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Square Enix has announced plans to continue its trend of repackaging older Final Fantasy games for PC, revealing Square’s 1990 release Final Fantasy III is coming soon” to Steam. Released exclusively in Japan nearly a quarter century ago, Final Fantasy III was re-released with a western launch as a 2007 …
Read More »The Walking Dead Season 2’s next episode out next week
The Walking Dead season two episode three will launch next week, Telltale has announced. Dubbed ‘In Harm’s Way,’ the latest content release from the episodic adventure game will debut on May 13th for PC, Mac, and for US PS3 owners via PSN – according to Telltale’s post on Twitter. The …
Read More »Space Engineers sells 500k units on Steam
Independent developer Keen Software House has announced its space sandbox game Space Engineers has sold over 500k copies as an Early Access offering on Steam. The indie game (and regular on Steam’s top ten chart) has been available since October 23rd of last year, meaning the milestone was achieved right …
Read More »Notch to disband Mojang after 10 years if no longer profitable
Mojang will shut its doors a decade after its formation if the developer isn’t turning a profit, company founder Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has revealed. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Persson divulged his long-term vision for the studio formed to oversee the development of his indie game turned empire Minecraft; …
Read More »China’s mobile market on pace to surpass US in size – report
China’s mobile gaming market is nearing the same size as America’s market and growing at a significantly faster rate, a new report from research firm Superdata has revealed. Games Industry highlights Superdata’s research, which projects Chinese mobile gaming will bring in $3bn in revenue this year – the US is …
Read More »EA, Activision shares jump following positive financial results
Both EA and Activision are benefiting in the stock market, following better than expected financial results reported earlier this week. Games Industry reports EA shares increased nearly 17 per cent to $32.72 earlier today, while Activision was up 7 per cent to $20.58. "We believe EA has the lineup to …
Read More »Destiny beta scheduled for July
The beta release of Bungie’s Destiny is now set for July, Activision Blizzard revealed during its quarterly financial report. The beta’s release window was originally targeted for Spring 2014, and subsequently adjusted to Summer 2014 earlier this year. It will arrive on PS3 and PS4 first, and shortly after on …
Read More »Disney Interactive profits up thanks to Infinity
Disney Interactive saw a 38 per cent increase in revenue during its Q2 2014 period, according to a new earnings report released by the Disney Company. For the three-month period ending on March 29th, Disney Interactive earned $268m in revenue – up from $194m during the same period in 2013. …
Read More »Microsoft in negotiations with Showtime for Halo TV deal – report
Microsoft Xbox Entertainment Studios is reportedly in deep negotiations” with cable television network Showtime to create a live-action Halo drama series. Variety reports the two companies are close to a deal,” with the current hangup apparently revolving around how the series would be aired between Showtime’s network and Microsoft’s Xbox …
Read More »Oculus envisions VR MMO with 1bn people
Oculus VR’s future plans include the possibility of an MMO that would simultaneously support 1bn players, CEO Brendan Iribe revealed during technology conference TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2014. The unbelievable number is only possible, Iribe explains, thanks to the company’s recent $2bn Facebook deal – though the executive admits the technology …
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