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Valve aims to bring currency options for 12 additional territories over the next year, including countries in Europe, North America, and Asia. The company announced the news this week during its Steam Dev Days conference in Seattle, Washington. The digital distributor plans to offer support in Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, …
Read More »Surgeon Simulator iPad version to include dentist visit
Indie developer Bossa Studios’ first-person operation game Surgeon Simulator is heading to iPad with a new, likely grisly, dentistry mode. Teased as Surgeon Simulator – Shh, I Dentist Now, the new mode will have you botching procedures and operations on some unfortunate individual’s mouth (as opposed to the head and …
Read More »Ubisoft to publish Tetris on PS4, Xbox One
Ubisoft has announced a partnership with The Tetris Company to bring the classic title to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In a joint announcement, the two firms revealed the latest version of Tetris will arrive via digital means for both consoles. "We welcome Ubisoft to the Tetris family," Tetris Company …
Read More »Apple to pay out $32.5m over unintended in-app purchases
A Federal Trade Commission complaint has Apple readying a pay out of at least $32.5m to consumers the company billed for unauthorized in-app purchases. Seems the settlement was specifically over the company failing to inform parents that by entering a password, they were approving an individual in-app purchase – along …
Read More »Report: The Last of Us ‘Left Behind’ DLC arrives next month
The Last of Us will receive its first piece of DLC on Valentine’s Day, according to a leaked promotional image. GameTrailers reports on a captured PlayStation Store ad that alleges the content will launch on February 14th, at a price tag of $14.99. The content pack is also available as …
Read More »Steam VR service launches in beta
Valve has announced the beta launch of its Steam service for VR platforms, including the Oculus Rift. Valve programmer Joe Ludwig took to Steam’s community pages to post instructions on how any Steam user with VR headset can utilize the service’s Big Picture mode to play games that carry VR …
Read More »Majesco reports significant decline in annual revenue
Publisher Majesco Entertainment has absorbed major revenue drops from both Q4 and full year periods in its fiscal 2013. The company’s latest financial report reveals Q4 2013 revenue reached just $10.1m, down significantly from Q4 2012’s $26.6m. Majesco’s operating loss also rose to $4.5m, versus $3m during the same period …
Read More »World of Warcraft designer joins League of Legends team
Former World of Warcraft lead systems designer Greg Street has accepted a lead position at League of Legends developer Riot Games. Polygon reports on Street’s updated LinkedIn profile, which lists his current job as lead game designer at Riot. Street’s Facebook page further reveals that he’s been with Riot since …
Read More »Double Fine repackages Broken Age as Season Pass offering
Double Fine has decided to forego an Early Access release of its adventure game Broken Age, instead electing to move forward with the Season Pass method for the title. The studio revealed to Kickstarter backers that it has decided to shift the point and click title into a two-act Season …
Read More »Klipsch makes gaming debut with new headsets
Speaker manufacturer Klipsch had revealed a pair of upcoming headsets designed specifically for gaming. The company will offer two models beginning next month: the wired KG-200 line for $130, as well as the wireless KG-300 for $200. The KG-200 includes 40-millimeter drivers, as well as Fidelity, Combat, Stealth, and Sport …
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