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Titanfall will receive its first DLC offering next month, developer Respawn has announced. Dubbed Expedition, the new content will add three new maps and additional story that will take place following the multiplayer campaign. The "Swampland" map will be set among the ruins of "archaic alien technology" and includes trees …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: April 6-12
DayZ is back on top of Valve’s latest weekly top sellers chart on Steam. The Early Access title resumes its reign atop the board, following Goat Simulator’s triumph the week prior. The goat game still fared alright though, finishing in third behind Watch Dogs (on the strength of its pre-orders). …
Read More »Hitman GO launches worldwide next week on iOS
Square Enix Montreal’s mobile effort Hitman GO will launch globally April 17th on iOS devices, the studio has announced. The upcoming turn-based strategy take on the Hitman franchise, revealed back in February, will be priced at $4.99. Square Enix also confirmed plans to launch Hitman GO on Android shortly after …
Read More »Zelnick: GTA Online still steady at 70 per cent of GTA V players
More than 70 per cent of Grand Theft Auto V players with online connectivity have played GTA Online, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has revealed. In a recent interview with Fox Business, Zelnick confirmed the high retention rate for the game six months out from its initial launch on PS3 and …
Read More »Supergiant’s Transistor hits PC, PS4 next month
Bastion developer Supergiant has announced its upcoming effort Transistor will launch of PlayStation 4 and Windows PC platforms on May 20th. The studio announced the news on Transistor’s blog, adding that the title will be sold via PSN and Steam for $19.99. The PC version will also be offered direct …
Read More »Vast majority of free-to-play users have never purchased in-app – report
Only 2.2 per cent of free-to-play users spend any money on in-app purchases, a new study has found. Re/code reports on new research from app testing firm Swrve, with CEO Hugh Reynolds stating that the findings are a word of caution around user acquisition.” While 2.2 per cent is surprisingly …
Read More »Minecraft Pocket Edition reaches 21m sales
Minecraft Pocket Edition has surpassed 21m copies sold, developer Mojang has announced. The milestone for the game’s mobile edition was confirmed by Mojang’s Jens Bergensten on Twitter. Combined with the most recent sales info on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms, that puts the indie phenomenon damn near 50m copies …
Read More »Sony Online Entertainment unveils MMO H1Z1
Sony Online Entertainment is readying post-apocalyptic MMO H1Z1 for release, president John Smedley has revealed. Smedley demonstrated what looks to be SOE’s answer to DayZ on Game Talk Live, adding later on Twitter that the game would be fully playable soon.” "H1Z1 is an MMO that allows players to take …
Read More »Marvel trailer teases Avengers in Disney Infinity
The Avengers will apparently make their way to Disney Interactive’s Disney Infinity, according to a new teaser trailer released by Marvel. The short video includes visuals of Captain America’s shield flying through Disney Infinity settings, past current playable characters from Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles, and Monsters, Inc. A …
Read More »Borderlands 2 Vita bundle launches in May
Sony has dated the Borderlands 2 Limited Edition PlayStation Vita Bundle for next month, with the standalone release of the game coming one week after. The bundle will feature the slimmer Vita model, according to the PlayStation US blog. $199.99 gets you the game and the Wi-Fi enabled hardware – …
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