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Read More »Mojang and LEGO to expand Minecraft range
LEGO and Mojang are extended their partnership to bring a full range of LEGO Minecraft sets to market. The Danish toymaker already teamed with the popular videogame franchise to release four Minecraft sets following the success of a fan suggested play-set on LEGO Ideas (then Cuusoo) in 2011. However, the …
Read More »Ubisoft rules the June charts
June was a big month for Ubisoft. Last month’s charts included the last week of May and therefore featured the launch of Watch Dogs. The hacking title topped the monthly charts, and helped Ubisoft rise up the publisher rankings in terms of both units sold and revenue generated from software …
Read More »New Steam Controller design features thumbstick
It seems that Valve has redesigned the Steam Controller once again. A user on Facepunch’s forums was digging through a Steam client beta and stumbled across what appears to be a new design for Valve’s gamepad. This new one features an analogue stick on the left hand side in place …
Read More »Areal Kickstarter suspended, is now hunting for PayPal contributions
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has suspended funding for the controversial STALKER successor Areal. Things appeared to be going wrong for developer West Games earlier this week when a string of bizarre events and unusual pledges mysteriously propelled it towards its funding goal. Our Kickstarter was suspended without any warning,” the studio …
Read More »Nvidia Shield Tablet announced; UK release detailed
Nvidia has announced a new tablet-shaped sibling for its Shield Portable gaming handheld. The Shield Portable was released last July exclusively in the US and Canada – a move Nvidia product manager Chris Daniel told MCV was alike to a ‘trial run’ for the product. The handheld, which combines a …
Read More »Facebook completes $2bn Oculus acquisition
Deal for VR firm includes $400m in cash and 23.1m shares worth $1.6bn
Read More »F2P games can no longer be listed as ‘free’ in Google Play Store
Google has altered the way in which it displays free-to-play game listings on the Google Play store following pressure from the European Commission. A host of titles such as Angry Birds and Dungeon Hunter 4 which were listed as ‘free’ last week now no longer carry a price tag – …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 13-19
Divinity and DayZ continue to lead the pack on Steam’s latest weekly top sellers, grabbing the chart’s first and second positions respectively. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maintained its spot in third for the second week in a row as well, while Wolfenstein: The New Order (on special) and Early Access hit …
Read More »ESPN3 to air The International Dota 2 grand finals
The championship rounds of Dota 2 competition The International will air on ESPN3, Valve has announced. A post on Steam’s news section reveals the eSports competition will be available to view live on ESPN’s online streaming service with matches, analysis, interviews and all. Watchers can also view the competition on …
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