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Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten sellers for this past week, which includes the first several days of the PC digital games distributor’s famed Holiday Sale. In what would appear to also double as a best of 2012 list, the top four had Borderlands 2 finishing ahead of Dishonored, Hitman: …
Read More »Borderlands 2 long-term DLC plan based around fan interest
2K Games has dated the next DLC offering for Gearbox’s multi-platform blockbuster Borderlands 2, while also revealing the studio’s general plan in regards to new content for the game going forward. A 2K rep told IGN that the publisher and developer would like to support the sequel for as long …
Read More »Double Fine: We’re unafraid of open development after Kickstarter
Double Fine’s memorable Kickstarter campaign has taught studio founder Tim Schafer that there’s nothing to fear in being open with the development of a game. Schafer told VentureBeat that despite popular belief, opening up and letting players in on the development process provides a support net for the in-progress title. …
Read More »New Xbox Live entertainment apps launch
Xbox Live has added several new offerings to its budding entertainment app section. Major Nelson announces that the handful of new apps have launched on Microsoft’s console service, and nearly all of them are region specific. Crunchroll, which offers streaming Anime and Asian drama titles, is now available in all …
Read More »Wii U app Nintendo TVii arrives tomorrow in US, Canada
Nintendo’s Tvii app will launch in the US and Canada tomorrow on the Wii U, but don’t expect it to be fully functional. The previously delayed app will arrive sometime in the next day, but won’t include Netflix or Tivo program guide support as originally promised. It won’t initially offer …
Read More »The War Z pulled from Steam, Valve calls release ‘a mistake’
After a launch marred by a string of controversy, The War Z has been completely blocked from purchase on Steam. While the game remains listed on the PC digital distribution hub, you can no longer buy it. Valve has decided to offer a refund for any customers who felt they …
Read More »Godus hits Kickstarter goal with days to spare
22 Cans’ Kickstarter effort for Project Godus, what was thought to be a lost cause less than a week ago, has reached its goal with just under two days to spare. The 450,000 mark was met around 44 hours ahead of the December 21st deadline. The campaign gained quite a …
Read More »Minecraft documentary to premiere on Xbox Live
2 Player Productions’ upcoming documentary Minecraft: The Story of Mojang will premiere this weekend on Xbox Live. Major Nelson has announced Gold members in the US, UK, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, France, Austria, Sweden, and Finland can catch the film in full on Saturday, December 22nd at 8 PM Eastern in …
Read More »Free XBLA title Happy Wars surpasses 1.2m downloads
Xbox Live’s first free-to-play title Happy Wars has amassed over 1.2m players worldwide since launch. Developer Toylogic announced the figure earlier this week, while simultaneously rolling out a new holiday-themed update for the title. The update is supposed to improve matchmaking and online stability as well. Happy Wars debuted in …
Read More »Morgan Stanley fined over Facebook IPO
Financial services corporation Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay a $5m fine to settle charges that it improperly handled crucial information regarding Facebook’s earnings ahead of the social network company’s dreadful initial public offering. A Massachusetts securities regulator charged that Morgan Stanley coached Facebook on how to present lowered earnings …
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