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At CES in Las Vegas, Steve Ballmer’s keynote speech finally revealed a concrete global sales number for Kinect – 18m units. After shifting an impressive 8m units in its first few weeks on the market, the device went on to sell just a further 2m in the months up until …
Read More »NFS World gets $100 downloadable car
EA is charging users of Need for Speed World $100 to download the free-to-play PC racer’s first ‘premium elite’ car. The publisher has listed the Koenigsegg CCX Elite Edition motor at $100, although it’s currently on offer at $75 until December 21st, reports GameSpot. Although Need for Speed World is …
Read More »Free-to-play Aion takes flight in February
NCsoft’s Aion: The Tower of Eternity is the latest MMORPG to switch to the free-to-play model. The game will drop its monthly subscriptions in February. NCsoft has joined forces with German publisher Gameforge to create a team that will maintain the title and its servers in Europe. Aion debuted in …
Read More »FEATURE: Will HTML5 generate the next generation of programmers?
[Intel sponsored feature] Together HTML5 and the Intel AppUp developer program could return programming back to the masses
Read More »Hackers bring down Square Enix websites
The North American and Japanese versions of the Square Enix Members websites have been taken offline following a suspected security breach. Square Enix is currently trying to determine if any personal information has been compromised. We have reason to believe that unknown parties may have gained unauthorized access to a …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic goes live
EA has switched on its servers for PC MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic two days ahead of its retail release. Customers who pre-ordered the game through the publisher’s online Origin download service have been able to access it from 12pm midday today. The Old Republic arrives in UK stores …
Read More »Command & Conquer Generals 2 unveiled
EA has revealed a new Command & Conquer PC strategy game is in the works at BioWare Victory. Command & Conquer Generals 2, which hits shelves on PC in 2013, was unveiled at the Spike Video Game Awards in the US this week. It will be developed at BioWare Victory, …
Read More »New indie PC platform ‘ends discoverability woes’
Amazon-like recommendation engine 'gives all devs a fair chance'; Royalty rate at 15-25%
Read More »FEATURE: Local apps for local people
[Intel sponsored feature] By focusing on English, you're cutting out half your potential market, says Softtalkmobile
Read More »Over 2m take part in Old Republic beta
EA has said that upcoming MMO release Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen over 2m gamers participate in its recent beta. Over 725k unique users took part over the US Thanksgiving weekend alone, with each player logging in for an average of 12 hours over the period. "The game …
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