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Warner Bros. latest Dark Knight effort Batman: Arkham Origins finished ahead of indie gem The Stanley Parable to grab the top spot on this week’s Steam top ten sellers list. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 finished behind the pair in third, while Football Manager 2014 grabbed the fourth spot. …
Read More »Microsoft reports record Q1 revenue
Microsoft has posted its first quarter financial results, reporting record revenue numbers for the period. The firm brought in $18.5bn in revenue for the three-month period ending on September 30th, a 16 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. Microsoft also saw overall net income of $5.24bn, …
Read More »Free-to-play specialist Tadhg Kelly joins Ouya
Former Jawfish creative director Tadhg Kelly has announced his appointment with Ouya. Games Industry reports that Kelly’s departure from the former mobile games company was due to Jawfish’s transition into the casino space. "Mobile has become incredibly difficult to crack without an immense bank balance because of the escalating costs …
Read More »Zynga reports small net loss, major revenue decline for Q3
Zynga has posted its latest quarterly earnings report, announcing a net loss of $68k on revenue of $203m – a 36 per cent decline from the same period last year. The social game company’s third quarter revenue was also down 12 per cent from the previous quarter, and daily active …
Read More »DayZ Early Access version spotted in Steam Database
A Steam Database entry for popular Arma II mod turned upcoming commercial release DayZ has been uncovered, and it appears the title could be mere days away from publicly launching. The Escapist first pointed to the listing, which indicates the game will initially release on Valve’s distribution platform as an …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD set for current-gen consoles, PC in January
The reworked HD version of Vita release Assassin’s Creed Liberation is set for a January launch on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The Playstation US Blog confirmed the title would arrive for PlayStation 3 on January 14th, while a Steam pre-order page lists the PC version at $19.99 and pins …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies 2 launches on Android
Plants vs Zombies 2 has launched for Android devices, available now as a free download on the Google Play store. To celebrate the platform release, which requires an Android 2.3 device or newer,PopCap has discounted the in-game Jalapeno item for the week. The Android release arrives two months after the …
Read More »Titanfall launch set for March
Respawn Entertainment’s highly anticipated mecha FPS Titanfall will launch in US and Europe next March on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC. The studio announced the release window news on the game’s official site, stating that the game will land in North America on March 11th and in Europe on …
Read More »Sony adds new PS4 game pre-orders to PSN store
Sony has added new PlayStation 4 titles under the pre-order category of the PSN store. The Playstation US Blog reveals downloadable versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts, Battlefield 4, Assassin’s Creed IV and Killzone Shadow Fall are now available to reserve through PlayStation’s digital storefront. Pre-orders for the limited Gold …
Read More »iPad Air and new iPad Mini ship next month
Apple has unveiled the iPad Air, a redesigned full-size tablet launching worldwide on November 1st. The firm showcased the device at an event this week, where it also announced a new iPad Mini with retina display and new Mac OSX hardware. The iPad Air holds the same display of 9.7 …
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