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Indie Starbound maintained control over the top spot in this week’s Steam top ten sellers, beating out chart newcomer Rust. Both are being sold in pre-release form via Steam’s Early Access program. Other Early Access titles leaving their mark this time around include Wasteland 2 in fourth, and 7 Days …
Read More »Free-to-play Family Guy title heading to iOS, Android
A free-to-play Family Guy mobile game likely in the same vein as The Simpsons: Tapped Out has been announced for iOS and Android devices. GameSpot reports the title will arrive in 2014 as a free download packing in-app purchases – microtransactions that will provide players the option to control the …
Read More »MLG viewers watched 54m hours of video content in 2013
Major League Gaming audiences watched more than 54m hours of MLG-produced video content in 2013, the organization has announced. According to MLG, the figure represents a 262 per cent increase from 2012 and a whopping 1,557 per cent growth from 2010’s total. "MLG’s 1,557 percent growth in live video consumption …
Read More »PS4 launches across several new markets
Sony has announced the launch of its PlayStation 4 system in 16 new countries. Games Industry reports new markets include Greece, Slovakia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Other upcoming territories have also been announced, such …
Read More »Oculus Rift secures additional $75m for consumer model
Oculus Rift has secured an additional $75m from investors to help bring the VR headset to market. VentureBeat reports investment firm Andreessen Horowitz provided the funding in a deal which offers an Oculus Rift board seat for the company’s co-founder Mark Andreessen. The capital will be put toward the completion …
Read More »Xbox One, PS4 launches spike digital sales in November
The digital games market exceeded $1bn in total sales last month, according to research collected by SuperData. The [a]list daily reports on SuperData’s findings, which show a 25 per cent increase in digital sales in November compared to the same period in 2012. The research firm notes that the freshly …
Read More »NPD November: Console launches boost total sales to $2.7bn
NPD has released its November 2013 US retail report, revealing total game sales increased seven per cent year-over-year to $2.74bn. Thanks to the arrival of the next-gen consoles and strong Wii U sales, hardware had its best November in recorded history – spiking 58 per cent to $1.3bn for the …
Read More »Harmonix lays off "small number" of staff
Music game studio Harmonix has let go of a small number” of employees due to shifting priorities regarding its future projects. The Rock Band developer confirmed to Gamastura earlier this week that an undisclosed number of its staff had been let go. "We can confirm that a small number of …
Read More »Terraria PS Vita edition arrives with PS3 cross-play
Hit indie sandbox game Terraria is out now on PS Vita, publisher 505 Games has announced. The title is priced at 11.99 and includes cross-play support with Terraria’s PS3 version, which allows co-op play between the two platforms. The version also offers new touch-control support, multiplayer for up to eight, …
Read More »Rumour: Fallout 4 leaked documents confirm New England setting
Fallout 4 exists and will take place in and around the greater Boston, Massachusetts area – according to a series of allegedly leaked documents. The documents, a set of scripts and character descriptions obtained by Kotaku, provides info on plot and setting for the yet to be announced title. The …
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