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'Games are starting to look like an instance of some larger experience', says Newell
Read More »OPINION: Will 2013 be the year that everything changes?
The 1990s. The Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive. The Game Boy and the Gamegear (or the Atari Lynx, if you like). If you were one of the millions of people that owned one of former pair and one of the latter pair then congratulations, you still fit the bill …
Read More »Games amassed $83 million on Kickstarter in 2012
Crowdfunding website raises $320 million in total with over 18,000 projects funded
Read More »Top technologies for 2013
Intel Developer Blog: The computing giant offers its predictions for 2013 as a year of tech
Read More »Razer details its upcoming gaming tablet
PC peripheral firm Razer has at last detailed its gaming tablet, which is now going under the name of ‘Edge’. It was first revealed a year ago under the name Project Fiona. The high-end device will run Windows 8. At the heart of it is a standard tablet that can …
Read More »EA founder Trip Hawkins opens London studio
Industry veteran says he was drawn to the UK because of its talent and financial benefits
Read More »Piston is ‘a’ Steam Box, not ‘the’ Steam Box
Yesterday’s reveal of the long-awaited Steam Box wasn’t quite what it seemed. Yes, Xi3’s Piston is certainly going to be ‘a’ notable Steam Box. But it’s not ‘the’ Steam Box, the details of which Valve boss Gabe Newell has revealed to The Verge. We’ll come out with our own [hardware] …
Read More »Kickstarter received over $83m in pledges for games last year
Kickstarter has put together and released an annual report, revealing several key figures hit by the crowdfunding site during 2012. The site saw more than 2.2m people donate nearly $320m total, with over 18,000 projects successfully reaching or exceeding their goal. It was, as you might expect, a banner year …
Read More »3DS surpasses 10m sales in Japan
The 3DS has hit a major milestone, selling over 10m systems in Japan. Enterbrain data via Famitsu reveals the 3DS and 3DS LL have combined to sell 10,068,192 units as of January 6th. The 3DS line reached the figure in 98 weeks, a feat that took its predecessor the DS …
Read More »Black Ops 2 Revolution DLC confirmed as Xbox 360 timed-exclusive
Activision has officially confirmed the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC pack Revolution, announcing it will arrive later this month on Xbox 360. Originally outed last week by leaked promotional materials, the add-on will carry the new zombie mode ‘Turned,’ five new maps, and the new Peacekeeper SMG …
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