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Curve Digital is releasing its next PC game exclusively on the Humble Store for a limited time. Former Wii U exclusive Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones game will be released proper on April 7th but can be pre-ordered on the Humble Store right now. Order between now and …
Read More »Steam top eight sellers chart: March 8-14
Cities: Skylines has taken the top spot on Steam’s best sellers list for the past week, beating out Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The victory for Cities: Skylines doesn’t come as much of a surprise, given the game sold 250,000 copies over a 24-hour stretch last week. Curiously, the fourth and …
Read More »Rumours suggest Valve has added extra restrictions to Steam gifting
The clampdown on cross-region gifting in Steam appear to have been tightened further. Late last year a number of restrictions were put in place to limit users in countries where games are cheaper – such as Russia – from selling keys to consumers in countries such as the UK, where …
Read More »Star Citizen client likely to reach 100 GB
Cloud Imperium Games expects Star Citizen’s game client will likely weigh in at 100 GB, adding that individual patches will likely range between 2-20 GB. According to the developer, the large downloads are due to the size and number of assets being implemented into the space trading and combat sim. …
Read More »Turkey wants to ban Minecraft after government investigation decides it IS too violent
Minecraft could actually be banned in Turkey after a government investigation concluded that the game is excessively violent. The country’s family and social policies minister Aysenur Islam last month ordered an investigation into the game to assess its suitability for children. Although one would hope that the ministry at least …
Read More »Kickstarted Pillars of Eternity saved Obsidian from closure
Obsidian Entertainment was on the brink of closure before its crowdfunded RPG Pillars of Eternity gave the studio new hope. The revelation was made in the first entry in a new video documentary series, Road to Eternity, with the studio even admitting that a date for closure had been penned …
Read More »Gfinity continues raft of new hires with ESL presenter Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner
Gfinity today continued to expand their ranks with news that veteran shoutcaster, ESL One and WCS host Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner would join the company as Head of Broadcasting. Chaloner is known best as one of the first professional shoutcasters, and the host of Blizzard’s StarCraft II tournament WCS Europe. The …
Read More »Making IoT applications just got easier with a new free SDK
Intel Developer Blog: The latest features on offer in the IoT Developer kit
Read More »Valve admits it needs to communicate with fans more
Steam owner Valve has said that it must improve the way in which it communicates with its passionate fan base. While companies such as Microsoft have enjoyed great success recently by opening up its channels of communication with the Xbox fan base, Valve has typically taken a more Apple-like approach, …
Read More »What next for indies?
The indie revolution is hitting its next phase. Develop asks what the future holds for gaming’s most creative element
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