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Valve has revealed the prototype design of its upcoming Steam Machine hardware. In an article by the Seattle Timesshowing off images of the official prototype, Valve designer Greg Coomer reiterated the company’s intent to take over the living room with its new hardware—adding that the PC space’s transition to the …
Read More »Wii Mini US launch confirmed
Nintendo’s $99 Wii Mini console will launch at US retail later this month. Nintendo Life reports the console’s budget version will land in mid-November,” packing a red WiiMote/Nunchuck combo and a copy of Mario Kart Wii. Unlike the original Wii, the Mini doesn’t include online functionality. It made its debut …
Read More »Bungie wants a million gamers "crashing against" Destiny beta
Destiny developer Bungie is hoping to get a ton of testers in on the game’s beta in hopes to avoid many of the issues the launch of Grand Theft Auto Online faced. Speaking with IGN, Bungie senior writer Eric Obsborne discussed how the team needs a large number of gamers …
Read More »Google Play boasts more downloads, half the revenue of App Store
The Google Play store saw 25 per cent more downloads this past quarter than Apple’s App Store, but was still behind in revenue by 50 per cent. The figures come from App Annie’s Q3 2013 report, which states that new markets in Brazil and Argentina have had a major influence …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: October 27 – November 2
Football Manager 2014 has come out on top of the past week’s top ten sellers on Steam. The sports sim finished ahead of pre-orders for the latest Call of Duty entry, as well as Batman: Arkham Origins – the previous week’s winner. Early access title Space Engineers finished in fourth, …
Read More »Nintendo suspends 3DS messaging service over photo sharing abuse
Nintendo has suspended its Swapnote service (aka Nintendo Letter Box) for the 3DS after discovering some consumers have been using the messaging app to exchange offensive” photographic material. The company explains on its website that some users, including minors, have been exchanging friend codes on the Internet and then using …
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Leaf surpasses 6m copies sold
Nintendo has released new lifetime numbers for a batch of its best-selling first-party 3DS titles. Animal Crossing: New Leaf is the clear leader of the pack with 6.35m units sold. It took the game less than a year from its original Japan launch to reach the figure. Behind it, Luigi’s …
Read More »South Park: The Stick of Truth delayed once more
Obsidian’s upcoming South Park RPG The Stick of Truth will no longer arrive before the end of the year. Publisher Ubisoft has announced the oft-delayed game is being pushed back yet again – this time to March 4th, 2014. The title had previously been dated for December 10thafter missing multiple …
Read More »Ouya 2.0 launching next year with updated controller
Android-powered microconsole Ouya’s second iteration will arrive sometime in 2014. Speaking with Polygon, founder Julie Uhrman touched on what the hardware company is looking forward to for the console’s second year – which includes Ouya 2.0 and a new controller to match. "Our plan is to have Ouya 2.0 sometime …
Read More »Alec Baldwin turned down GTA role, "incomprehensible amount" of money
Actor Alec Baldwin claims he turned down a ludicrous sum of money to voice the role of a mob man in Grand Theft Auto 2. In a recent interview with IndieWire, Baldwin explained he was offered a bit above industry standard for the gig – but ultimately turned it down …
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