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Future players of Blizzard’s upcoming MMO Titan are unlikely to be asked to pay a monthly subscription to access the game. So says Blizzard CEO Michel Morhaime, who told investors last night the company is still thrashing out its strategy for the title. I want to say a few words …
Read More »Five tips for creating Windows 8 apps
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog offers advice on how to be successful on Microsoft's OS
Read More »Facebook’s forgotten future
Nick Gibson charts what's happened to Facebook gaming, and what the road ahead looks like
Read More »Train Simulator 2014 goes head-to-head with FIFA 14
The next game in the surprisingly popular Train Simulator series will hit shelves on September 26th. The game, published by Railsimulator.com, is one of just a few games daring to come out during the same week as FIFA 14. Train Simulator 2014 is due on PC. The cult series makes …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 21-27
The latest rendition of Steam’s weekly top ten product chart sees the return of a classic franchise and the conclusion of the Summer Sale’s influence. The just released Shadowrun Returns leads ahead of several discounted offerings including Skyrim’s Legendary Edition, BioShock Infinite and Borderlands 2. Civ V continues to make …
Read More »Valve ‘fully aware’ of Steam Greenlight issues
Voting platform not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, says Tom Bui
Read More »HTML5 Development Environment – what’s new this summer?
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog lists new improvements coming to its HTML5 toolset
Read More »Homeworld and Homeworld 2 receiving HD re-releases
Gearbox has wasted no time in putting its recently acquired Homeworld IP to work. The Aliens: Colonial Marines dev acquired the IP from former owner THQ in April and has, as reported by Polygon, already announced plans for HD re-releases of both 1999 title Homeworld and its 2003 successor Homeworld …
Read More »US Ouya sales "relatively light for a new console"; Exclusive title TowerFall moves to PC
Kickstarter funded Android console Ouya’s first month on sale in the US has been given a lukewarm assessment by sales tracker NPD. "Retail sales for Ouya (not counting direct sales through ouya.tv) and were relatively light for a new console," NPD analyst Liam Callahan said, as reported by Joystiq. "This …
Read More »Oculus Rift CEO belives headsets could be freely distributed in time
The $300 Oculus Rift headset could be free to everyone at some point, according to the hardware company’s CEO Brendan Iribe. Iribe told Edge that he views the device as its own platform, and hopes to strike deals with sponsors and other partnerships to help drive the cost down – …
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