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Following a period of exclusivity on Xbox consoles, Call of Duty: Ghosts’ Onslaught DLC is set to arrive on PC and PlayStation hardware later this month. Activision announces the game’s inaugural map pack will release on February 27th for PC, PS3, and PS4. It adds four new maps (one which …
Read More »Carmack departed id following failed VR proposal
John Carmack ultimately left id Software because Zenimax wouldn’t approve of a proposed VR deal with Oculus Rift, the industry veteran has revealed. Speaking with USA Today, Carmack admitted he’d still be with id today in some capacity – if the studio’s parent company Zenimax would have approved of his …
Read More »Codemasters Humble Weekly Sale passes $1m milestone
Codemasters has pulled in a cool $1m this week, thanks to the UK studio’s Humble Weekly Sale promotion. The pay-what-you-want sale has so far sold more than 217,000 bundles and brought in $1.11m, with still a day and change to go at time of writing. Codemasters and Humble Bundle aren’t …
Read More »PC games market continues to show growth in 2013
Global PC gamer spending increased year-over-year in 2013, in spite of a comparative lack of major new releases. Games Industry reports on the findings of research group DFC Intelligence, which states the PC portion of the market continues to grow in the midst of a seemingly dry release schedule. Core …
Read More »Bleszinski mulling crowdfunding campaign for next title
Designer Cliff Bleszinski’s upcoming project may look to go the Kickstarter route, the industry veteran has revealed. Speaking with GamerHub, Epic’s former design director teased that some concrete info on his new effort should arrive in the next month or two. "Expect some news hopefully in the next 4-6 weeks," …
Read More »Second chapter of The Walking Dead Season Two ‘just around the corner’
The next chapter in the new season of The Walking Dead is likely to arrive sometime later in February. The developer teased on Twitter that the impending release of The Walking Dead: Season Two’s second episode is just around the corner” – providing an image of protagonist Clementine and the …
Read More »Minecraft PC surpasses 14m units sold
Minecraft has reached new sales heights again this week, thanks to another milestone for the original version on Windows and Mac. Creator Markus Persson, better known as Notch, announced on Twitter that the unstoppable indie title had reached 14m sold on PC. The game has now sold (conservatively) more than …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: January 26 – February 1
Not much change on Steam’s top selling products chart this week, with DayZ and Rust yet again out ahead of the pack. The two Early Access offerings have entered their third consecutive month finishing in the top two spots, and neither have shown any sign of slowing down. Starbound – …
Read More »Ghost Games UK hit with layoffs – report
The Guildford, Surrey branch of the recently rebranded EA Gothenburg studio has suffered an unspecified number of layoffs, and development of an unannounced Need for Speed title has reportedly been shelved. Polygon cites multiple sources who claim EA let go of contractors at the UK office of the studio now …
Read More »16GB Ouya console launches in North America
Ouya has released an upgraded version of its Android-powered console, now available to purchase in North America. The updated hardware comes in a new matte black finish and boasts double the storage of the original 8GB Ouya – as well as a refined controller, improved WiFi, and the latest firmware …
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