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Ubisoft’s digital Far Cry 3 spinoff Blood Dragon has surpassed 1m units sold. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot revealed the game’s milestone to Game Informer, and referred to it specifically as a mini-AAA” game. Guillemot also hinted that, based on the strong results, the company is considering a retail version of …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 1-7
Total War: Rome II backed up last week’s first place finish with another this week on Steam’s latest top ten sellers chart. Payday 2 also maintained its runner-up position from last week, after following out of first place to make room for Rome II. Horror title Outlast debuts at number …
Read More »No plans for Torchlight II on current or upcoming consoles, says Runic
Runic’s hit action-RPG Torchlight II won’t be expanding to consoles, the developer has confirmed. A company representative told VG247 the team has no plans for Torchlight 2 on consoles,” when asked if it had plans to bring the popular sequel to current or next-gen hardware. The original Torchlight launched initially …
Read More »Irrational confirms round of layoffs
Bioshock Infinite developer Irrational Games has suffered a round of layoffs. A representative confirmed to Kotaku that eight individuals have been let go as part of a streamlining effort for the studio. "In an effort to streamline our processes I am sad to confirm that we let go a total …
Read More »Madden 25 surpasses 1m units sold during launch week
The latest in the Madden NFL series moved over a million copies in North America during its first week, EA has announced. The result is mixed for Madden NFL 25, with year-over-year sales for the annual American football franchise down from Madden NFL 13’s launch week sales of 1.65m units. …
Read More »UPDATE: Unpaid intern receives payment following suit against Sony
Sony has settled in a lawsuit brought against the company by former intern Chris Jarvis. The Independent reports Jarvis will receive 4,600 for his services with Sony, after reporting the firm to the British customs authority. Jarvis was hired by SCE Cambridge in 2012 to perform unpaid intern duties; only …
Read More »Microsoft lists qualifying 360 games for Xbox One $10 upgrade program
Microsoft has revealed the grouping of Xbox 360 games participating in its Xbox One $10 upgrade program. The firm’s previously announced trade-in upgrade plan will be offered to a short list of big name AAA titles – games you’d expect would most likely see a high volume of upgrades, including …
Read More »Valve debuts Steam trade offers feature
Valve has introduced a new Trade Offers feature on Steam that allows users to propose and send prepackaged trades to one another. Players can create an offer from the ‘trade offers’ page in their own inventory, their friend’s inventory, or from any badge pages based on what Steam trading cards …
Read More »PvZ: Garden Warfare strictly multiplayer, will carry mid-tier price
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will be a multiplayer only affair, a fact EA states will allow the publisher to sell it at a lower price online and at retail. Speaking with Shacknews, creative director Justin Wiebe confirmed that the FPS-take on PopCap’s tower defense franchise will be multiplayer only. …
Read More »Star Citizen crowdfunding campaign tops $17m
Chris Robert’s Start Citizen crowdfunding experiment has reached new heights, crossing the $17m mark in raised funding. Incredibly, only $2.1m of that total was brought in by the project’s run on Kickstarter, meaning nearly $15m has been raised by other avenues such as direct PayPal donations. The in-development space simulator …
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