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Valve has announced the initial selections of its Steam Greenlight program. Sensibly, the first ten titles picked for the digital distribution service also were the occupiers of the top ten spots on the Greenlight charts. From the list: Black Mesa Cry of Fear Dream Heroes & Generals Kenshi McPixel No …
Read More »Indie hit Terraria sells 1.6m copies on PC, announced for XBLA/PSN
Developer Re-logic has announced a partnership with publisher 505 Games to bring its acclaimed sidescroller Terraria to PS3 and Xbox 360. The game is to be given a digital release on XBLA and PSN platforms sometime in early 2013, and will be developed by Dutch studio Engine Software. "The block-building …
Read More »FIFA 13 demo out for Xbox 360 and PC; PS3 demo today
A playable demo for FIFA 13 is out now on PC and Xbox Live, while the PS3 demo is expected on the Indian Playstation Store tonight. The PC version can be downloaded from Origin, while the Xbox 360 demo is currently restricted to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. PS3 users with …
Read More »Transformers: Fall of Cybertron out in India today
After a lengthy delay, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is in stores today, Activisions’ Indian distributor Worldwide CD ROMs has announced. The game was initially set for release 24th August, but the Indian release was pushed back. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will only be available in India on Xbox 360 and …
Read More »Indie hit Terraria coming to XBlA and PSN
World-building adventure game has sold more than 3,000 copies a day since release last year
Read More »And here’s the iPad Mini – IN PICTURES
We’ve seen the iPhone 5 – now it looks like we may have our first screens of the iPad Mini. As published by French site NoWhereElse, the device looks exactly as previous rumour had suggested. If true this iPad Mini will position itself as a direct competitor to Amazon’s Kindle …
Read More »AMD invests in cloud gaming firm CiiNOW
Component giant AMD has invested in cloud gaming specialist CiiNOW. The partnership will centre on online cloud gaming services, which will be built around AMD’s Radeon computing tech and use CiiNOW’s existing infrastructure, which it claims can deliver 272 HD gaming streams per server rack. CiiNOW is on the cutting …
Read More »Bohemia says it would "be stupid" not to bring DayZ to Xbox Live Arcade
An Xbox 360 version of zombie survival hit DayZ is looking a certainty. Developer Bohemia Interactive is overseeing the official development of a standalone version of DayZ, which started life as a fan-made mod for its war shooter Arma II. But logic dictates, it admits, that it would be sound …
Read More »Nintendo Wii U reveal dated; Don’t forget iPhone 5 the day before
The release date and price of the Wii U is expected to be revealed at 3pm UK time on Thursday September 13th. That’s the time Nintendo has confirmed for its big New York press event, that will be livestreamed around the world. It’s possible that the UK and European details …
Read More »Are full living-room 3D environments Microsoft’s next-gen aspiration?
Bear in mind that many people are still unable to play Kinect because their living room is too small. With that thought nestled firmly in your consciousness, take a look at one of Microsoft’s more ambitious gaming patents. Spotted by CVG, it’s called the Environmental Display and uses advanced projection …
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