchase the game at a significantly lower price. Due to a technical exploit that is being abused by some users, EA has had to temporarily remove SimCity from the …
Read More »Gearbox teases new Borderlands 2 DLC
Gearbox has revealed a new Borderlands 2 character is on its way in an upcoming DLC pack. During a SXSW panel, the developer showed off a teaser showing a silhouetted figure with devastating power. "Deep beneath Pandora, an experiment has escaped,” the teaser read. "Bandits beware, a new vault hunter …
Read More »Sony chairman Howard Stringer to retire in June
Former Sony president and CEO Howard Stringer will retire in June. Bloomberg reports the company’s chairman made the announcement at the Japan Society in New York last week, and will step down during Sony’s annual shareholder meeting. "A new world is opening up for me that will allow me to …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 3-9
Valve has revealed the latest weekly top ten selling products on Steam. Bohemia Interactive titles claim three of the ten slots, with the alpha launch of Arma 3 propelling pre-orders for the game to the top spot. Arma II products also came in fifth and seventh. Tomb Raider backed up …
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